Mets 1st Round Pick RHP Justin Dunn
During Day 1 of the MLB Draft, the Mets selected RHP Justin Dunn of Boston College and LHP Anthony Kay of UConn with their two first round picks, and 1B Peter Alonso of Florida in the second round. You can read more about them here.
During Day 2 of the draft, the Mets selected eight more college players in Rounds 3-10.
Round 3 (100): Blake Tiberi, 3B, Louisville
Round 4 (130): Michael Paez, SS, Coastal Carolina
Round 5 (160): Colby Woodmansee, SS, Arizona State
Round 6 (190): Chris Viall, RHP, Stanford
Round 7 (220): Austin McGeorge, RHP, Long Beach State
Round 8 (250): Placido Torres, LHP, Tusculum College
Round 9 (280): Colin Holderman, RHP, Heartland CC
Round 10 (310): Gene Cone, OF, South Carolina
Amateur scouting director Tommy Tanous said the Mets did not make a concerted effort to avoid high school talent, but the players they liked were either selected before the Mets had an opportunity to draft them or had signability issues.
Read scouting reports and profiles on each player here on MetsMinors.net.
The draft concludes on Saturday afternoon with rounds 11-40 which you can follow on this MMN Draft Thread.
