While much of the focus around Major League Baseball is on the present, everyone is always looking to the future and who the next big star could be.
MLB released its most up-to-date top 100 prospects list on Wednesday, and both the Yankees and Mets had a few players in the mix.
Here’s a look at which players made the list and where they rank:
No. 50 Jasson Dominguez, OF, New York Yankees
The Yankees signed Dominguez last July out of the Dominican Republic, spending a franchise-record $5.1 million to net the teenage star. Yes, that is right. Dominguez is still a teenager and is only 17 years old and he is the top prospect in all of New York baseball.
No. 70 Ronny Mauricio
The Mets signed Mauricio three summers ago as a 16-year-old out of the Dominican Republic and he has continued to grow, impressing in his first full season in Class A Columbia last year as an 18-year-old.
Mauricio is still a bit raw. He is a switch hitter with not much power, but scouts expect him to only further grow and build muscle into his 6-foot-3, 166-pound frame and the power will come.
Mauricio remains in Class-A ball and is still a couple of years from making it to The Show, but he stands as the top Mets prospect.
No. 71 Francisco Alvarez, C, New York Mets
Following Mauricio on the list is a fellow Mets prospect in Alvarez. The catching prospect carries a big bat, slugging his way from the Rookie Gulf Coast League to the Appalachian League in just seven games after posting a 1.395 OPS.
The 21-year-old Gimenez broke camp with the Mets this season and has seven hits in his first 21 at-bats, including a 2-for-4 day in his first start. Gimenez is known for his glove, though, establishing himself among the best defensive shortstops in the minors. He committed 11 errors in 112 games with Double-A Binghamton. He can also fly up and down the bases, leading all Mets minor leaguers with 38 swipes in 2018.
Gimenez is a natural shortstop, so finding room in the crowded Mets infield may be difficult, but the team seems to be making it work to get him into games.
No. 99 Clarke Schmidt, RHP, New York Yankees
The 24-year-old right-hander just cracks the top 100, coming in at 99, and it is no surprise to any Yankees fan who watched him this spring/summer. Schmidt boasts a fastball that reaches 97 mph and his two-seamer and breaking stuff has some nasty movement.
Schmidt, however, currently lacks the innings under his arm to withstand a 162-game season as a starter. He had Tommy John surgery a month before the Yankees selected him in the 2017 draft and pitched just 90.2 innings across three levels of the minors last year, finishing in Double-A.
Schmidt could find his way onto the roster this season should the need for a spot start or bullpen relief come up due to injury.
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