MLB Draft Archive

Round 11, Pick 320 – LHP Franklin Parra Ht: 6’2″ Wt: 187 DOB: 9/13/99 (18) School: Copiague High School (Senior) Committed: San Jacinto Juco College Background  In the second round of the 2009 draft, the Mets selected a high-school lefty out of Long Island. After struggling from injuries in the early part of his career, Steven

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Round 9, Pick 260 – RHP Bryce Montes de Oca Ht: 6’7″ Wt: 265 DOB: 3/23/96 (22) School: University of Missouri (Junior) Stats 2015: 7 G, 8.0 IP, 0-0 W-L, 6.75 ERA, 9/10 BB/K, 1.50 WHIP 2016: 1 G, 0.1 IP, 0-0 W-L, 0.00 ERA, 0/1 BB/K, 0.00 WHIP 2017: 15 G, 12 GS, 61.0 IP,

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Round 7, Pick 200 — Kevin Smith, LHP Ht: 6’5″     Wt: 200 lb     Age: 5/13/97 (21) School: University of Georgia Statistics 2016 (Freshman) 5-1, 3.91 ERA, 13 G, 7 GS, 46.0 IP, 1.391 WHIP, 4.1 BB/9, 7.8 K/9 2017 (Sophomore) 5-5, 4.87 ERA, 20 G, 12 GS, 61.0 IP, 1.607

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Round 4, Pick 110 – Adam Hill, RHP Ht: 6’6″ Wt: 185 DOB: 3/24/97 (21) School: University of South Carolina (Junior) Stats 2016: 14 G, 14 GS, 7-0 W/L, 66.0 IP, 3.53 ERA, 28/72 BB/K, 1.16 WHIP, 2.57 K/BB 2017: 14 G, 14 GS, 3-6 W/L, 77.0 IP, 3.04 ERA, 39/87 BB/K, 1.23 WHIP, 2.23 K/BB

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Round 3, Pick 83 – Carlos Cortes, 2B Ht: 5’8″ Wt: 185 lb. DOB: 6/30/1997 School: University of South Carolina Stats 2018 – .265/.385/.500, 15 HR, 44 RBI, 15.5 BB%/11.5 SO% 2017 – .286/.368/.565, 12 HR, 41 RBI, 11.3 BB%/13.9 SO% Background Carlos Cortes was a pretty popular high school player in 2016. He could really

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Jim Callis of MLB.com reports that the New York Mets have signed second round pick Simeon Woods-Richardson. He will get a $1.85 million bonus, the 48th overall pick had a value of $1,485,100. Woods-Richardson was committed to Texas before signing with the Mets out of Kempner High School in Sugar

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With picks 3-10 in the draft yesterday, the New York Mets selected eight college players after taking two high school players on day one. Of these eight, they took four right-handed pitchers, one left-handed pitcher, two infielders, and a catcher. This was a similar approach as last year, when

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The New York Mets have selected right-hander Adam Hill from University of South Carolina in the fourth round: Baseball America A 39th-round selection by the Padres in 2015 out of high school, Hill bypassed the draft to attend South Carolina, where he’s been a three-year starter for the Gamecocks.

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Mets have selected 2B Carlos Cortes in the third round: Baseball America #177 School: South Carolina Ht: 5-8 | Wt: 185 | B-T: L-B | Commit/Drafted: Mets ’16 (20) Scouting Report: An undersized, 5-foot-8, 185-pound draft-eligible sophomore without a true defensive home, Cortes has befuddled scouts dating back to

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Mets have taken their second player, Simeon Woods Richardson in the 2018 draft. Baseball America says: #76 HS RHP/3B Notes:School: Kempner HS, Sugar Land, Texas Ht: 6-4 | Wt: 210 | B-T: R-R | Commit/Drafted: Texas Scouting Report: One of the youngest players in the 2018 draft class, Woods-Richardson is

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