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The Mets selected 17-year-old Simeon Woods-Richardson with their second round pick in the 2018 draft and to this point the results have been very encouraging.
Woods-Richardson, right-hander from Texas, made his pro debut on July 22 with the GCL Mets flashing a 99 mph multiple times in a scoreless inning. His second outing came on July 27 when he tossed two scoreless innings.
On Thursday, the 6’3” former two-way high school star pitched three scoreless innings in his first pro start with the GCL Mets.
#Mets 2nd-round pick Simeon Woods-Richardson sitting 93-96 mph in the first. One breaking ball at 81 mph. Turns 18 in late September. pic.twitter.com/vkhWfS1pEj
— JT Baseball Scouting (@JTScouting) August 2, 2018
In the three inning outing he allowed two hits, on walk and struck out four. The velocity readings are important for SWR because he was a guy described by scouts with inconsistent velocity throughout his outings.
Not a bad start to his pro career overall:
6 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 7 K
