The first draft of the David Steans and Kris Gross era is in the books, and Mets fans should be excited about the players they drafted over the three-day process.
Things got kicked off on Sunday when the Mets selected two-way player Carson Benge from Oklahoma State and left-handed starter Jonathan Santucci from Duke.
On Day 2, the Mets drafted five right-handed pitchers, one of the best college hitters of 2024, a center fielder and a prep shortstop. One of those righties, Ryan Lambert, was up to 102 mph this season as a reliever for Oklahoma.
During the final day of the draft, the Mets added seven more right-handed pitchers (one high schooler), an infielder from Long Island, a college center field and wrapped up the draft with a highly-regarded prep shortstop.
The bonus pool for the draft is $9,572,200, with almost half of that ($4.22 million) as the slotted value for their first overall pick, Benge.
Carson Benge, Photo by Alonzo Adams of The Oklahoman
Ht: 6’1″ Wt: 184 lb. School: Oklahoma State Slot Bonus: $4,219,200
Read our write-up here. MLB Pipeline Ranking: No. 18
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Ht: 6’2″ Wt: 205 lb. School: Duke Slot Bonus: $2.03 million
Read our write-up here. MLB Pipeline Ranking: No. 37
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Ht: 6’4” Wt: 210 lb. School: Mississippi State Slot Bonus: $934,800
Read our write-up here. MLB Pipeline Ranking: No. 165
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Ht: 6’5” Wt: 201 lb. School: NC State Slot Bonus: $656,400
Read our write-up here. MLB Pipeline Ranking: No. 224
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Ht: 6’1” Wt: 197 lb. School: Liberty North HS Slot Bonus: $476,200
Read our write-up here. MLB Pipeline Ranking: No. 155
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Ht: 6’3” Wt: 236 lb. School: Georgia Slot Bonus: $363,100
Read our write-up here. MLB Pipeline Ranking: No. 170
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Ht: 6’1” Wt: 180 lb. School: USC Slot Bonus: $283,800
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Ht: 6’3” Wt: 222 lb. School: Oklahoma Slot Bonus: $226,000
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Ht: 6’5” Wt: 190 lb. School: Houston Slot Bonus: $196,500
Read our write-up here. Baseball America Ranking: No. 126
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Brendan Girton, Photo by Alonzo Adams-USA TODAY Sports
Ht: 6’1” Wt: 217 lb. School: Oklahoma Slot Bonus: $184,300
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Ht: 5’10” Wt: 200 lb. School: Binghamton University
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Ht: 6’5” Wt: 230 lb. School: Kansas
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Ht: 6’0” Wt: 195 lb. School: Oregon
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Tanner Witt, Photo by Aileen Vela of The Daily Texan
Ht: 6’6” Wt: 230 lb. School: Texas
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Ht: 6’3” Wt: 200 lb. School: University of Houston
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Ht: 6’2” Wt: 210 lb. School: USC
Read our write-up here. Baseball America Ranking: No. 442
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Ht: 6’1” Wt: 200 lb. School: Miami (FL)
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Ht: 6’1” Wt: 175 lb. School: Lynnwood HS (WA)
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Ht: 6’2” Wt: 210 lb. School: Nova Southeastern University
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Ht: 6’2” Wt: 175 lb. School: Cedar Park Christian HS (WA)
Read our write-up here. MLB Pipeline Ranking: No. 187
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This is a reminder that players drafted in rounds 11-20 (or undrafted players) can sign for up to $150,000 without it counting against the team’s bonus pool. The deadline for players to sign this year is Aug. 1 at 5 p.m. ET.
The Mets have signed four undrafted players, including two from Baseball America’s Top 500 draft rankings: RHP Hoss Brewer, RHP Hayden Cooper, RHP Chandler Marsh (BA No. 383), and RHP Hunter Hodges (No. 489).
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