Mets Sign 18 of 20 Draft Picks

Updated Post – July 31, 9:10 PM

The New York Mets announced on Wednesday that they’ve signed 18 of their 20 draft picks from 2024.

The only two picks they couldn’t come to terms with were ninth-rounder RHP Jaxon Jelkin and 20th-rounder SS Adam Haight.

Original Post – July 18, 2:14 PM

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.

Round 1, Pick 19: Carson Benge, RHP/OF

Ht: 6’1″  Wt: 184 lb. School: Oklahoma State Slot Bonus: $4,219,200

Read our write-up here. MLB Pipeline Ranking: No. 18

Signing Status: 

Round 2, Pick 46: Jonathan Santucci, LHP

Ht: 6’2″    Wt: 205 lb. School: Duke Slot Bonus: $2.03 million

Read our write-up here. MLB Pipeline Ranking: No. 37

Signing Status: 

Round 3, Pick No. 82: Nate Dohm, RHP

Ht: 6’4”    Wt: 210 lb.  School: Mississippi State Slot Bonus: $934,800

Read our write-up here. MLB Pipeline Ranking: No. 165

Signing Status: 

Round 4, Pick No. 111: Eli Serrano III, OF

Ht: 6’5”     Wt: 201 lb. School: NC State Slot Bonus: $656,400

Read our write-up here. MLB Pipeline Ranking: No. 224

Signing Status: 

Round 5, Pick No. 144: Trey Snyder, SS

Ht: 6’1”    Wt: 197 lb. School: Liberty North HS Slot Bonus: $476,200

Read our write-up here. MLB Pipeline Ranking: No. 155

Signing Status: 

Round 6, Pick No. 173: Corey Collins, 1B

Ht: 6’3”     Wt: 236 lb. School: Georgia Slot Bonus: $363,100

Read our write-up here.  MLB Pipeline Ranking: No. 170

Signing Status: 

Round 7, Pick No. 203: Will Watson, RHP

Ht: 6’1”     Wt: 180 lb.  School: USC Slot Bonus: $283,800

Read our write-up here.

Signing Status:

Round 8, Pick No. 233: Ryan Lambert, RHP

Ht: 6’3”    Wt: 222 lb.  School: Oklahoma Slot Bonus: $226,000

Read our write-up here.

Signing Status: 

Round 9, Pick No. 263: Jaxon Jelkin, RHP

Ht: 6’5”    Wt: 190 lb. School: Houston Slot Bonus: $196,500

Read our write-up here. Baseball America Ranking: No. 126

Signing Status: 

Round 10, Pick No. 293: Brendan Girton, RHP

Ht: 6’1”    Wt: 217 lb. School: Oklahoma Slot Bonus: $184,300

Read our write-up here. 

Signing Status: 

Round 11, Pick No. 323: Nick Roselli, 2B

Ht: 5’10”    Wt: 200 lb. School: Binghamton University

Read our write-up here. 

Signing status: 

Round 12, Pick No. 353: Ethan Lanthier, RHP

Ht: 6’5”    Wt: 230 lb. School: Kansas

Read our write-up here.

Signing Status:

Round 13, Pick No. 383: R.J. Gordon, RHP

Ht: 6’0”   Wt: 195 lb. School: Oregon

Read our write-up here.

Signing Status: 

Round 14, Pick No. 413: Tanner Witt, RHP

Ht: 6’6”   Wt: 230 lb. School: Texas

Read our write-up here.

Signing Status: 

Round 15, Pick No. 443: Owen Woodward, RHP

Ht: 6’3”   Wt: 200 lb. School: University of Houston

Read our write-up here. 

Signing Status: 

Round 16, Pick No. 473: Josh Blum, RHP

Ht: 6’2”    Wt: 210 lb. School: USC

Read our write-up here. Baseball America Ranking: No. 442

Signing Status: 

Round 17, Pick No. 503: Jacoby Long, OF

Ht: 6’1”   Wt: 200 lb. School: Miami (FL)

Read our write-up here. 

Signing Status: 

Round 18, Pick No. 533: Jace Hampson, RHP

Ht: 6’1”   Wt: 175 lb. School: Lynnwood HS (WA)

Read our write-up here.

Signing Status:

Round 19, Pick No. 563: Frank Elissalt, RHP

Ht: 6’2”   Wt: 210 lb. School: Nova Southeastern University

Read our write-up here.

Signing Status: 

Round 20, Pick No. 593: Adam Haight, SS

Ht: 6’2”    Wt: 175 lb. School: Cedar Park Christian HS (WA)

Read our write-up here. MLB Pipeline Ranking: No. 187

Signing Status: 

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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