With the 52nd overall pick, the New York Mets have selected Blade Tidwell, a right-handed pitcher out of Tennessee. In what was their third pick of the night, the Mets took a pitcher that was ranked No. 27 heading into the draft by MLB Pipeline. After using their first two selections on position players (Kevin Parada and Jett Williams), the Mets have added to their pitching depth with the...
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With the 14th overall pick, the New York Mets selected Jett Williams, SS, out of Rockwall-Heath High School in Rockwall, Texas. The 14th overall pick was the Mets’ second selection of the first round. Metsmerized Online’s Dilip Sridhar detailed the 11th overall selection, where the team selected C Kevin Parada with the 11th overall pick. Williams was ranked as the No. 15 draft...
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With the 11th overall pick, the New York Mets take Kevin Parada, a catcher out of Georgia Tech. This is the Mets’ pick as a result of not signing Kumar Rocker, who went third overall to the Texas Rangers tonight, in last year’s MLB Draft. Parada is definitely an offense-first catcher with some questions about his defense. Regardless of that, Parada is a consensus Top-5 prospect in...
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The Mets are one of the teams who are a “possible fit” for Nationals star Juan Soto, per SNY’s Andy Martino. He said Washington feels as though the Mets are one of “a few teams that can match up on a Soto trade, and would likely begin by requesting two or three of New York’s best prospects.” That means Francisco Álvarez, Brett Baty, Mark Vientos and possibly Ronny...
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Sunday, July 12, 2022 • 7:00 P.M. Los Angeles, CA ESPN • MLB Network Today is the big day. Not only will several lives change, but the trajectory of some teams can as well. The MLB Draft is officially upon us. Day one of the draft is tonight, beginning at 7:00 P.M. ET, and is compromised of the first two rounds. Meanwhile, day two (rounds 3-10) and day three (rounds 11-20) will follow in the...
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In the final game of the first half of the season, the New York Mets (58-35) hoped to complete the four-game sweep of the Chicago Cubs (35-57). During an overcast afternoon on Sunday at Wrigley Field, it looked as if the Mets were going to complete the sweep. However, after Drew Smith gave up a couple eighth inning runs, New York fell 3-2. The Mets got the scoring going early, in bizarre...
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