Jan 30 2014 04:18 PM
He's going to make you treasure your 3rd round draft picks for the rest of your sorry lives.
Ivan is a large young man from Ruston, La. (between Shreveport and Monroe, doncha know). Six-three, 230 and just 18 years old. Bats right, throws right. Played center field last season for the Gulf Coast Mets, their rookiest team and held his own if unspectacularly with a .219 average and 22/66 BB/K in 160 PA. Led the team in steals and had 3 triples, 4 doubles and a homer.
Scouts and opponents rave about his power potential as well as his throwing arm, and it's exciting to get behind a guy who can kill the ball. You know, if he does kill the ball.
| Ruston prep superstar Ivan Wilson was drafted by the New York Mets today in the third round of the MLB First-Year Player draft. Wilson was the 76th pick overall. "It feels good. This is a dream come true," Wilson said. Wilson is a 6-foot-3, 220-pound outfielder who bats and throws right and has significant power potential, good speed and a strong arm. He was widely projected to go in the fourth round or later, so the third-round selection is a boon for the Grambling commit. "I wasn’t going to be No. 1, but I knew I was going to go," Wilson said, before confirming that he planned to sign with the Mets sooner rather than later. “I'm pretty sure I'm going to sign," he said. "Yes, I am. It won't take long." Wilson is a five-tool center fielder who has the arm to play right field if required. He hit .383 in his senior season with eight homers and eight triples. More than half of his 41 hits were for extra bases. He also swiped 12 bases. In a second-round playoff loss in May against Sulphur, Wilson likely boosted his draft status by blasting three homers in a game against Sulphur’s LSU commit Kale Breaux, who tweeted after the game about Wilson, “dude is the real deal!” Assuming the Mets are able to sign him, Wilson will likely report to rookie ball. He was ranked No. 140 on the Baseball America Top 500 list that was published before the draft. |
