Today marks another holiday in amateur player acquirement if you haven’t heard. On July 2nd of every year, a signing period exists where amateur baseball players outside of the United States, Puerto Rico, and Canada between the ages 16 and 23 are signed to professional contracts with teams in the MLB that range from 4 to 8 figure contracts, depending on the age, talent, and availability. Players...
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The New York Mets wrapped up the 2015 Amateur Draft, finishing with 39 picks from rounds 2 through 40. After forgoing their first round pick to sign Michael Cuddyer, the Mets were left with an MLB low $3,587,800 to spend on their picks, making getting high-upside picks much more difficult to acquire without some creativity. What they did was go for college seniors early to gain more money to...
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Here’s a summary of the Mets draft through ten rounds. On Tuesday, the Mets stocked up on pitching, taking three right-handers and two southpaws including highly regarded Max Wotell. Round 2 (53) – OF Desmond Lindsay, Out of Door Academy, Florida Round 3 (88) – LHP Max Wotell, Marvin Ridge High School, North Carolina Round 4 (119) – 3B David Thompson, University of Miami...
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The official roster for the Triple-A Las Vegas 51s was announced this week. The Mets are entering their third year with the 51s and are quickly approaching the end of a contract that takes them through the 2016 season, where I hope this connection ends. The ballpark itself can hurt pitcher development as less moisture in the air reduces overall break which leads to hangers and fat pitches over...
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St. Lucie has an interesting team this year. Honestly I was blown away by Amed Rosario, Jhoan Urena, and Marcos Molina three guys I had pegged for Savannah being named to the St. Lucie Roster, they’re now getting aggressive, not sure how I feel about it. This team looks to be a stacked team going forward with two first round picks in Michael Conforto and Dominic Smith, The Mets highest...
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