
Truman Pauley. Photo by Harvard Athletics
As Day 2 of the MLB Draft continues, the 11th, 12th, and 13th rounds saw the Mets add a couple of college pitchers and one fringe-top 250 prospect in high school shortstop Wyatt Vincent.
As a reminder, from rounds 11-20, players can sign for up to $150,000, and that doesn’t count toward bonus pool. Anything in addition to $150k does count towards the pool.
Pick No. 343 (Rd. 11) – OF Wyatt Vincent, Nixa High School (MO)
With the 343rd pick of the draft, the Mets selected 18-year-old outfielder Wyatt Vincent. Vincent, a Missouri State commit, went to Nixa High School in Missouri, marking the second high schooler the Mets have picked out of Missouri this year. Vincent is a tooly athlete with a multi-sport background, having also starred in football and basketball. He pairs explosive athleticism with raw power, clocking a 6.74 60-yard dash (about a 60-65 run grade), flashing a 103.8 mph exit velocity, and firing 94 mph throws from the outfield during showcase events.
In high school, Vincent was a stolen base threat, as he swiped 106 bags over his four years, including 28 his senior year.
As an 18-year-old, Vincent still has plenty of room to grow. He’s currently listed between 5’11” and 6’0″ and weighs around 185 pounds. However, his height has held steady at that 5’11” mark since 2023, but there’s a chance he could still grow a bit more as he continues to mature physically.
Vincent wrapped up his final high school season with a strong stat line, hitting .403/.489/.723 over 119 at-bats, according to Vincent himself. As he’s committed to Missouri State, it appears the Mets will continue to monitor him in summer league ball and see what he decides to do. The signing deadline is July 28 at 5 p.m., which gives both sides time to weigh their options.
“Right now, it’s a waiting game,” Vincent told Springfield News-Leader‘s Wyatt D. Wheeler.. “I would really enjoy going to play on campus for [Missouri State] Coach Hawkins. He’s done a lot for me in the baseball aspect. We’ll see what happens. I think I’ll be happy with whatever happens either way.”
Still, he admitted that his pure love for the game could lead him toward pro ball.
“Dude, I love it,” Vincent told News-Leader. “There’s no better environment for me. I’m working out and playing baseball. I love doing that, and getting to do it every day, you really realize how much of a blessing it is.”
Pick No. 373 (Rd. 12) – RHP Truman Pauley, Harvard University
With the 373rd pick in the 2025 MLB Draft, the Mets selected right-hander Truman Pauley out of Harvard University. The 21-year-old college sophomore features a four-pitch mix led by a fastball that sits in the 90-94 mph range and touches 96, per Baseball America. What makes the pitch especially effective is its shape — with roughly 22.5 inches of vertical ride, it has strong carry and deception up in the zone.
Pauley throws two distinct breaking balls (per MJD Analysis on X): a sweepy breaking ball in the low 80s with heavy horizontal movement (up to -14 inches), and a tighter, shorter slider in the 82–85 mph range with more vertical depth. The sweeper plays well off his “rising” fastball, especially against righties, while his slider has a firmer, more traditional look. Both pitches spin in the 2,500 rpm range and give him options to attack hitters from different angles.
Pauley is very much a work in progress. The raw stuff is there, but the results haven’t fully followed, both in Ivy League play and during summer league. He posted a hefty 15.2% walk rate in 2025, which was an improvement from 19.5% from the year before. Encouragingly, he also struck out 28.9% of opposing hitters this year. Altogether, Pauley had a 5.20 ERA with the Crimson across his two years in the program. With this pick the Mets are banking on Pauley’s pitch data and raw athleticism translating with their pitching lab.
He recently turned heads with a dominant outing: nine shutout innings and a tournament-record 13 strikeouts.
Pick No. 403 (Rd. 13) – RHP Frank Camarillo, UC Santa Barbara
With the 403rd pick in the draft, the Mets added another right-handed college pitcher in Frank Camarillo, out of UC Santa Barbara. The 21-year-old California native is a physical specimen, standing 6’4″ and weighing 210 pounds. He has experience both as a starter and out of the bullpen.
He posted a 6.53 ERA and a 2.38 strikeout-to-walk ratio during his spring season at UCSB, but as he tightens up his control this summer, the results have improved dramatically. Currently, Camarillo boasts a 1.20 ERA over 15 innings in the California Collegiate League, meaning he could really take a big step forward if he can improve those walk rates.
Camarillo also had the highest GPA on his team.

