Mets Select Prep Triple-Digit Arm with 27th Overall Pick in our June MLB Mock Draft

[Jamie Cameron]

It's time to check back in with another New York Mets mock. The MLB Draft is just five weeks away. This class is as muddled as any I've covered, though it's plenty deep in talent. You can find our mock consensus board here. Let's check in on some player profiles it's currently mocking to the Mets with their first few picks in July.

Mets Mock Draft: No. 27, Coleman Borthwick, RHP, South Walton HS, FL

Borthwick is a physical monster out of South Carolina, built more like an NFL linebacker than a high school baseball player. Standing at 6'6, 255 pounds, he's an exciting two-way prospect, but most believe his future is on the mound.

It's a slightly crossfire delivery which helps to create a more unusual angle for hitters as he strides down the mound. However it looks, there's a ton of quality in the stuff. Borthwick recently ran his fastball up to 100mph for the first time. It's a pitch that will sit 94-96 mph with plenty of run. It's paired with a quality slider, a pitch that might already be plus. It sits in the mid-80s with some sharp, late tilt. Borthwick has a changeup in the bank too, but it's been used sparingly to date.

Borthwick has been a more effective strike thrower to date than you might expect from a frame his size and such an explosive arsenal. He's committed to Auburn but has T30 pick upside.

Mets Mock Draft: No. 92, Will Gasparino, OF, UCLA

If you want to lean into raw tools on the college side of the 2026 draft, there's no better place to look than Will Gasparino, who is finishing his collegiate career at UCLA (close to home) after a mixed two years at Texas.

This is double plus raw power from the right side from a 6'6 frame. The problem for Gasparino is there wasn't enough of a hit tool to go with it in his first two collegiate seasons. It's a longer swing, but the staff at UCLA have him on plane earlier and have quieted down his lower half, work that has unlocked a much better version of Gasparino in 2026.

He's hit over .300 through in his junior season (a 40-50 point increase from his first two seasons), with 20 home runs and a reduced strikeout rate. There's strong supplementary tools here, too. Gasparino has an above-average arm and once he gets going, has above-average speed too. It's a power-reliant corner outfield profile who could be a monster if he hits enough at the next level.

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