Dec 06 2017 04:35 AM
This wet fart of a season yielded little in terms of benefits. Lots of guys got hurt, some of whom undoubtedly resetting their career trajectory, everybody got a year older, and the team became less marketable, undercutting the payroll. But hey, the draft!
The Mets pick sixth, and if Jonathan Mayo's first projection of the top 50 draft-eligible prospects, the shortstop-gorged organization is in line to grab another shortstop, based on Mayo's top ten.
[list]1) Brady Singer, rhp, Junior, University of Florida
2) Ethan Hankins, rhp, Senior, Forsyth Central (GA) HS
3) Matthew Liberatore, LHP, Senior, Mountain Ridge (AZ) HS
4) Nolan Gorman, 3b, O'Connor (AZ) HS (No established relation to Tom)
5) Shane McClanahan, lhp, Redshirt Sophomore, University of South Florida (No established relation to Rue)
6) Nander De Sedas, ss, Senior, Montverde (FL) Academy
7) Brice Turang, ss, Senior, Santiago (CA) HS
8) Casey Mize, rhp, Junior, Auburn (No established relation to Johnny)
9) Ryan Rolison, lhp, Sophomore, University of Mississippi
10) Jackson Kowar, rhp, Junior, University of Florida[/list:u]
Two familiar names are actually related to famous folks. Mets, in fact. 15th-ranked Ryan Weathers is the son of ex-Met David, and 19th-ranked Griffin Conine is the son of ex-Met Jeff. Jeff went in the 58th round, which doesn't even exist anymore, so the son is highly likely to exceed his father's humble beginnings. And look at his sweet aluminum swing!
Top 10 Names
[list]10) Greyson Jenista, of
9) Dominic Pipkin, rhp
8) Slade Cecconi, rhp
7) Jordan Groshans, 3b
6) Konner Pilkington, lhp
5) Sean Hjelle, rhp: Oh, HJELLE no!
4) Noah Naylor, c: Kind of makes all those Doug Fister jokes obsolete.
3) Brice Turang, ss: Is he a baseball player or an ancient civilization?
2) Kumar Rocker, rhp: Not every song can be a Kumar rocker. Harold will tell you.
1) Seth Beer, 1b: He earns his top spot by living up to his name, offsetting his awesome walk and slugging rates with a 20 (!) run tool, and predictions from scouts that he'll be a full-time DH by his 25th birthday.[/list:u]