Author: Robert Colonna

With the 27th overall pick in the draft the New York Mets have selected Carson Wiggins out of University of Arkansas. He is the younger brother of Cubs prospect Jaxon Wiggins. Wiggins has a low effort delivery from his 6′ 5″ frame and when healthy has plus velocity and plus spin. Wiggins was ranked 88 on Pipeline, 104 on Baseball America, and was unranked on Baseball Prospectus. He...

When the MLB draft opens today, July 11, the New York Mets will watch 27 picks pass by before they make their first one. For the fourth time in a row, the Mets’ initial selection was moved back 10 slots for exceeding Major League Baseball’s competitive balance tax threshold. To make matters worse, they forfeited their second-round pick after signing Bo Bichette. This means the Mets’ total...

In his most recent column, Ken Rosenthal of the Athletic reiterated that the Pittsburgh Pirates are open to trading their competitive-balance round pick for the upcoming draft. This is the 34th overall pick in the draft. The easy answer to whether or not the Mets should trade for that pick is easy – yes. A million times yes. So why should they trade for it and what would it cost? Mets...

Mark Vientos was removed from today’s game after taking a 92 miles per hour sinker to his right hand. While he initially stayed in to run the bases, he was taken out in the top of the next inning. Immediately following the Mets’ 7-3 win over the Royals, the team announced Vientos is going on the injured list with a fractured hand. Brett Baty took over at third base while A.J. Ewing...

The MLB draft is this Saturday, July 11! We previously broke down the typical archetype that Kris Gross and David Stearns typically draft: an athletic college bat that is an up-the-middle defender, with plus plate discipline, plus pitch recognition, a plus hit tool, and can run well. As of our article on July 2, the projected players drafted up to that date were: College Hitter – Aiden Robbins,...