MLB Draft Archive

With the 2013 regular season now behind us, it’s time to shift our attention to 2014 and beyond. One of the more exciting places to look, as well as a favorite of mine, is the amateur draft which is held every June. The Mets landed the 10th overall pick

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In past years, NCAA baseball coaches have had their share of differences with the association over rule discrepancies. Recently, the two groups have been in talks over the effects of the differences between a regulation college baseball and a professional one. Coaches argue that the differences in bat and

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Welcome to a 2013 Draft Review, where I take a look back at the draft picks from this season and the progress they’ve made so far… One of my favorite picks of the entire draft was a raw young outfield named Ivan Wilson, who the Mets snagged with the

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Welcome to a 2013 Draft Review, where I take a look back at the draft picks from this season and the progress they’ve made so far… With the 48th pick in the 2013 Draft, the Mets selected a right-handed pitcher out of Basic High School named Andrew Church. Church

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The Mets have been busy coming to terms with three more of their selections from this month’s MLB Draft. According to Baseball America, the Mets announced that outfielder Champ Stuart has signed for $300,000 and will play for Kingsport, pitcher Ricky Knapp signed the dotted line for $130,000, while

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Paul dePodesta, the Mets VP of Player Development and Scouting, went on Twitter last night at 6:30 to hold a twitter chat. He fielded numerous questions, some relating to the draft, some relating to current prospects, and even made a joke or two. Anytime Pauly-D mentions a prospect by

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Mike Kerwick of Baseball America made a comparison that would make any Mets fan want to run up and give him a hug. While New York made 41 picks in the 2013 MLB Draft, there were two selections that made him think back to the glory days in Flushing

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UPDATE: Sources have told Marc Carig of Newsday the Mets have agreed to a deal with 11th overall pick in the 2013 MLB draft, Dominic Smith. The deal is expected to announced officially sometime today. Baseball America has the assigned slot value for Smith’s position in the draft to

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According to Jim Callis of Baseball America, the New York Mets have signed 20th-round draft pick, Dan Herrmann. The right-handed pitcher was drafted out of high school by New York, and has a solid build at 6’4″ and 205 lbs. Callis reports Hermann signed for a $200K bonus. He

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Conor Glassey of Baseball America reported in on a new tournament that the New York Mets devised — called the Metropolitan Baseball Classic. It’s an eight-team tournament scheduled to take place in New York over Labor Day weekend. The eight teams will consist of the Evoshield Canes, NorCal Baseball,

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