Brock Porter, Photo by Lansing State Journal
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 coming days. Day one can be viewed on both ESPN and MLB Network, while the following days can streamed via MLB.com.
The Mets, themselves, will have arguably the most assets of any team in the draft. New York owns four picks in the top 75. The Mets will also have the third-largest bonus pool available: $13,955,700.
Luckily, on this all important day for the New York Mets’ franchise, the Mets have an extremely strong track record of drafting success recently. You can read all about that right here.
Mets’ Day One Picks
- #11 overall (comp. for not signing Kumar Rocker) – $4,778,200 slot bonus
- #14 overall – $4,241,600 slot bonus
- #52 overall – $1,474,400 slot bonus
- #75 overall (comp. for Noah Syndergaard) – $873,300 slot bonus
Potential Mets’ Targets
With selections number 11 and 14, below are some prospects that have been mocked to the Mets over the past few weeks:
- Jett Williams, SS/OF, Rockwall-Heath High School in Texas
- Brock Porter, RHP, Orchard Lake St. Mary’s High School in Michigan
- Jace Jung, 2B/3B, Texas Tech
- Daniel Susac, C, Arizona
- Justin Crawford, CF, Bishop Gorman High School in Nevada
Note, for a more in-depth preview of the Mets’ impending draft night, check out this article.
Draft Order
1. Orioles
2. D-backs
3. Rangers
4. Pirates
5. Nationals
6. Marlins
7. Cubs
8. Twins
9. Royals
10. Rockies
