Jarred Kelenic/Photo by Dan Napper, Chicago Scouts Association
Stephen Watson of WISN 12 News Milwaukee reports that the Jarred Kelenic will sign indeed sign with the Mets and forego college. The team and he are still working out the financial aspects of the contract, but he will sign for less than the $5.5 million slot for the sixth overall pick in order to get better player options.
The team drafted the prep outfielder Jarred Kelenic from Waukesha (Wis.) West High School with the sixth overall pick in the 2018 draft on Tuesday night.
Kelenic, 18, was the only outfielder in the high school class to unanimously make the first team in Baseball America’s Preseason All-America vote, as decided on by major scouting directors. He is widely regarded as the top prep bat in the 2018 draft.
He was the leading hitter on the U.S. national 18-and-under team as a junior in 2016 and helped the squad win a gold medal for the second straight summer in 2017. He became the first-ever Wisconsin product to be selected in the top ten.
