Morning Briefing: Mets Officially Sign Third, Fourth-Round Draft Picks

Good morning, Mets fans!

The Mets signed three more of their 2023 draft picks on Saturday. Third-round picks Nolan McLean and Kade Morris, along with supplemental fourth-round pick A.J. Ewing, all signed with the Mets on Saturday. McLean is a two-way player from Oklahoma State; Morris is a RHP from Nevada, and Ewing is a prep high school shortstop from Ohio. All three officially began their professional journeys with the Mets on Saturday.

The big league Mets, meanwhile, lost 5-1 to the Dodgers and dropped the series. They’ve scored just one run on four hits in two games so far since the All-Star break. They’ll look to at least salvage the final game of the series today at 1:40 p.m. with Max Scherzer on the mound.

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Per Jim Callis of MLB Pipeline, the Mets’ third-round, No. 91 overall pick, Nolan McLean has signed with the Mets for $747,600 (full pick-91 value). The two-way player from Oklahoma State has a fastball that reaches upwards of 98 mph, a slider in the mid-80s, and has raw power, but also needs to improve his swing and miss percentage.

MLB Pipeline‘s Callis also reported that the Mets’ second third-round, No. 101 overall pick, Kade Morris, RHP from Nevada University also signed his contract. He has a 92-96 mph fastball and a promising slider that produces strikes.

Callis of MLB Pipeline noted that the Mets’ supplemental fourth-round pick A.J. Ewing signed on Saturday also. He signed for $675k (the value for pick No. 134 was $483k). He was the compensation pick for Jacob deGrom. Ewing is a shortstop from an Ohio High School. He has an “intriguing combination of bat speed, foot speed & arm strength,” per Callis. He is an Alabama recruit.

Nolan McLean, Photo by Nathan J. Fisher of The Oklahaman

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