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Frayed Knot May 30 2015 07:28 AM

Draft starts next Monday (Jun 8) Haven’t given it as much thought or much reading this year as, minus the 1st round pick we gave up to sign Cuddyer, Mets don’t pick until #53. Then it’s #88, #119, then every 30 picks after that. So rather than try and figure out who they’re going to pick which, let’s face it, is a waste of time outside like the first dozen or so and all picks are several years away from fruition, we need to concentrate on the next most important thing: choosing those guys you want based on the coolest or most unusual sounding names. DAZ CAMERON - Likely to go top-10 so no chance for us. But not only is he the son of former NYM Mike but think of the possibilities if he’s on your team and the comp ticket list gets screwed up one night and Cameron Diaz shows up instead. KYLE FUNKHOUSER — If you give him some noise, he’ll bring on da Funk! KE’BRYAN HAYES -- son of former ML’er C’harlie TYLER NEVIN -- son of 1992 overall #1/1 pick Phil DEMI ORIMOLOYE — didn’t know that African parents naming their sons after brat pack actresses was now a thing SKYE BOLT - fresh off his turn in the latest AVENGERS movie TREY CABBAGE - when deuce cabbage just aren’t enough KEP BROWN, JAHMAI JONES -- I guess having common last names tends to lead one more towards singular first names AUSTIN REI — sign him and the team gets a discount on outdoor adventure equipment LUKE WAKAMATSU -- son of former Mariners manager Don JONATHAN INDIA — could be the best international signing since Mark Portugal TRISTIN ENGLISH — draft both him and India and you can market them as ‘The Raj’ THOMAS SZAPUCKI — could you imagine ol’ Ralph wrestling with Plawecki and Szapucki in the same lineup?!? TATE MATHENY — son of StL mgr Mike JUNIOR HARDING — cuz you definitely want to pass on Senior and sign your Hardings while they’re still young JOSH SBORZ — great SCRABBLE points GIO BRUSA - Cuz ya can’t spell ‘GO USA’ with Gio Brusa! FITZ STADLER — Give ‘em fits, Fitz!! MAX SCHROCK — Schrock and Roll Hootchie-Coo! BRECKIN WILLIAMS — when it’s not his day to start, Breckin mixes a mean martini … especially when the Swansons, the Chalmers, and the Higginbothams are coming for dinner after 18 holes at the club DANSBY SWANSON DAKOTA CHALMERS JAKE HIGGINBOTHAM

Benjamin Grimm May 30 2015 08:09 AM Re: Draft 2015

Put me down for "Trey Cabbage."

Edgy MD May 30 2015 09:33 PM Re: Draft 2015

Skye Bolt could ease my post-Damien Magnifico heartbreak.

Zvon May 30 2015 09:58 PM Re: Draft 2015

Frayed Knot wrote: ...we need to concentrate on the next most important thing: choosing those guys you want based on the coolest or most unusual sounding names. A real actual lol. I didn't see that coming. I could get some of mileage out of Kyle Funkhouser. Skye Bolt could not have grown up a normal human being. His name makes that impossible.

dgwphotography May 31 2015 05:50 AM Re: Draft 2015

Frayed Knot wrote: KYLE FUNKHOUSER — If you give him some noise, he’ll bring on da Funk! The NY Post headline will practically write itself after his first ML victory.

Frayed Knot Jun 08 2015 06:44 AM Re: Draft 2015

Draft starts at 7 PM tonight where they'll announce the first 75 choices - so 1 NYM pick today (#53) at I'm guessing around 10 PM Rounds 3-10 on Tuesday, then 11-40 on Wednesday (what is this, football, they need three days now?) Daz Cameron - as if you couldn't guess [fimg=500:8qn0mhi5]http://mlb.mlb.com/assets/images/5/5/8/87502558/cuts/daz_q4y8w58j_va9xsjto.jpg[/fimg:8qn0mhi5]

Edgy MD Jun 08 2015 07:19 AM Re: Draft 2015

Daz looks swell. My guess is that the Mets end up with another legacy — son-of-a-former-number-one-overall Tyler Nevin. Tyler is a third baseman like his dad, and a right-handed hitter/thrower like his dad as well. He would continue the Alderson pattern of looking to high school hitting prospects in the early rounds, and if all goes well, he'll be coming along around the time David Wright's contract is expiring.

Frayed Knot Jun 08 2015 07:26 AM Re: Draft 2015

Better him (Nevin) than Mariano Rivera Jr.

Edgy MD Jun 08 2015 07:36 AM Re: Draft 2015

I think Mariano, Jr. is listed as a fourth-round talent, tops, so if they go for him at #54, they must have seen somebody other folks haven't. But yeah.

Frayed Knot Jun 08 2015 07:47 AM Re: Draft 2015

Reportedly Mo-Jr jumped up if people's eyes as a result of this past HS season. So while six months ago he was more a curiosity with a famous name, it's possible he's climbed to better than 4th round talent now. But, yeah, top 60 would be nuts for an average sized, teenaged right-hander with essentially one good year under his belt. But it still could be worse, there are [u:1lnklvr9]two[/u:1lnklvr9] K. Clemens eligible in this draft.

Centerfield Jun 08 2015 07:50 AM Re: Draft 2015

I really really really hope the pick Colorado got for Cuddyer ends up being the second coming of Jason Tyner.

Frayed Knot Jun 08 2015 10:53 AM Re: Draft 2015

Centerfield wrote: I really really really hope the pick Colorado got for Cuddyer ends up being the second coming of Jason Tyner. More often than not the problems with the compensation-attached FAs we've signed hasn't been that we missed out on some once-in-a-generation draft pick as much as they didn't get as much out of the FA as hoped. 1999 - pick #22 went to the ChiSox in compensation for the signing of Robin Ventura. The Sox drafted Matt Ginter who never did much and wound up doing some of that not much with the Mets 2001 -- pick #26 was forfeited to the A's for the signing of Kevin Appier. A's draft HS pitcher Jeremy Bonderman who was a decent middle of the rotation starter for a time (although was the pick that caused Billy Beane to heave a chair against the wall in MONEYBALL) 2006 -- Phils take Kyle Drabek with the 18th overall pick they got in exchange for the Mets signing of Billy Wagner. Drake's career never took off as many predicted although the Phils were able to package him in a trade (w/d'Arnaud and others) for Roy Halladay. 2007 -- Mets cede pick # 29 to the Giants for Moises Alou. SF drafts Wendell Fairley who never makes the majors. 2009 -- Angels had back to back picks (#24 & 25) from the two NY teams as compensation for losing Francisco Rodriguez and Mark Teixeira. With the Mets' pick LAA chose Randall Grichuk (recently traded to StL) one pick before choosing Mike Trout w/the Teixeira pick ... so maybe a bit of a cautionary tale there. On the flip side, the Mets chose: Bill Traber w/pick #16 in exchange for losing John Olerud (Traber became part of the Robby Alomar trade) Aaron Heilman with pick #18 when the Rox signed Mike Hampton (and some guy named Wright was the 'sandwich' pick that year 20 slots later) Ike Davis was our compensation when Glavine returned to Atlanta, 18th pick 2008

Edgy MD Jun 08 2015 11:07 AM Re: Draft 2015

And Matt Reynolds and Kevin Plawecki with the compensation picks for José Reyes. And Al Shirley and Bobby Jones with the compensation picks for Darryl Strawberry. That same year, the Cardinals selected Brian Barber as the supplemental pick for losing Vince Coleman to the Mets. The next year, there was some uninspiring drafting by the Mets, taking Chris Roberts and Jon Ward (who?) with compensation picks awarded for losing Frank Viola. The Pirates took Shon Walker (double-who?) and Trey Beamon with compensatory picks after losing Bobby Bonilla to the Mets.

dgwphotography Jun 08 2015 11:18 AM Re: Draft 2015 Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Jun 08 2015 11:21 AM

Wasn't David Wright a compensation pick, or am I conflating him with someone else? O/E: Supplemental pick for Mike Hampton. How did I not remember that?

Edgy MD Jun 08 2015 11:20 AM Re: Draft 2015

Yeah, noted up top by FK: Frayed Knot wrote: Aaron Heilman with pick #18 when the Rox signed Mike Hampton (and some guy named Wright was the 'sandwich' pick that year 20 slots later)

dgwphotography Jun 08 2015 11:21 AM Re: Draft 2015

Edgy MD wrote: Yeah, noted up top by FK: Frayed Knot wrote: Aaron Heilman with pick #18 when the Rox signed Mike Hampton (and some guy named Wright was the 'sandwich' pick that year 20 slots later) Yeah - completely missed that, and we cross-posted...

Edgy MD Jun 08 2015 11:23 AM Re: Draft 2015

METSSC repeatedly at the MOFo: "And we let Mike Hampton go for nothing. FOR NOTHING!"

Frayed Knot Jun 08 2015 12:14 PM Re: Draft 2015

As the compensation rules have changed over the years, I was trying to link just the direct gains or losses as the result of FA signings. IOW, only those picks that were transferred from one team to another as opposed to 'extra' picks like Wright or Plawecki which were gained by the Mets but not directly lost by the other team. Under today's rules, the Mets lose their place in line at (I believe) #15 but the one the Rox gain is #27 so it becomes even tougher to see in hindsight how the final thing balances out.

Edgy MD Jun 08 2015 06:20 PM Genuine Draft

The Diamondbacks open the proceedings by taking that handsome but spoiled country club swain Dansby Swanson with the first overall pick. Swanson is a shortstop from Vanderbilt, the notion of which only enhances the effect of his name.

metsmarathon Jun 08 2015 06:32 PM Re: Genuine Draft

amazing that he could find time for baseball between all the polo matches. dansby? seriously.?

Edgy MD Jun 08 2015 06:54 PM Re: Genuine Draft

All the blue bloods seemed to have gone early. Carson Fulmer, Tyler Stephenson, Garrett Whitley, Kolby Allard, Trent Clark, and Brady Aiken are all off the board. It's a reunion of all of last spring's most sought after cotillion escorts.

Edgy MD Jun 08 2015 09:15 PM Re: Draft 2015

Drafting with the compensation pick won from the Mets, the Roxx take Mike Nikorak of Stroudsburg HS in Pennsylvania. So maybe that pick comes back to haunt us, six years and Tommy John surgery down the road.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jun 08 2015 09:18 PM Re: Draft 2015

Mets picking NOW!!!!

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jun 08 2015 09:20 PM Re: Draft 2015

Desmond Lindsay, OF, Florida HS Dwight Gooden made the announcement. MLB guys say he was not in the top 200 but has power and speed potential.

MFS62 Jun 08 2015 09:26 PM Re: Draft 2015

Not in the top 200? Really? MLB guys VS our scouts. Time will tell. At least it appears that he hits right handed. OE - BA had him at 102. Later

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jun 08 2015 09:34 PM Re: Draft 2015

Bats righthanded, has a chance to be a power-hitting CF but sounds like a project.

Frayed Knot Jun 08 2015 09:36 PM Re: Draft 2015

Yeah, sounds like a high-ceiling but low floor type of guy who is athletic but will need a lot of fixing' and tinkering' to make run smoothly. Not the type you'd expect a team to go for when their first pick is outside the top 50 but yaneverknow.

Edgy MD Jun 08 2015 09:40 PM Re: Draft 2015

Was Brandon Nimmo a guy off the radar to that extent? Courageous Mets. They went for this guy after Colorado jumped on Tyler Nevin in the hateful competitive balance round with the #38 overall pick

MFS62 Jun 09 2015 06:56 AM Re: Draft 2015

Interesting stuff: http://espn.go.com/blog/new-york/mets/p ... h-top-pick Committed to UNC. What's the name of that academy again? "Offensive machine". Maybe he has gotten rid of his hamstring problem already, so it won't slow down his run for Rookie of the Year when he gets here. Hope they can sign him. Later

Frayed Knot Jun 09 2015 07:04 AM Re: Draft 2015

Was Brandon Nimmo a guy off the radar to that extent? No. The questions about Nimmo back when he was drafted were the lower competition level he was playing with and against (Wyoming) and the reduced time he spent playing (no HS, summer league only) as compared to the 12 month/year guys. But while picking him where they did wasn't without risk, I don't remember his draft level being considered a 'reach' at the time. This guy sounds like he's on the complete opposite end of the risk/reward scale: super high ceiling if things all work out (Lorenzo Cain?) vs lots of athleticism but too few baseball skills (Jeff Franceour-ish?) if it doesn't. I'm just glad they didn't go for a guy from the Indoor Academy. We'd probably be stuck with someone totally out of shape if they did that.

Frayed Knot Jun 09 2015 07:48 AM Re: Draft 2015

Drafting with the compensation pick won from the Mets, the Roxx take Mike Nikorak of Stroudsburg HS in Pennsylvania. So maybe that pick comes back to haunt us, six years and Tommy John surgery down the road. The more accurate follow is probably the guy the Braves drafted at the slot where the Mets would have been as opposed the the guy the Rox chose 13 picks later: 14) Atlanta Braves: Kolby Allard, LHP, San Clemente HS, California: UCLA commit, candidate to go in top five until a stress reaction injury in his back sidelined him. When healthy, delivers easy 90+ heat with impressive curveball and low-effort delivery. Potentially a huge steal here for the Braves, could be top of rotation guy if it all comes together. Of course if the Mets had that pick they might have drafted somebody totally different so who knows. I remember someone back at the MoFo complaining about how the Mets could have had Jordan Zimmermann had they not given up their draft pick to sign Moises Alou. Problem was Zimmermann wasn't drafted until like 60 slots later so all the guy was doing was bitching about things a half-decade or more after the fact. It's amazing sometimes how much folks "know" (and claim to have known at the time) years after a draft is over. I recently saw a piece 're-drafting' the 2010 draft. Unlike most drafts looked at with five years worth of hindsight, the #1 overall then (Bryce Harper) would still be the #1 overall. But now in the Top-10 were (in some order, I forget exactly) Matt Harvey (originally #7 overall), Jacob deGrom (9th round - 272nd overall), Noah Syndergaard (38th overall). Great now for us, not so good if you were the teams drafting the likes of James Taillon (2nd), Barret Loux (6th overall), Karsten Whitson (9th), Deck McGuire (11th) or any one of the more than half of that first round (16 of 30) who have yet to play a day in the majors.

Benjamin Grimm Jun 09 2015 07:56 AM Re: Draft 2015

MFS62 wrote: At least it appears that he hits right handed. That's good! Because right-handed hitters are so rare!

MFS62 Jun 09 2015 08:10 AM Re: Draft 2015 Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Jun 09 2015 08:37 AM

Benjamin Grimm wrote: MFS62 wrote: At least it appears that he hits right handed. That's good! Because right-handed hitters are so rare! The top position players the Mets have drafted recently have hit left handed. Nimmo, Conforto and Smith are lefty batters. Later

Lefty Specialist Jun 09 2015 08:22 AM Re: Draft 2015

It's all a crap shoot. You hope for the best, but with high school guys it'll probably be 2019 before we know if this panned out or not.

Fman99 Jun 09 2015 10:07 AM Re: Draft 2015

Frayed Knot wrote: Better him (Nevin) than Mariano Rivera Jr. You have to take me, I'm a legacy!

A Boy Named Seo Jun 09 2015 11:27 AM Re: Draft 2015

Mets draft a 6'3" herky-jerky high school lefty named Max Wotell. MLB vid ----->>>> http://m.mlb.com/video/topic/67565098/v141615683

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jun 09 2015 11:35 AM Re: Draft 2015

Batters check in, but they don't check out. Another kid threatening to go to college. Let's keep our guys dumb and out of frats.

Edgy MD Jun 09 2015 11:40 AM Re: Draft 2015

The Mets' insatiable appetites for Wotell have led them to go for Max Wotell. What I don't know about kinesiology could fill a... well, a kinesiology library, frankly... but that video sure shows what looks to my untrained eyes to be a pretty violent motion.

A Boy Named Seo Jun 09 2015 11:45 AM Re: Draft 2015

It does look violent. He pitches like he's pissed at his own elbow.

Edgy MD Jun 09 2015 11:46 AM Re: Draft 2015

Jacob Nix, taken #86 by the Padres. A year after million-dollar payday vanished, Jacob Nix set for MLB draft Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY Sports 7:36 p.m. EDT June 1, 2015 SAN DIEGO - A year ago, Jacob Nix was strolling around downtown Houston, proudly wearing his new Astros cap, trying to figure out what he was going to buy with his $1.5 million signing bonus. The signing bonus, verbally agreed upon by his representatives and the Astros, suddenly disappeared. The college scholarship to UCLA, offered by the school and readily accepted, was yanked by NCAA officials. Nix was a pitcher without a home. Nix, an innocent bystander in a dispute during last year's Major League Baseball Draft, is now set to try it again, anxiously sitting at home in Los Alamitos, Calif., with no place to go. "Last year pretty much sucked,'' Nix told USA TODAY Sports. "I was literally in the wrong place and the wrong time. It was a bad situation. The whole year was pretty difficult for myself and for my family. "I weeded a lot of people out of my life, friends who I didn't trust. So would just go to the gym every day and work all of the anger out. I stayed positive. Even now, I've got to think everything happened for a reason.'' Turns out that the Astros discovered an abnormality in the UCL, and because of stupid slot rules, reaching a compromise on the offer was impossible, but like Tom Seaver, he found he's suddenly couldn't take his talent to college either.

Frayed Knot Jun 09 2015 11:51 AM Re: Draft 2015

A Boy Named Seo wrote: It does look violent. He pitches like he's pissed at his own elbow. Has a bit of an Alex Wood (Braves) thing going on there. I like that his full name is actually Maximilian

Edgy MD Jun 09 2015 11:55 AM Re: Draft 2015

There are supplemental picks after round three now? WTFMLB?

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jun 09 2015 11:55 AM Re: Draft 2015

Dammit! Twins got Trey Cabbage just a few picks ahead of us.

Frayed Knot Jun 09 2015 11:57 AM Re: Draft 2015

Edgy MD wrote: Jacob Nix, taken #86 by the Padres. Turns out that the Astros discovered an abnormality in the UCL, and because of stupid slot rules, reaching a compromise on the offer was impossible, but like Tom Seaver, he found he's suddenly couldn't take his talent to college either. Actually it wasn't Nix's UCL that had the problem, it was 2014 #1 overall Brady Aiken that had the UCL problem. Prior to that turning up in the physical, Aiken was set to sign with Houston for 'below slot' money. That, in turn, would give the 'Stros leftover money to sign others above slot. Nix was one of those someones, but when Aiken didn't sign they didn't have the leftover money (if you don't sign a player at all you lose that allowance) so Nix's offer got pulled on account of Aiken's elbow and both wound up getting tossed back into this year's draft pool. Aiken, who was picked 17th overall by Cleveland yesterday, started off his off year pitching for the IMG Academy but almost immediately tore the UCL and had TJ surgery.

Frayed Knot Jun 09 2015 11:59 AM Re: Draft 2015

Edgy MD wrote: There are supplemental picks after round three now? WTFMLB? Compensation for unsigned players from last year's draft most likely. I think 3rd round is as high as it goes for those.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jun 09 2015 12:07 PM Re: Draft 2015 Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Jun 09 2015 12:12 PM

4th round: David Thompson, 3B, U of Miami BR/TR, lots of power Yikes! .333/.445/.658 19 HR, 87 RBI in 64 games

A Boy Named Seo Jun 09 2015 12:10 PM Re: Draft 2015

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: 4th round: David Thompson, 3B, U of Miami BR/TR, lots of power Apparently a 3B who can't throw. Vid --> http://m.mlb.com/video/topic/67565098/v ... st-baseman

Edgy MD Jun 09 2015 12:39 PM Re: Draft 2015

Thompson: got a baseball body. Long torso, with relatively short limbs. Those guys stick. I'm putting $20 on this guy.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jun 09 2015 12:46 PM Re: Draft 2015

Round 5: Thomas Szapucky, LHP from a Florida high school

Edgy MD Jun 09 2015 12:50 PM Re: Draft 2015

Mets southeast regional staff better get a sweet bonus: Florida, North Carolina, Florida, Florida.

seawolf17 Jun 09 2015 12:51 PM Re: Draft 2015

Edgy MD wrote: Mets southeast regional staff better get a sweet bonus: Florida, North Carolina, Florida, Florida. IF ONLY THERE WAS A COLLEGE SOMEWHERE UP HERE IN THE NORTHEAST, DICKHEADS. (Actually, I don't anticipate any of our guys going until tomorrow. But still.)

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jun 09 2015 01:58 PM Re: Draft 2015

Round 6 another Florida guy, Hillsborough JC RHP Chase Ingram

Edgy MD Jun 09 2015 02:01 PM Re: Draft 2015

Because every team needs a Chase, to go along with the Tylers and the Codys. Lousy cheapass Mets (LCAMs) just trying to save on travel expenses to get everybody to St. Lucie.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jun 09 2015 02:25 PM Re: Draft 2015

Mets call the Corey Hotline and this fat righthander from Texas Tech answers. Corey Taylor. MLB guy thinks he could be a reliever.

A Boy Named Seo Jun 09 2015 02:35 PM Re: Draft 2015

He is hefty, 6'1", 250. Strikes out like 1 dude every 2 innings, but his ERA was 0.31. DUDES CANNOT HIT THIS GUY (I guess). He's a 4-year guy, and 22, so maybe they want him in the bullpen next week.

Frayed Knot Jun 09 2015 02:43 PM Re: Draft 2015

Are we sure it's not Taylor Corey?

Frayed Knot Jun 09 2015 02:59 PM Re: Draft 2015

Edgy MD wrote: I think Mariano, Jr. is listed as a fourth-round talent, tops, so if they go for him at #54, they must have seen somebody other folks haven't. 4th round it is at #134 to ... the Nationals. Was selected by the Yanx in the 29th round last year.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jun 09 2015 03:00 PM Re: Draft 2015

Back to Florida for Junior catcher Pat Mazeika from deGrom's alma mater Stetson U.

Frayed Knot Jun 09 2015 03:04 PM Re: Draft 2015

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Round 5: Thomas Szapucky, LHP from a Florida high school Hopefully Szapucky will pitch to Plawecki at some point - just for the SCRABBLE points alone it would be worth it, or to hear Keith stumble over the pronunciations.

Edgy MD Jun 09 2015 05:01 PM Re: Draft 2015

Frayed Knot wrote: Edgy MD wrote: I think Mariano, Jr. is listed as a fourth-round talent, tops, so if they go for him at #54, they must have seen somebody other folks haven't. 4th round it is at #134 to ... the Nationals. Was selected by the Yanx in the 29th round last year. I don't get this. The same thing happened with the Mets and Glen Johnson. You go to the trouble of selecting the son of an alum-in-good-standing, and you think you'd have a good-faith good idea beforehand how much money it's going to take to keep him out of college.

Frayed Knot Jun 09 2015 06:06 PM Re: Draft 2015

btw, the DOB on Desmond Lindsay -- 1/15/[u:1wzwcl1n]97[/u:1wzwcl1n] Shit, the forerunner of this board isn't much younger than that.

Edgy MD Jun 09 2015 06:08 PM Re: Draft 2015

It's the commitment to geographic diversity that makes this team great.

MFS62 Jun 09 2015 09:30 PM Re: Draft 2015

But none from Georgia. Are they all still destined to go to the Braves? Later

MFS62 Jun 10 2015 06:59 AM Re: Draft 2015

4th round: David Thompson, 3B, U of Miami BR/TR, lots of power Yikes! .333/.445/.658 19 HR, 87 RBI in 64 games Sickels liked Thompson as a possible first rounder: David Thompson, 3B-1B, Miami-Florida: Junior, hits right, mashed to tune of .333/.445/.658 with 19 homers, 43/27 BB/K in 243 at-bats. Huge power to all fields, good strike zone judgment, good track record with wooden bats. This is a first-round bat but shoulder injuries have hampered his throwing and many scouts believe he’ll have to move to first base. He’s not a butcher, however, and in my opinion people are under-rating him. Target Territory: Compensation round/second round, although personally I’d consider him in the second half of the first round. Me likey. Later

Lefty Specialist Jun 10 2015 07:58 AM Re: Draft 2015

That'll teach Duda not to sign a long-term contract.....

Frayed Knot Jun 10 2015 12:54 PM Re: Draft 2015

Rounds 10-22 yield 11 pitchers and a 2nd baseman, most of them college boys including Thomas Hacker (RHP) from St Johns. The 2B is Vincent Siena from UConn (Mazzilli's successor/replacement?)

Edgy MD Jun 10 2015 01:45 PM Re: Draft 2015

UConn? How did Siena let Vincent Siena get away? It's like people aren't even trying anymore.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jun 10 2015 02:11 PM Re: Draft 2015

We got St. John's sidewinding closer, Thomas Hackimer In the 10th round we got a reliever with a great name, Witt Haggard: Then there's 17th-round lefty Sixto Torres.

Frayed Knot Jun 10 2015 02:41 PM Re: Draft 2015

Witt Haggard is from Delta State in Mississippi. Of course he is. Just as 32nd rounder Dustin Beggs is from the only place he could be from: Kentucky For 30th rounder, Jackson Wark, we went all the way to Alberta, Canada (the true north strong and free) so take that you deep south elitists!!

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jun 10 2015 02:46 PM Re: Draft 2015

Witt's from Meridian Mississippi, home of Jimmie Rodgers, Steve Forbert and Oil Can Boyd.

Edgy MD Jun 10 2015 02:48 PM Re: Draft 2015

Meridian is Number 10 on the map above. Dennis Boyd is nicknamed "Oil Can" and Steve Forbert wrote "The Oil Song."

dgwphotography Jun 10 2015 05:53 PM Re: Draft 2015

Edgy MD wrote: UConn? How did Siena let Vincent Siena get away? It's like people aren't even trying anymore. Possible future wifey alert: Youngest DGW danced with Siena's GF before she graduated...

Frayed Knot Jun 11 2015 07:17 PM Re: Draft 2015

John Sickels' thumbnail review: NEW YORK METS 2-53) Desmond Lindsay, OF, Florida HS 3-88) Max Wotell, LHP, North Carolina HS 4-119) David Thompson, 3B, University of Miami-FL 5-149) Thomas Szapucki, LHP, Florida HS COMMENT: Like the other New York team, the Mets draft brought some ???? reactions from fans. Lindsay is tooled up like few preps and has excellent bat speed with power potential, but missed much of the spring with a significant hamstring injury. He could be a nice value here but reports are mixed on how polished he may or may not be. Wotell is projectable in the low 90s and should be signable away from the University of Arizona this high. Fourth round pick David Thompson, in my view, could be one of the steals of the draft. He has outstanding power and pure hitting skills to match, but his college career was slowed by serious shoulder problems. He may wind up at first base but he could also become one of the best hitters in the entire 2015 class. If that happens no one will care about the glove. Szapucki can hit the mid-90s but needs some polish with the secondary pitches. Late round picks of interest include Kevin Kaczmarski out of Evansville, OF, ninth round, who is an older prospect with an excellent hitting track record. I don’t know if 17th round LHP Sixto Torres is signable that low, but he’s a big kid with substantial arm strength and sleeper potential if they can sign him.