A Boy Named Seo

Round 16 Trey McLoughlin - 6'2" 210 lbs senior from Fairfield CT. Trey was expecting to get https://www.sheltonherald.com/sports/article/Trey-McLoughlin-wants-another-shot-at-MLB-draft-15836049.phpdrafted last year in rounds 10-15 but had to go back to school when they cut the draft to 5 rounds. I wonder how many guys had to do the same and tanked this year and didn't get drafted. :'-( https://dbukjj6eu5tsf.cloudfront.net/sidearm.sites/fairfielduni.sidearmsports.com/images/2021/5/28/_SPI1799.JPG>

dinosaur jesus wrote: They're Hunter Pence pants. Pence pants. Good call.

15th round Wyatt Young 5'7" 160 lbs lefty, junior shortstop from Pepperdine. Dig these tequila sunrise jerseys yall https://pepperdine-graphic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/ONLINE-4.jpg>

Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: I like that Clemson lefty. He's the kinda guy Omar would have drafted 1st and debuted the next week. Also digging Rowsdey's hot pants Those above-the-knee pants Rowdey's rocking are kinda NFL looking?

Round 14: Nathan Lavender - 6'2", 210 lbs junior out of Univ of Illinois - Champagne. Starting pitcher, but looks a little like Billy Wagner with his arm cocked like that. Needs to fix those floppy pant legs. You're a pro now, son. https://dbukjj6eu5tsf.cloudfront.net/sidearm.sites/fightingillini.com/images/2021/5/15/AW5_1587_1_.jpg>

Just going through the rest of the college boys the Mets drafted. Here's where we currently are: 9th round - Levi David - 6'5", 220 lbs, 4-year college senior Northwestern State U. https://dbukjj6eu5tsf.cloudfront.net/sidearm.sites/nsudemons.com/images/2021/4/13/001_NSU_40_Levi_David.jpg> 10th round - Keyshawn Askew - 6'4" 190 lbs. junior from Clemson. Described as: "Lefthander who has seen action as both a starter and reliever … has an unorthodox throwing motion". Keshawn gets two pictures cause his big, lefty leg kick and side-arm delivery remind me a little of D-Train. https://2cic.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/t/stories/19/baseball/askew_keyshawn_charlotte_800.jpg> https://pbr-affd.kxcdn.com/passets/photo/GA/4372698051-Keyshawn-Askew.jpg> 11th round - Rowdey Jordan - 5'10" 190 lbs, senior from Mississippi St. Fun fact: He is named after the character "Rowdey" from the movie Days of Thunder https://cdispatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/20210327_BB_vs_Arkansas_JordanR_AP_0853-copy-scaled.jpg> 12th round - Jack-Thomas Wold - just your average 5'10, 220 lbs, senior from UNLV https://www.oursportscentral.com/graphics/pictures/lg20180705-46359.jpg> 13th round - Matt Rudick - 5'9" 170 lbs. junior out of San Diego State. He may be kinda small, but he hit .410 and reached base in every game he appeared in so suck on that, haters https://dbukjj6eu5tsf.cloudfront.net/goaztecs.com/images/2020/2/23/20200223_baseball_sdsu_v_usc_dtuskan_00028.jpg>

These rounds are flying, aren't they. The Mets draft... wait for it... a 6'6" junior righty Mike Vasil from Virginia. Seems like there's gonna be lots of older, less heralded, giant-sized prospects entering the system. https://www.gannett-cdn.com/presto/2021/07/07/NPAL/bb5fa584-8b97-42f0-b750-599374e77561-Vasil_Mike-3.jpeg>

Yeah the slot system is shitty. I'm the sure the Mets had "below slot" offers to all these college guys and told them if they didn't accept, they'd draft someone else. And latest giant, college righty to say yes is Carson Seymour from Kansas State. 6'6" and coming off a season where he posted a 6.19 ERA, I'm guessing he's "toolsy". If this baseball thing doesn't out, he looks like he could sell you a reliable insurance policy. https://d3a5n34dhi6aoo.cloudfront.net/images/2020/9/22/Seymour_Carson.jpg?width=300>

Edgy MD wrote: Three pitchers in three rounds, two of them at college graduation age. Make that 3 out of 4, as the Mets get another big, college righty, this time a reliever. Christian Scott is 6'4" and K'd 51 in 54 innings for the Florida Gators. Um, he's below slot (sorry, Edgy) and that's all I got. https://s3media.247sports.com/Uploads/Assets/5/344/10344005.jpg>

Wow, Kumar already inked for $6M. The extra dough likely explains the second round pick. [TWEET] [/TWEET]

At pick #81, the Mets picked up https://www.mlb.com/prospects/draft/dominic-hamel-687589Dominic Hamel, a 22-year old right-hander who is the "darling of teams that favor analytics because his fastball, slider and curveball all have high spin rates." MLB had him ranked #96 so this seems in the right neighborhood for him. https://dbukjj6eu5tsf.cloudfront.net/sidearm.sites/dbupatriots.com/images/2021/6/28/Dominic_Hamel.JPG>

Mets draft Calvin Ziegler, the best prospect in all of Canada, eh. He's an 18-year old, right-handed fireballing hoser who has committed to Auburn. MLB had him ranked as the #123 best prospect, so maybe an under slot dude here? Edit: nice stirrups, kid. https://www.baseballamerica.com/media/dvvlqvy1/calvin_ziegler_alexisbrudnicki.jpg>

Round 2 starting NOW!!! with the Pirates at pick #37 overall. Mets next pick is at 46.

I feel pretty good. I'd try to get a dude like Jon Gray ASAP, like today. Stro and Walker are coming back down to earth from ace-level and with Carrasco's debut still a couple weeks out, we need help pretty badly. I'd like to not limp through the rest of the month as currently constructed. Lindor and Pete have heated up, Nimmo is raking and Conforto and McNeil have yet to join the party, but will. I'm not worried in the least about the 29th best offense, or whatever the hell the Mets have been up til now. #blueandorangeglasses

=ashie62 post_id=71125 time=1626104211 user_id=90] Rocker is big, almost of a fatbody concern. Not such a safe pick. Throws a great chase slider and not much else Grade C

It seems like a good, safe pick. But I had one "uh-oh" moment when the talking heads were evaluating the pick. One of them said (I paraphrase) "sometimes his fastball isn't a swing and miss pitch". And his tone seemed cautionary. There was no explanation. Does that mean his fastball is straight (no movement)? Does that mean he loses velocity as he goes deeper into games? Does that mean he loses command of location? Is it something that can be corrected with coaching? I wish the person had explained it instead of just dropping it in there. Later I think they covered that last night, too. He's hit as high as 99 and dropped as low as 93. The colleges work these kids a lot and now that he's not free labor, I'm sure he'll be on strict work loads to keep him fresh and protect that arm.

Ted Berg channeling my energy. And who knows what kind of pro Kumar will end up being, but I'm glad this team drafted a player that everyone thinks is a great arm with a short path to the big leagues and they weren't afraid of “signability”.

Downside: rooting for a guy named "Rocker". Upside: EVERYTHING ELSE! Look at the first line of this thread. I never expected this and I bet that the Mets FO didn't either. I bet you're right. I suspect we'll find out the Mets had a few guys they would've been happy with but didn't expect Kumar to land in their lap.

YESSSSSSS KUMAR ROCKER I THINK I LOVE HIM

Frayed Knot wrote: A Boy Named Seo wrote: I am actively rooting for Kumar to drop to 10 and the Mets to pounce. Unless we find out he's a relative of John. I think we're safe there

Angels get some dude named Sam Bachman and now I say to the Mets MAKE MY MAN-CRUSH COME TRUE AND DRAFT KUMAR ROCKER 💙🧡

Rockies get high school outfielder Benny Montgomery. Angels on deck, Mets in the hole. Angels, don't you dare screw up my man-crush I've had for like 13 minutes.

I am actively rooting for Kumar to drop to 10 and the Mets to pounce.

Been reading some mocks the last few days and they're kinda all over the place. 7 picks down and 3 of The Athletic's top 7 are still available, including Vandy right-hander Kumar Rocker and some highly regarded high school dudes. Should be someone pretty good left when the Mets go at 10. Edit: Royals just took a dude 7th that was ranked outside the top 30. Trying to save some buck$ according to the smart guys on TV.

Draft happening now, Manfred getting booed relentlessly. Pirates take Louisville catcher Henry Davis #1 and the Rangers take Al's kid #2.