With picks 3-10 in the draft yesterday, the New York Mets selected eight college players after taking two high school players on day one. Of these eight, they took four right-handed pitchers, one left-handed pitcher, two infielders, and a catcher. This was a similar approach as last year, when
Three members of the St. Lucie Mets bullpen were named to the 2018 Florida State League All-Star Game on Tuesday, but two players won’t be around to participate. Matt Pobereyko and Ryder Ryan were selected after being promoted, leaving Matt Blackham as the team’s lone representative. Blackham, 25, continues
Round 9 Bryce Montes de Oca Height/Weight: 6’7″, 265 LBS Position: RHP Date of Birth: 4/23/1996 MLB Pipeline Rank: 138 Montes de Oca remains one of the biggest enigmas in the Draft, perhaps the biggest. He had Tommy John surgery as a Missouri high school junior in 2013 and
Round Seven The Mets have selected southpaw Kevin Smith out of Georgia Tech in the seventh round of the 2018 MLB Draft. Ht/Wt: 6’5”/200 B/T: R/L Age:21 MLB.com: Smith led the Bulldogs with 76 strikeouts this season in 59 2/3 innings. The 6-foot-5, 233-pound left-hander has been
The Mets have selected Cal Poly Catcher Nick Meyer in the sixth round of the 2018 MLB Draft. Ht/Wt: 6’0”/ 195 lbs. B/T: R/R Age: 21 Baseball America Meyer served as the backup catcher for USA Baseball’s Collegiate National Team last summer and
The Mets have selected Clemson RHP Ryler Gilliam in the fifth round of the 2018 MLB Draft. Ht/Wt: 5’10”/175 lbs. B/T: R/R Age: 21 Baseball America Gilliam had a breakout sophomore season for Clemson in 2017, seizing the closer’s role early in the year and then going
The New York Mets have selected right-hander Adam Hill from University of South Carolina in the fourth round: Baseball America A 39th-round selection by the Padres in 2015 out of high school, Hill bypassed the draft to attend South Carolina, where he’s been a three-year starter for the Gamecocks.
Mets have selected 2B Carlos Cortes in the third round: Baseball America #177 School: South Carolina Ht: 5-8 | Wt: 185 | B-T: L-B | Commit/Drafted: Mets ’16 (20) Scouting Report: An undersized, 5-foot-8, 185-pound draft-eligible sophomore without a true defensive home, Cortes has befuddled scouts dating back to
Last night, the New York Mets first two picks were perhaps an embodiment of what the draft night was in its entirety: a perceived sure thing followed by what some considered to be a head-scratching move. In what was an interesting night for the Mets, here is a breakdown