When the Mets made the Carlos Delgado trade on November 24, 2005, they traded away their number 2 prospect, their number 4 prospect and an unlisted prospect who was noted as best strikezone discipline and fastest runner (all noted by Baseball America in November 2005). These prospects were Petit (#2), Mike Jacobs (#4), and Grant Psomas. Where are these guys now?
Petit was traded after 2006 from the Marlins to Diamondbacks for Jorge Julio. In 2006, he wen 1-1 over 15 G, 1 GS, 26.1 IP, and 9.57 ERA. In 2007, he went 3-4, over 14 G, 10 GS, 57.0 IP, and 4.58 ERA. Needless to say, he improved inbetween 2006 and 2007. He still isn't the dominating pitcher that we thought he would be by now. I remeber a lot of buzz around this guy during the 2005 season.
Mike Jacobs was an interesting fellow. In his first 100 AB with the Mets in 2005, he went on a HR craze that has heavy near the start of his career. During his firsts 100 AB, he hit 11 HR and posted a .310 BA. Since then with the Marlins he has been solid, but not crushing the ball at the pace he was with the Mets. Over the last two seasons he has posted a .262, .265 BA and 20 HR, 17 HR respectivily. He is a good player, but Delgado is still better (even with a.258 BA last year.)
Grant Psomas hasn't broken the majors yet. In four minor league seasons, he has posted a .270 BA, .353 OBP, and .449 SLG. He was not on any Baseball America list for the Marlins in 2007.
As an interesting note: On the November 2005 Mets top ten prospect list by Baseball America, rank 6 and 7 were Carlos Gomez and Fmart. This whole article shows that although Fmart has tremendous upside, the trigger for Santana has to get pulled.
