John Manuel rated the Mets top 10 prospects prior to the Mets draft on Baseball America, and Jim Callis commented on them as follows:

Prior to the Johan Santana deal Manuel rated Deolis Guerra (No. 2), Carlos Gomez (No. 3), Kevin Mulvey (No. 4) and Philip Humber (No. 7).

1. Fernando Martinez, of
So far ahead of the rest of the system, but still a long way from his ceiling.
2. Eddie Kunz, rhp
It’s not a good sign when a reliever from the most recent draft is your No. 2 prospect.
3. Brant Rustich, rhp
It’s worse when a reliever from the most recent draft is your No. 3 prospect as well.
4. Jon Niese, lhp
Young lefty with solid stuff will pitch in Double-A at age 21.
5. Nathan Vineyard, lhp
Sandwich pick last June has the potential for three average or better pitches.
6. Robert Parnell, rhp
Gets whiffs with his fastball and slider, but must refine his changeup to stay a starter.
7. Joe Smith, rhp
Sidearm reliever made his big league debut 10 months after getting drafted.
8. Scott Moviel, rhp
He’s 6-foot-11 and already touches 94 mph, though his breaking ball needs work.
9. Danny Murphy, 3b
His third-base defense is an issue, but he has the second-best bat in the system.
10. Wilmer Flores, 3b/ss
Signed out of Venezuela for $750,000, he draws some Miguel Cabrera comps.

I’ve asked Jim to re-rank the top 10 in light of today’s picks and I will post them when he provides his list.

Baseball America had the Mets minor league system ranked 27, ahead of only the Tigers, Astros and White Sox prior to today’s draft.