Carson Benge, Photo by Mitch Alcala-For The Oklahoman
The first draft of the David Steans and Kris Gross era is in the books, and Mets fans should be excited about the players they drafted over the three-day process.
Things got kicked off on Sunday when the Mets selected two-way player Carson Benge from Oklahoma State and left-handed starter Jonathan Santucci from Duke.
On Day 2, the Mets drafted five right-handed pitchers, one of the best college hitters of 2024, a center fielder and a prep shortstop. One of those righties, Ryan Lambert, was up to 102 mph this season as a reliever for Oklahoma.
During the final day of the draft, the Mets added seven more right-handed pitchers (one high schooler), an infielder from Long Island, a college center field and wrapped up the draft with a highly-regarded prep shortstop.
The bonus pool for the draft is $9,572,200, with almost half of that ($4.22 million) as the slotted value for their first overall pick, Benge.
The Mets signed 18 of their 20 draft picks, with ninth-rounder RHP Jaxon Jelkin and 20th-rounder SS Adam Haight as the two they couldn’t agree to terms with.
Round 1, Pick 19: Carson Benge, RHP/OF
Ht: 6’1″ Wt: 184 lb. School: Oklahoma State Slot Bonus: $4,219,200
Read our write-up here. MLB Pipeline Ranking: No. 18
Signing Status: Signed ($3,997,500)
Round 2, Pick 46: Jonathan Santucci, LHP
Ht: 6’2″ Wt: 205 lb. School: Duke Slot Bonus: $2.03 million
Read our write-up here. MLB Pipeline Ranking: No. 37
Signing Status: Signed (full slot value)
Round 3, Pick No. 82: Nate Dohm, RHP
Ht: 6’4” Wt: 210 lb. School: Mississippi State Slot Bonus: $934,800
Read our write-up here. MLB Pipeline Ranking: No. 165
Signing Status: Signed ($797,500)
Round 4, Pick No. 111: Eli Serrano III, OF
Ht: 6’5” Wt: 201 lb. School: NC State Slot Bonus: $656,400
Read our write-up here. MLB Pipeline Ranking: No. 224
Signing Status: Signed ($607,500)
Round 5, Pick No. 144: Trey Snyder, SS
Ht: 6’1” Wt: 197 lb. School: Liberty North HS Slot Bonus: $476,200
Read our write-up here. MLB Pipeline Ranking: No. 155
Signing Status: Signed ($1,322,500)
Round 6, Pick No. 173: Corey Collins, 1B
Ht: 6’3” Wt: 236 lb. School: Georgia Slot Bonus: $363,100
Read our write-up here. MLB Pipeline Ranking: No. 170
Signing Status: Signed ($275,000)
Round 7, Pick No. 203: Will Watson, RHP
Ht: 6’1” Wt: 180 lb. School: USC Slot Bonus: $283,800
Signing Status: Signed (full slot value)
Round 8, Pick No. 233: Ryan Lambert, RHP
Ht: 6’3” Wt: 222 lb. School: Oklahoma Slot Bonus: $226,000
Signing Status: Signed ($172,500)
Round 9, Pick No. 263: Jaxon Jelkin, RHP
Ht: 6’5” Wt: 190 lb. School: Houston Slot Bonus: $196,500
Read our write-up here. Baseball America Ranking: No. 126
Signing Status: Unsigned
Brendan Girton, Photo by Alonzo Adams-USA TODAY Sports
Round 10, Pick No. 293: Brendan Girton, RHP
Ht: 6’1” Wt: 217 lb. School: Oklahoma Slot Bonus: $184,300
Signing Status: Signed ($122,500)
Round 11, Pick No. 323: Nick Roselli, 2B
Ht: 5’10” Wt: 200 lb. School: Binghamton University
Signing status: Signed ($150K)
Round 12, Pick No. 353: Ethan Lanthier, RHP
Ht: 6’5” Wt: 230 lb. School: Kansas
Signing Status: Signed ($150K)
Round 13, Pick No. 383: R.J. Gordon, RHP
Ht: 6’0” Wt: 195 lb. School: Oregon
Signing Status: Signed ($150K)
Tanner Witt, Photo by Aileen Vela of The Daily Texan
Round 14, Pick No. 413: Tanner Witt, RHP
Ht: 6’6” Wt: 230 lb. School: Texas
Signing Status: Signed ($222,500)
Round 15, Pick No. 443: Owen Woodward, RHP
Ht: 6’3” Wt: 200 lb. School: University of Houston
Signing Status: Signed ($150,000)
Round 16, Pick No. 473: Josh Blum, RHP
Ht: 6’2” Wt: 210 lb. School: USC
Read our write-up here. Baseball America Ranking: No. 442
Signing Status: Signed ($150,000)
Round 17, Pick No. 503: Jacoby Long, OF
Ht: 6’1” Wt: 200 lb. School: Miami (FL)
Signing Status: Signed ($150K)
Round 18, Pick No. 533: Jace Hampson, RHP
Ht: 6’1” Wt: 175 lb. School: Lynnwood HS (WA)
Signing Status: Signed ($150,000)
Round 19, Pick No. 563: Frank Elissalt, RHP
Ht: 6’2” Wt: 210 lb. School: Nova Southeastern University
Signing Status: Signed ($50K)
Round 20, Pick No. 593: Adam Haight, SS
Ht: 6’2” Wt: 175 lb. School: Cedar Park Christian HS (WA)
Read our write-up here. MLB Pipeline Ranking: No. 187
Signing Status: unsigned
The Mets have signed six undrafted players, including two from Baseball America’s Top 500 draft rankings: RHP Hoss Brewer, RHP Hayden Cooper, RHP Chandler Marsh (BA No. 383), RHP Hunter Hodges (No. 489), RHP Channing Austin, and RHP Eldridge Armstrong.
