Boyz II Men: The 2020 Draft

[Edgy MD]

Funny to see the first round include only 29 picks and then realizing ... oh, yeah ...



In the second round, the Mets rolled the dice on Mississippi State's J.T. Ginn. J.T. (who I'm going to assume is named for Justin Timberlake) was a former first rounder (Dodgers, 2018) who instead elected to go the college route. After being the SEC Frosh of the Year, he kicked off his sophomore season by getting knocked out early in the opener and then checking in for Tommy John surgery in March.



As much as the pick was a gamble, taking a guy while his stock was falling, the Mets might have to match the Dodgers' first round $$ in order to see the gamble through.

[nymr83]

I dont know. If I was him I'd take a long hard look at the idea of getting under contract and rehabbing under the eyes of major League doctors. Will there even be college baseball next spring? And with Tommy John would he even pitch at all? The minor league season if there is one goes several months longer to where he could pitch off a mound in a game in 15 months after surgery. Whats the draft stock look like if nobody has seen him for another year?

[batmagadanleadoff]

In Pete Crow-Armstrong, the Mets see a ‘left-handed magician'



Excerpt:

With the 19th pick Wednesday night, New York snagged center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong out of Harvard-Westlake High School in Los Angeles. The 18-year-old Crow-Armstrong is a defensively gifted athlete with one of the highest ceilings in the draft — and the chance to jump ahead of every other outfielder in the Mets' system. “All spring, I called him the left-handed magician in center field,” said Tommy Tanous, senior adviser to amateur scouting. “He's one of the rare players you watch in batting practice play defense … He's a fearless center fielder. He's probably the easiest center fielder I've had a chance to scout.” “The anticipation element to his game is as good as I've seen in a really long time in an amateur center fielder,” said scouting director Marc Tramuta. “There's such a natural glide and ease to what he does in center field. It's just different than everybody else.”

https://theathletic.com/1865850/2020/06/11/in-pete-crow-armstrong-the-mets-see-a-left-handed-magician/https://theathletic.com/1865850/2020/06/11/in-pete-crow-armstrong-the-mets-see-a-left-handed-magician/

[Edgy MD]

Yeah, it's a tough choice, and there's certainly an argument that this may be his last chance to cash his chips in, so he might be advised to jump at slot money.



A fastball with running action and a "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bKG0p6Tv9Q

slider" were both described as double-plus offerings before his season ended, and I get the idea that throwing them might be part of why his season ended. My super-advanced biomechanics studies at Outyerhole University tell me he loads a lot of stored energy in his elbow before exploding out to full extension.



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[MFS62]

Pick 69 Isiah Greene - lefty hitting high school outfielder:

From SNY:

The Mets selected outfielder Isaiah Greene from Corona High school in Corona, California. Greene, 18, was the No. 62-ranked prospect per MLB.com and has a commitment to Missouri. A lefty-swinging center fielder who plays plus defense and should be able to stick in center, Greene had a huge senior season and "has a chance to be a really exciting, toolsy player," draft analyst Jon Mayo said on the MLB Network broadcast after Greene was drafted. MLB.com scouting report snippet: Even without much polish, Greene really stood out against top competition over the summer and fall. Though he didn't hit as well out of the gate this spring, he may be the most improved player in the area over the last year and there's still plenty of room for growth, giving teams reason to consider the Missouri recruit in the early rounds.

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[MFS62]

Pick 91 SS Anthony Walters San Diego State

The tv guys said he is a defense-first player and that the Mets are picking guys they can sign under-slot to save money to pay JT Ginn (the second round pick).

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[batmagadanleadoff]

I'm usually, just barely interested in the Mets first round pick. But anything after that, wake me up like three years from now.

[MFS62]

Pick 120 Matthew Dyer U of Arizona. Plays several positions, primarily a catcher

https://tucson.com/sports/arizonawildcats/baseball/abridged-ua-season-condensed-mlb-draft-haven-t-quelled-matthew-dyer-s-desire/article_f0379b23-7943-5fb6-8fad-a1903c84382d.htmlhttps://tucson.com/sports/arizonawildcats/baseball/abridged-ua-season-condensed-mlb-draft-haven-t-quelled-matthew-dyer-s-desire/article_f0379b23-7943-5fb6-8fad-a1903c84382d.html



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[batmagadanleadoff]

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Pick 120 Matthew Dyer U of Arizona. Plays several positions, primarily a catcher

[Edgy MD]

Maybe Duffy has.

[Edgy MD]

Round Five Met Pick is University of New Orleans (go, Privateers!) righthander Eric Orze.



Doomed forever to be nicknamed EBN-OZN by me, Eric is a fifth-year senior, so you know ashie loves him. A different sort of risk from the first pitcher (J.T. Ginn) selected by the Mets, Eric's a https://www.wdsu.com/article/judge-sets-deadline-for-abuse-survivors-to-file-claim-against-boy-scouts/32830572two-time cancer survivor.



Drops his arm in his delivery.



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[Edgy MD]

Orze's money pitch is the splitter — a pitch that has been relegated, by health concerns, to a secondary pitch by those who still throw it. And even those guys have slowed it down to use more as a change of pace, much like the traditional forkball.



Orze, though, still lets it fly, Sutter-style. Watch him go, listen to some corporate rock, and enjoy your orzegasm.



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[LWFS]

Sheryl and Lance's kid-- CONVINCE ME OTHERWISE-- seems nice and all, but Garrett Mitchell was still out there? That guy from UCLA with the sweet, close-to-majors-ready bat and https://www.foxsports.com/wisconsin/story/milwaukee-brewers-2020-mlb-draft-grades-analysis-garrett-mitchell-freddy-zamora-061220the Type 1 diabetes who's also plenty playable in center? Farts.

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

Armcrow Petestrong signs his contract

[Edgy MD]

Pretty cool that he came up in the Mlicki/Franco innerview.

[MFS62]

The Mets have reportedly come to terms with second round draftee JT Ginn for over the slot money.

No $ details yet.

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[LWFS]

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The Mets have reportedly come to terms with second round draftee JT Ginn for over the slot money.

No $ details yet.

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[Edgy MD]

I'm just happy to believe that there is a strategizin'.



This is exactly where I'd expect an organization on the block to cut expenses.

[LWFS]

Edgy MD wrote: I'm just happy to believe that there is a strategizin'. This is exactly where I'd expect an organization on the block to cut expenses.

I mean, he's not spending any MORE money than he'd otherwise spend.

[Edgy MD]

Syracuse reliever Eric Orze is the last Mets player from this abbreviated MLB draft still in the organization.



Mets in the 2020 Draft



1) [CROSSOUT]Pete Crow-Armstrong, of (Harvard-Westlake HS, CA)[/CROSSOUT] Traded to CHC for Javy Baez and Trevor Williams, 7/30/2021 .

2a)[CROSSOUT] J.T. Ginn, p (Mississippi State University, MS)[/CROSSOUT] Traded with Adam Oller to OAK for Chris Bassitt, 3/12/2022.

2b) [CROSSOUT]Isaiah Greene, of (Corona HS, CA)[/CROSSOUT] Traded with Amed Rosario, Andres Gimenez, and Josh Wolf for Francisco Lindor and Carlos Carrasco, 1/16/2021 .

3) [CROSSOUT]Anthony Walters, ss (Sand Diego State Univ., CA[/CROSSOUT] Released, 8/2/2021.

4) [CROSSOUT]Matthew Dyer, c (University of Arizona, AZ)[/CROSSOUT] Traded with Tommy Hunter to TBR for Rich Hill, 7/23/2021.

5) Eric Orze, p (University of New Orleans, LA)=#0000BF] Currently with Syracuse.



This, of course, was the only draft the team participated in under Brodie Van Wangenen's supervision, so hs legacy is barely hanging in there.