MMO MLB Draft Thread, 7:00 P.M.

Sunday, July 14, 2024 • 7:00 pm ET Arlington, TX ESPN • MLB Network Today is the big day. Not only will several lives change, but the trajectory of some teams can as well. The MLB Draft is officially upon us. Day one of the draft is tonight, beginning at 7:00 pm ET, and is […]

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Sunday, July 14, 2024 • 7:00 pm ET
Arlington, TX
ESPN • MLB Network

Today is the big day. Not only will several lives change, but the trajectory of some teams can as well. The MLB Draft is officially upon us.

Day one of the draft is tonight, beginning at 7:00 pm ET, and is compromised of the first two rounds. Meanwhile, day two (rounds 3-10) and day three (rounds 11-20) will follow in the coming days. Day one can be viewed on both ESPN and MLB Network, while the following days can streamed via MLB.com.

The Mets biggest pick will be at 19th overall. It’ll be the first Mets draft under President of Baseball Operations David Stearns and VP of Amateur Scouting Kris Gross. The team will have the 20th-largest bonus pool available: $9,572,200.

Kaelen Culpepper. (photo credits: K-State Athletics)

Mets Day 1 Picks

First Round: 19th overall ($4,219,200)

The Mets saw their first round pick drop 10 spots due to the competitive balance tax penalty. They were originally slated to select ninth overall. The San Diego Padres and New York Yankees also saw their selections drop.

Second Round: 46th overall ($2,031,700)

Other Notable Picks

Third Round: 82nd overall ($934,800)

Fourth Round: 111th overall ($656,400)

Fifth Round: 144th overall ($476,200)

Sixth Round: 173rd overall ($363,100)

Seventh Round: 203rd overall ($283,800)

Eighth Round: 233rd overall ($226,000)

Ninth Round: 263rd overall ($196,700)

10th Round: 293rd overall ($184,300)

Potential First Round Targets

With selection No. 19 in the first round, below are some of the prospects that have been mocked to the Mets in recent days:

• OF Vance Honeycutt, North Carolina
• SS Kaelen Culpepper, Kansas State
• OF Carson Benge, Oklahoma State
• OF Slade Caldwell, Valley View HS (AR)

Draft Order

1. Cleveland Guardians
2. Cincinnati Reds
3. Colorado Rockies
4. Oakland Athletics
5. Chicago White Sox
6. Kansas City Royals
7. St. Louis Cardinals
8. Los Angeles Angels
9. Pittsburgh Pirates
10. Washington Nationals

The remaining order of picks can be found here.

MMO Draft Content

Below are links to our two main articles analyzing Sunday’s draft:

• Draft Preview
• What The Mocks Are Saying

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