Nimmo??? Nimmo??? Bueller??? Bueller???

Well, you HAVE to hand it to Paul DePodesta and the new Mets scouting/drafting regime- they certainly know how to ZAG when everyone else pegs them to ZIG!! Taking 18-year-old Wyoming OF Brandon Nimmo with their first pick in a draft laden with top-pitching talent is certainly, for lack of a better word, ballsy. He wasn't one of the top 5-ranked outfielders prior to the draft, mostly due to the fact that he was a high school kid who didn't play high school ball- NOT because he wouldn't, but because there IS no high school team where he is from in Wyoming!!! Noted draft expert, Jonathan Mayo, was excited because he feels the Mets are finally drafting for ceiling, and by all accounts, the sky is the limit with Nimmo. We've already heard comparisons to both Paul O'Neill and Andy Van Slyke- quite frankly, if there was a way to guarantee that, we'd ALL be ecstatic to see that kind of production in right-field or center at CitiField for the next 14 years.

I truly hope this ends up being a pick that we don't regret, and the fact that pitchers like Matt Barnes were NOT drafted right after the Mets passed has to make you feel like the Mets are finally "in the know" this year...I mean, they HAVE to know something about this kid, right? Right??? Bueller??? Bueller???...