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The New York Mets drafted one of the best prep bats in the draft when they got shortstop Colin Houck with the 32nd overall pick and they took a familiar face with the 56th round pick in Florida right-handed pitcher Brandon Sproat. You can read more about both picks from us here. The slot value for the Houck pick is $2,607,500, and it’s $1,474,500 for the Sproat selection.
Day two of the 2023 Major League Baseball Draft will start at 2 p.m. ET today from Seattle, Washington. Day one was certainly important, as the Mets grabbed two of the Top 50 prospects available in the draft. Still, on Wednesday, they will be making numerous early picks that include compensation selections.
Day Two Mets Picks
Round 3, pick No. 91 ($747,600)
Round 3, pick No. 101 ($666,500)
The Mets received the 101 selection as a compensation pick that they received after failing to sign Brandon Sproat in 2022.
Round 4, pick No. 123 ($536,500)
Round 4, pick No. 134 ($483,000)
The No. 134 pick the Mets received for losing Jacob deGrom to the Texas Rangers.
Round 4, pick No. 135 ($478,200)
The No. 135 pick is the Mets’ return for losing Chris Bassitt to the Toronto Blue Jays.
Round 5, pick No. 159 ($378,000)
Round 6, pick No. 186 ($299,800)
Round 7, pick No. 216 ($235,000)
Round 8, pick No. 246 ($192,900)
Round 9, pick No. 276 ($175,100)
Round 10, pick. No. 306 ($165,800)
Notable names still available include OF Jack Hurley, RHP Travis Sykora, LHP Cam Johnson, SS Maui Ahuna, LHP Hunter Owen, and Boston College OF Travis Honeyman. You can follow all of the action today on MLB dot com.
We will update this page with information as we get it, and we will have a separate post on the first couple of selections made today.
