MLB Draft Archive

This week, I’m going to put some focus on Fangraphs, who just submitted their first mock yesterday, as well as their draft board the day before. But first is more importantly the draft pool! On Wednesday, the Draft pools were finally revealed and the Mets have the ninth highest

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Yesterday Baseball America released their insight for the draft, by selecting who they believe will be the top ten picks of the 2018 Rule Four Draft. I thought it would be a nice topic, for the fun and far-too-early projections for the top ten, including Mets’ exclusive #6 pick.

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In any draft, the board can shift greatly. The guy you see at 5th may drop to 17th, the guy at 85 can hop to #30, and the guy at #1 can drop to #11. It’s almost guaranteed every year, that where you see the board on January 1st

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In a typical season, one of my favorite times of the year is the Draft. It’s when we get to pick new Mets, what a feeling. The minor leagues get new faces for years to come, and there’s a new ray of hope brought into the organization from the

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The New York Mets have officially signed left-handed pitcher David Peterson, their first round pick from the 2017 draft. Peterson, 21, was taken as the 20th overall pick from the University of Oregon and signed for $2,994,500 (slot value). The Mets have now signed everyone of their top 10 picks

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Round 7, Pick 217 – RHP Conner O’Neil Ht: 6’2″ Wt: 190 DOB: 9/25/94 (22) School: Cal State University, Northridge (Senior) Stats: 2014: 14 G, 8 GS, 47.0 IP, 4-3 W-L, 3.06 ERA, 16/54 BB/K, 1.13 WHIP (Central Arizona) 2015: 28 G, 3 GS, 62.0 IP, 12 SV, 1.89 ERA, 18/64 BB/K, 0.97 WHIP 2016: 23

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In the aftermath of the 2017 MLB Draft, the selected players will either come to an agreement with the Mets on their first professional contract, or fail to do so and continue on to wherever their baseball endeavors take them. All teams will have until July 15 to sign

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Their eighth round pick from this draft was Trey Cobb out of Oklahoma State University. Cobb was ranked 452 on Baseball America’s Top 500 draft prospects. Cobb has a good sinker-slider combination which should help him rise through the organizational ranks. After splitting time as a starter and reliever

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The Mets have completed their 2017 MLB Draft haul, culminating with the 40th round on Wednesday. Here’s how things finished up. They used their 31st pick on RHP Ryan Selmer out of Maryland. LHP Kaylor Chafin was the next pick, he’s ranked as the 50th best Texas Prospect. MacLeod

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With their 21st pick, the Mets selected LHP Aaron Ford out of Tennessee Wesleyan University. The 22nd pick was RHP Joshua Payne out of West Texas A&M. They used their 23rd selection on Jose Sierra, a LHP out of Monroe College (originally from the Dominican Republic). Their 24th pick

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