With the recent addition of outfield prospects in the organization, Pearce was moved back to playing first base.

A former outfield prospect, Valderrama was hampered by injuries throughout a nine-year minor league career, playing in over 100 games only four times.

That's saying a lot, considering what the Mets' 26-year-old outfield prospect has been through the last three years.

The organization's top outfield prospect is Jackson Melian, who probably is at least two years away from being ready for the major leagues.

The outfield prospect strikes the ball hard, and loudly, with uncommon force.

"I'm a nobody right now," the 23-year-old outfield prospect said.

It seemed a straightforward decision given Eric Byrnes high asking price, age, and the teams surplus of young outfield prospects.

The club announced tonight that he is Jeromy Burnitz, one of the organization's prized outfield prospects.

Often, when an outfield prospect arrives in the majors, he plays both corner positions before settling at one or another.

Jay Payton, a top outfield prospect, supported that acclaim.