1982: Dwight Gooden, RHP, Hillsborough H.S. (Tampa, Fla.) - As a high school senior, in just his second year of pitching, Gooden was 7-4 with 135 strikeouts. The Mets made him the fifth pick overall. He went on to win the 1984 NL Rookie of the Year Award, the 1985 NL Cy Young Award and numerous All-Star accolades. Despite being dogged by substance abuse problems, "Doc" finished his career with three World Series championships, and he pitched a no-hitter for the crosstown rival Yankees in 1996 - link
SS - Reese was the Mets number one pick, but selected after Ike Davis. He signed for $1.4 million, about $100,000 less than Ike. His first two years Reese has been stuck on .247. Defensively, he may lack the range to play shortstop so second or third base could be in his future. Reese started his season late after an oblique injury. After 14 games of rehab in the Florida State League, where he played all of last year, Reese was promoted to AA Binghamton, where he is hitting .348 in five games. Last year Reese was decent cutting down on his strikeouts and increasing his walks, but this year he has 22 whiffs in 19 games. He will need to have better success making contact if he wishes to hit at the top of the Mets order. - link
RHP - A supplemental pick for the loss of Tom Glavine, Brad signed for a little over $1 million. Brad reminds me more of a closer type than a starting pitcher, but all his appearances have been starts. He has three decent pitches, with a decent fastball that hits 95, though is more comfortable between 88-92. He has a good, durable frame at 6′4″ that allow him to be an innings eater in the middle of a rotation. Brad struggled a bit last year when promoted to Binghamton, finishing with an ERA of 6.21 in 11 starts. He was a bit too prone to the walk and the homerun ball, a deadly combination for 3-run homers. This year he is back at Binghimton and his ERA is even worse at 9.90 in seven starts. Walks continue to be a problem, but this time he is being hit at a .357 clip, 80 points higher than he was hit last year. The Mets can only hope that he is starting to turn his season around after his last start. He went 5 innings for the first time this season and gave up only one hit, walking three without giving up a run. - link
OF - The Mets had a good haul from the Dominican crop in 2007, signing Wilmer Flores, Jefry Marte and Jeurys Familia. Cesar is just another name in that group, signing for $400,000. He showed a bit more power last year while not sacrificing in the average department. With his speed that could be a valuable combination. He is now playing in a full season league, striking out too much (43 K’s) and hitting just .234. He does have 19 steals in 21 attempts.- link
LHP - A 12th round selection in 2008, Mark had an all star season for Brooklyn, finishing 9-2, 2.15. The opposition hit him at a .210 clip, but lefthanders had particular trouble with a .154 average. He is continuing that success with Savannah, going 4-1, 1.85 with the opposition tagging him a little better .247 average.-
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