Draft 2015

[Frayed Knot]

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]

Put me down for "Trey Cabbage."

[Edgy MD]

Skye Bolt could ease my post-Damien Magnifico heartbreak.

[Zvon]

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]

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]

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

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[Edgy MD]

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]

Better him (Nevin) than Mariano Rivera Jr.

[Edgy MD]

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]

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]

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

[Frayed Knot]

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]

And Matt Reynolds and Kevin Plawecki with the compensation picks for Jos� 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]

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?

Edited June 8, 2015 by Guest

[Edgy MD]

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]

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]

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

[Frayed Knot]

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]

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]

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

dansby? seriously.?

[Edgy MD]

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]

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.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Mets picking NOW!!!!

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

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]

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

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

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

[Frayed Knot]

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]

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]

Interesting stuff:
http://espn.go.com/blog/new-york/mets/post/_/id/104473/mets-select-offensive-machine-desmond-lindsay-with-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]

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.