2025 MLB Draft

[Frayed Knot]

No, I don't want to talk about this yet. It's not until July 13 - 14 anyway.

But seeing as how mlb.com has a 1st round mock up, I just want to take note of the list of first names of guys projected to be selected just in the first 27 picks.

Over half have names I bet you haven't used in the last week ... or quite possibly ever.



Kade

Aiva

Kyson

Kayson

JoJo

Gavin (2 of them)

Steele

Wehiwa

Marek

Jace

Gage

Kruz

Slater





As far as I know, none of Kyson, Kayson, Kade, or Kruz are related to Roger Clemens

But at least none of these guys are likely to wind up on the Mets as the payroll situation pushes their 1st pick to somewhere around #567 overall.

And btw, the guy Kruz, is Kruz Schoolcraft, a LH pitcher out of an Oregon HS

[Edgy MD]

Mets have their first pick knocked back a bunch of slots — they pick like 38th or something — and they have the second-lowest bonus pool, after the Yanks.



Billionaires like market restrictions to protect themselves from each other, just not to protect the rest of us from them.

[Edgy MD]

Mets have their first pick knocked back a bunch of slots — they pick like 38th or something — and they have the second-lowest bonus pool, after the Yanks.



Billionaires like market restrictions to protect themselves from each other, just not to protect the rest of us from them.

[Frayed Knot]

So here's my first question from this draft: How did the White Sox, who had one of the worst MLB seasons EVER wind up with the 10th pick of the draft?

With a season that bad they should have been awarded the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 5th picks.

But, instead, the Nationals, who previously struck oil like Jed Clampett when their back-to-back #1 overall picks were in years when all-time no-brainers Bryce Harper and Steven Strasburg were available, wind up here with the #1 overall although I'm not sure why.





1) Nats - Eli Willits, SS, Florida HS (still just 17 y/o)

2) Angels - Tyler Bremner, RHP UC Santa Barbara

3) Mariners: Kade Anderson, LHP, LSU

4) Rox: Ethan Holliday, SS/3B, Stillwater, OK HS*

5) Cards: Liam Doyle, LHP, U Tennessee

6) Pirates: Seth Hernandez, RHP, Corona HS, (CA)

7) Marlins: Avia Arquette, SS, Oregon State

8) Blue Jays: JoJo (he thought he was a woman) Parker, SS, Miss HS

9) Reds: Steele Hall, SS, Alabama HS

10) White Sox: Billy Carlson, SS, Corona HS (CA) (I'm betting that school had a pretty good team this past year)





This is still going on but I won't.

The first 105 picks (Rounds 1, 2, 3, plus the 'Competitive Balance' and compensation picks) will be made tonight.

Due to the length and dollar amount of the Juan Soto FA contract, the Mets first pick will be in Round 14 of the 2037 draft (OK, it'll actually be picks 38 and 102)

Rounds 4 thru 20 will be made tomorrow.









* So expected history was NOT made by brothers both getting selected #1 overall in different drafts (Jackson was 1/1 by the O's in 2022).

The record remains with BJ (#2 - 2002, TBR) and Justin Upton (#1 - 2005, ARZ) with honorable mention to Tom (6th overall, 1966) and (son) Ben Grieve (2nd, 1994)

[ashie62]

I really really question taking a high school guy first. So far away from MLB. The college guys have large ceilings also and better floors



It's hard to generate mainstream interest in this, none of these picks make an immediate impact like NFL and NBA

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

Looks like we picked Michigan 2B Mitch Voit

[Frayed Knot]

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I really really question taking a high school guy first. So far away from MLB.

[Edgy MD]

Second year in a row the Mets grab a two-way guy in order to make him a one-way guy.



Sooner or later, somebody is going to be the home-grown Ohtani.



Kinda looks like he partied with Prince.



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[Chad ochoseis]

Orioles draft catcher Ike Irish in the first round who, in addition to being a shoe-in for the All Country Team, will be the first major leaguer in history with the initials I.I. if he makes the bigs.

[Gwreck]

Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: Looks like we picked Michigan 2B Mitch Voit

The NY Post has already helpfully pointed out that Voit is the player who, in celebration of hitting a three-run triple against USC, pretended to “snort” the third base line as if it were cocaine.

[MFS62]

Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: Looks like we picked Michigan 2B Mitch Voit The NY Post has already helpfully pointed out that Voit is the player who, in celebration of hitting a three-run triple against USC, pretended to “snort” the third base line as if it were cocaine.

And we have pictures:

https://sports.yahoo.com/article/mets-first-round-pick-mitch-035926781.htmlhttps://sports.yahoo.com/article/mets-first-round-pick-mitch-035926781.html



Another Smurf infielder. (He's listed at 5'9".) They have a string going of drafting short players high (Williams and Morabito are both listed at 5'9"). What ever happened to "Kids are getting bigger these days?"

The player many draftniks had them taking (and I wanted them to get), a power hitting outfielder from the U of Oregon, was taken by the Orioles with the pick before Voit.



With pick 102, the Mets selected Antonio Jimenez, SS, Central Florida, and I have no idea how big he is. But he seems to have good potential:

https://ucfknights.com/news/2025/07/14/jimenez-selected-by-mets-in-third-round-of-2025-mlb-drafthttps://ucfknights.com/news/2025/07/14/jimenez-selected-by-mets-in-third-round-of-2025-mlb-draft

Later

[Edgy MD]

Antonio is a 6'1'' shortstop. who flamed out int he ACC with Miami before transferring and putting it all back together with Central Florida.

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

If we don't sign Bruin Agbayani I'm gonna become a fan of the team that does.

[bLOCKQUOTE]

Bruin Agbayani, SS, St. Louis HS

(No. 234)

The son of five-year Major Leaguer Benny, the younger Agbayani was the Gatorade Player of the Year for his state and got to prove his bonafides in this year's MLB Draft Combine High School Game in Arizona. His 106 mph triple to right-center backed up the notion that he has at least gap pop right now, though it's a bat-over-power profile overall. The Michigan commit is an above-average runner but faces questions about his future position.[/bLOCKQUOTE]

Jeff Kent's son Kaeden Kent, SS, Texas A&M, also in the pool



Desi Relaford's son Jevin Relaford, SS, Florida Southern



Isaac Lyon, RHP, Grand Canyon, son of Brandon Lyon

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

We selecetd a 6-5 high school RHP, Peter Kussow, in round 4

Wisconsin's best prospect this year, Kussow flies under the radar more than he should. Like a lot of prep pitchers from cold-weather states, he lacks consistency, but he also looks like he belongs in the third round on his best days. He has the makings of a promising three-pitch repertoire and a projectable 6-foot-5 frame. Kussow works with a low-90s fastball that tops out at 97 mph with some carry and armside run. He can overpower hitters with a high-spin slider that climbs as high as 88 mph with two-plane break. He hasn't needed to use it much, but his mid-80s changeup has encouraging fade and depth. Kussow's size and ability to get down the mound well create a low release point and extension that make it difficult for hitters to pick up his pitches. He doesn't have the smoothest delivery, which further adds to his deception, though it also can compromise his ability to throw strikes. If he doesn't turn pro this summer, he could become one of the best college pitchers in the 2028 class after three years at Louisville.

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

Round 5 is a college reliever who had Tommy John last week, Payton Prescott.



Mets are obviously saving their bullets here.

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

FUCKING TWINS TOOK BRUIN AGBAYANI

[MFS62]

Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: FUCKING TWINS TOOK BRUIN AGBAYANI

That's not right for them to do.

I feel a disturbance in the Force.



Later

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

Guy On The Internet describes 6th rounder, Central Missouri righthander Nathan Hall, as an "out of the way draft eligible sophomore former two-way who barely pitched in college and has a weird af fastball and feel for spin."

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

7th rounder is RHP Cam Tilly of Auburn who was considered a big name coming out of high school but seems to have stalled

[Edgy MD]

Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: Guy On The Internet describes 6th rounder, Central Missouri righthander Nathan Hall, as an "out of the way draft eligible sophomore former two-way who barely pitched in college and has a weird af fastball and feel for spin."

Scouts were concerned that Nathan Hall had only one life to give for his team. OH!!!

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: FUCKING TWINS TOOK BRUIN AGBAYANI That's not right for them to do. I feel a disturbance in the Force. Later

Yankees took Kaeden Kent

[MFS62]

Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: FUCKING TWINS TOOK BRUIN AGBAYANI That's not right for them to do. I feel a disturbance in the Force. Later Yankees took Kaeden Kent

That doesn't hurt as much.

Later

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

Round 8 is Camden Lohman, a lanky high school pitcher from Missouri. This so far is the only guy they picked whose MLB prospect ranking is lower than the selection (pick 253, ranked 220 by MLB)

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

Ninth-rounder Anthony Frobose is a Rutgers commit from Yorktown Heights, N.Y. Shortstop and pitcher.

[MFS62]

They keep hiring those nearsighted scouts who can't see beyond the infield.



Later

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

10th rounder is RHP Tyler McLaughlin of Georgia, who is a graduate student and prolly doesn't have a lot of leverage

[MFS62]

Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: 10th rounder is RHP Tyler McLaughlin of Georgia, who is a graduate student and prolly doesn't have a lot of leverage

That reminds me. My adoptee, RHP Trey McLaughlin is still on the IL at Binghamton.

Later

[Frayed Knot]

Frayed Knot wrote: So here's my first question from this draft: How did the White Sox, who had one of the worst MLB seasons EVER wind up with the 10th pick of the draft?

The answer to the above question, btw, is that as a 'payor' club, one which gives out revenue sharing money rather than receives it, the White Sox are not allowed to draft higher than 10th in two consecutive seasons. iow, you can't be rich AND tank for draft picks at the same time. The ChiSox drafted 5th last year. I assume this means that their top pick in next year's draft will be slotted on merit which, at the moment, puts them better than only Colorado, 9.5 games better.

[MFS62]

In the last couple of years, it seemed that immediately after the draft, some of the draftees popped up on organization's top 30 prospect lists, some in the top 10.

I wonder if any of these guys will make those lists, and if they do , how highly will they be ranked.

I'd like them draft a slugging outfielder who doesn't have to stand on his tip toes when he orders at the McDonald's counter.

Later

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

Round 11: Missouri high school outfielder Wyatt Vincent (not Vincent Wyatt).