Minor League Monday: Jacob Reimer Makes A Leap In 2025

While the New York Mets' big league club hasn't been having much success over the past two months, their minor league affiliates have been tremendous. The AA Binghamton Rumble Ponies became the first affiliate across the minors to reach 70 wins and saw four top prospects (Jett Williams, Carson Benge, Ryan Clifford and Jonah Tong) earn promotions to AAA Syracuse over the weekend. Binghamton still has a lot of talented players on its roster, including third baseman Jacob Reimer, who is the focus of this week's edition of MInor League Mondays.

Jacob Reimer has had a breakthrough 2025 season.

Reimer, 21, was the Mets' fourth-round pick in 2022 out of Yucaipa High School in California. The Mets gave Reimer a $775,000 signing bonus to break his college commitment, well over slot value and a sign of how much the organization valued Reimer's potential. After a strong first full season in 2023, Reimer went through a lost 2024 when a hamstring injury cost him the first half of the season.

The Mets assigned Reimer to High-A Brooklyn to begin 2025 and he played very well there, batting .284 with eight home runs and 39 RBI in 229 at bats while posting an .886 OPS. The highlight of Reimer's Cyclones' tenure came in April, when he launched three homers in a game on April 30th to become the first Brooklyn player to accomplish that feat in two decades.

The strong early results led Reimer to earn a promotion to AA Binghamton, where he is working through the adjustment to more advanced pitching that can often make or break prospects. David Stearns is also clearly a fan of Reimer's progress, opting to hold him back from being a potential trade deadline chip last month and using Jesus Baez instead to complete a deal with the St. Louis Cardinals for reliever Ryan Helsley.

Scouts have looked at Reimer positively as a hit-first infielder with a strong eye at the plate, as evidenced by a .412 on-base percentage during his first year in the Florida State League. Defense has been a bit of a question for Reimer, who was drafted as a shortstop but was moved to third base due to a lack of range for the position. There has been some positive progression on that front for Reimer, who has also gotten reps at first base and in left field, but it looks as if his best path to the bigs is at the hot corner.

MLB.com has Reimer rated as the Mets' sixth-best prospect, putting him just behind the "untouchable" group of Williams, Benge, Tong, Nolan McLean and Brandon Sproat. The adjustment to AA has taken some time for Reimer so he will likely finish 2025 with the Rumble Ponies and should be the Opening Day third baseman for Binghamton in 2026 if he remains in the organization.

Third base remains up for grabs at the big league level as Ronny Mauricio, Brett Baty and Mark Vientos have failed to seize the position on a full-time basis despite plenty of opportunities to do so. If the Mets opt not to fill that spot with an external addition in the next year or two, Reimer has a shot to claim the hot corner by the end of next year with a strong showing in the minors.