The Mets continued their 2021 Draft on Monday afternoon with their second through tenth picks. The organization went pitching heavy, selecting seven pitchers over their nine picks. Let’s take a look at each pick. Round 2, Pick 46: RHP Calvin Ziegler – TNXL Academy Slot value: $1,620,000 Ziegler, a Canadian product who spent his 2021 season pitching in Ocoee, Florida, is a towering...
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With the impending return of J.D. Davis after the All-Star break, the Mets will have a roster crunch with someone needing to be the transactional casualty. Considering his recent diminishing playing time, there’s reason to believe Billy McKinney could be the man to go, but there are several reasons why he shouldn’t be. Billy McKinney got off to a hot start with the Mets. Since coming...
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Three major mock drafts dropped on Friday, and they all tied the Mets to a different prospect for July 11th’s Amateur Draft. The Athletic’s Keith Law, ESPN’s Kiley McDaniel, and Baseball America’s Carlos Collazo all released mock drafts just days ahead of the real deal. Starting with Law, he connected the Mets to UCLA infielder Matt McLain. Regarding McLain and the Mets,...
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Updated Post – July 9, 8:00 PM Sources tell me that the Cubs are heavily scouting the St. Lucie Mets this week as Chicago makes the transition to sellers. We know the Mets have shown interest in Kris Bryant before and are likely to again this month. The sources told me two names that interest the Cubs are Jaylen Palmer and J.T. Ginn. The 20-year-old Palmer is a Flushing native that’s...
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A recent mock draft from Prospects Live saw the Mets selecting Vanderbilt righty Kumar Rocker with the 10th overall pick. Here’s what they had to say about it: “Surely nobody saw Rocker falling this far a year ago, or even three months ago, but command concerns and fastball quality skepticism has pushed him down boards to this point. That said, Rocker fits the Mets mold in spades. A...
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