One of the biggest surprises of spring training has been the resurgence of this former New York Mets' starter who has found a home with the cross-town rival Yan

Mets right-hander Clay Holmes reached another milestone in his transition from reliever to starter on Friday. In the Mets' 3-2 win over the St. Louis Cardinals at Clover Park, he pitched 5 1/3 scoreless innings.

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — He did it again. He hit consistently, pummeling balls to all fields. He made plays defensively, too, occasionally some dazzling ones. For another spring training, Brett Baty looked capable of helping the New York Mets. Is this the year he breaks through?

As inexact science goes, ranking prospects makes weather forecasting look infallible. Yet, simply making it into a top 100 list from, say, Baseball America, MLB.com or Baseball