Draft coverage continues on this thread and ends at Round 40.
Pick: Round 31, Pick 940 Overall
Name: Jeremy Wolf School: Trinity University, SR Position: LF
Bat/Throws: L/R Height: 6’3″ Weight: 220
Scouting Report:
“I’m like Hunter Pence,” said Wolf, who at 6-foot-3, 195 pounds resembles the 6-4 San Francisco Giants outfielder. “He’s not the most beautiful person to watch, but he gets the job done his way.”
A right-handed thrower, left-handed batter and a dugout devotee of Life Savers Gummies, Wolf ranks either first, second or third on the team in batting average (.376), hits (65), home runs (six), RBIs (41), doubles (16), walks (32), on-base percentage (.479) and slugging percentage (.572).
“He is truly a pro prospect,” Trinity coach Tim Scannell said. “And he has unbelievable hitting ability.”
Pick: Round 32, Pick 970 Overall
Name: George Kirby
School: Rye High School Position: RHP Bat/Throws: R/R
Height: 6’4″ Weight: 195
Scouting Report:
Baseball America #379
With additional strength and experience, Kirby could develop into a strong starting pitching prospect down the line. His fastball reached 94 at one point last summer, but more typically worked in the upper 80s and peaked at 92 in short bursts. He shows the natural hand speed to develop a quality breaking ball, but struggles to stay on top of the pitch, an issue that could be attributed to his hooked wrist in the back of his arm action. Kirby mixes in a changeup sparingly, but has feel for the offering and can generate late dive on the pitch. He has room to fill in his 6-foot-3, 180-pound frame, and could develop into a more prominent prospect with three years of development in college. He’s committed to Elon.
Prep Baseball Report, January
Extra lanky, standing 6-foot-4, 200-pounds the RHP shows above average stuff. Fastball sits 90-93 with an easy delivery. CH sits 77-78 but straight with little depth. Good arm speed with plenty of room to improve, also has an above average 12-6 breaking ball. Intriguing player to me and could see this kid as a draft candidate this upcoming spring with a ton of size and strength adding some serious pounds this off-season.
Pick: Round 33, Pick 1000 Overall
Name: Duncan Pence School: Farragut HS (TN) Position: SS
Bat/Throws: R/R Height: 6’2″ Weight: 188
Scouting Report:
The Tennessee commit showed electric bat speed in Cary, driving sharp line drives to the opposite field as well as his pull side.
Pick: Round 34, Pick 1030 Overall
Name: Anthony Herron School: Jefferson College Position: RHP
Bat/Throws: R/R Height: 6’2″ Weight: 195
Scouting Report:
Herron is up to 90-91 with his fastball with a clean, consistent delivery, while he also throws four pitches for strikes — fastball, curveball, slider and splitter. Herron shows consistent command, too.
Pick: Round 35, Pick 1060 Overall
Name: Andrew Harbin School: Allatoona HS Position: RHP
Bat/Throws: R/R
Height: 6’3″ Weight: 195
Scouting Report:
Grayson Harbin is a 2016 RHP/3B with a 6-3 195 lb. frame from Kennesaw, GA who attends Allatoona HS. Harbin has a large frame with room to fill out. clean delivery with a medium arm action to a high 3/4 arm slot. Pitches with a heavy fastball to both sides of the plate, Good extension to plate with delivery. Mixed in a 11-5 curveball with good feel. Solid command of all pitches. Velocity projects.
Though righthander Skylar McPhee got the final out—a strikeout on a sharp breaking ball—the Buccaneers’ 5-0 win undoubtedly belonged to Harbin. After escaping a bases-loaded jam in the first inning, the 2016 righthander settled down and kept Houston at bay, allowing five hits, scattering four walks and striking out eight in his 6 2/3 frames. Allatoona advanced to Thursday’s quaterfinals with the victory.
Harbin’s bread and butter Wednesday was a slow 12-to-6 curveball that he was able to locate for strikes early in the count or bury in the dirt in strikeout situations. He added a changeup that he used against both lefties and righties, though the pitch was particularly effective away from lefthanded hitters.
“After the first inning, got in a little trouble there, but after that got my groove, got my rhythm going and settled in for the most part,” Harbin said. “I was locating my curveball, getting them off balance and then hitting them with the fastball.”
Pick: Round 36, Pick 1090 Overall
Name: Garrison Bryant School: Clearwater HS Position: RHP
Bat/Throws: R/R Height: 6’4″ Weight: 190
Scouting Report: Also A high School QB, touches 86 Currently
Pick: Round 37, Pick 1120 Overall
Name: Branden Fryman
School: JM Tate HS Position: SS Bat/Throws: R/R
Height: 6’1″ Weight: 160
Scouting Report:
Branden Fryman is a 2016 SS with a 5-11 135 lb. frame from Molino, FL who attends J. M. Tate Senior. Medium frame, long skinny build with a lot of room to fill. Hits from a high hand set, solid bat speed, quick hands, linear stride, projectable strength will make a big difference in offensive tools, chance to develop hitting tools, has the underlying hand quickness and ability to accelerate the bat that will translate to bat speed increases as he gets stronger. Needs to work on extending through contact better to get most of his quality contact skills. Good backhand defensively, long arm action, accelerates to the baseball well, needs to get lower half under him in throws better to generate enough velocity to stay on the left side of the infield. Good student.
Pick: Round 38, Pick 1150 Overall
Name: Jaylon McLaughlin School: Santa Monica HS Position: SS
Bat/Throws: S/R Height: 5’10” Weight: 165
Scouting Report:
Son of a part-time Mets Scout in California. Committed to University Of Nevada.
Pick: Round 39, Pick 1180 Overall
Name: Jordan Hand School: College of Southern Nevada
Position: Catcher Bat/Throws: R/R Height: 6’3″ Weight: 225
Scouting Report:
He was drafted in 2014 by the Mets out of High School in the 34th round. Claims to have hit a 567 foot home run.
Pick: Round 40, Pick 1210 Overall
Name: Michael Chambers
School: Jean Paul II HS (TX) Position: C Bat/Throws: R/R
Height: 6’2″ Weight: 190
Scouting Report:
Junior College Commitment
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Thank you Teddy. A boatload of work to help us get to know the new Mets. Two questions:
1. I’m sure every team’s players have upside. Looking at the rounds, did you feel the Mets reached in some points and missed on a better prospect?
2. I love that they reloaded on pitching. Can you grade the hitting we have in the system already compared to what is in other systems?
1. Yes, they did often. I was puzzled why. They went under slot quite a bit in the top 10 rounds.
2. Hitting isn’t the best, certainly not the worst. It ain’t the Indians, but there is certainly worse you could have done.
Neither answer surprises me. Maybe they went under slot to have more money to entice high schoolers, but it goes against the “get the best player available” thinking.
Thank you again Teddy, man you were banging these things out this weekend! Great job.
I think I may have missed this, but will the new draft picks make any appearances? like perhaps take batting practice, etc…
probably. I know a lot of Day 2’s are going to be in brooklyn.
I actually remember Jordan Hand. Looks like he taking a smaller bonus.