Kevin Parada Was Not Drafted To Replace Francisco Alvarez
With the 11th overall pick in the 2022 MLB Draft, the New York Mets selected catcher Kevin Parada out of Georgia Tech. This immediately led Mets fans into speculation Parada was drafted so the Mets could trade for Juan Soto. It just doesn’t work that way. Put another way, no, Parada was not drafted as a replacement for Francisco Álvarez. Look, you can understand the Soto excitement. Arguably,...
