With the 134th pick in the 2023 MLB Draft, the New York Mets selected shortstop A.J. Ewing out of Springboro High School in Ohio. This pick was the compensatory pick for Jacob deGrom signing with the Rangers. The slot value for this pick is $483,000. Prospects Live ranked Ewing as the No. 101 prospect heading into the draft. He is known as an “electric player.” He is currently committed to the...
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With the 91st pick in the 2023 MLB Draft, the New York Mets selected a two-way player in the righty Nolan McLean from Oklahoma State. McLean is a right-handed pitcher who also has the ability to play the outfield or serve as a designated hitter. He is ranked as the No. 97 prospect in the draft by MLB Pipeline. McLean’s scouting grades on MLB Pipeline for pitching include a fastball (65),...
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With the 56th overall pick in the 2023 MLB Draft, the New York Mets have selected right-handed pitcher Brandon Sproat from the University of Florida. The pick has a slot value of $1.47 million. Sproat was previously drafted by the Mets at No. 90 overall in 2022, but Sproat chose to return to the University of Florida to pitch his senior year. The Mets got a pick in the third round as...
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Good morning, Mets fans, and welcome to draft day! Round 1 of the 2023 MLB Draft opens tonight at 7:00 p.m ET in Seattle. All of our writers here at Metsmerized will have you covered on who the Mets draft and throughout the next three days. The Mets and Padres conclude their series and the first half of the season this afternoon at 4:10 p.m. ET. Max Scherzer (8-2, 4.03 ERA) takes the mound for...
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The Mets had won six in a row and had not lost in the month of July coming into their Saturday night matchup against the Padres. They looked to keep the streak alive and turned the ball over to David Peterson (2-6, 6.46 ER). He was opposed by Blake Snell, the former Tampa Bay Ray (5-7, 2.85 ERA) for the Padres as the Mets looked to win their third consecutive series. It was a pitchers’ dual...
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