S2S - 2nd Round Mock

71st Overall: New York Mets (Compensation for Jose Reyes)


The Mets are rebuilding. But with this pick they’re getting as compensation for Reyes, they want to make a statement. A player who could do that is big 6’7″, 245 prep right-hander Mitchell Traver.
Traver’s enormous frame both makes him a great prospect but is also to his detriment. Traver is a poor athlete and he almost has negative projection as he’ll have to work hard to keep his weight under control. Traver’s height helps him get a tremendous downward plane on his pitches, which are a four-seam fastball, a sinker, a curveball, and a changeup. Traver’s fastball ranges from 88-94 MPH, and he settles in primarily in the low-90′s with little chance to get much higher. Traver gets nice late movement down and away from right-handed batters when he takes a little off his fastball to turn it into his sinker. Traver’s curveball has flashed plus with 11 to 5 break, but it also gets loopy at times. His changueup is decent at this point. Traver is a wild card in that his size and his best stuff have the ability to make him a topflight pitcher but his weight issues and inconsistency in his pitches put everything in question for him. Those questions are what dropped him to this point in this mock draft. But he has incredible upside and the Mets are the type of team that would give him a shot with their third selection in the draft.

The Pick: Mitchell Traver, RHP, Houston Christian High School, TX




75th Overall: New York Mets


After selecting three high school players so far in this mock draft, the Mets will finally go with a college player here, albeit one with upside in Georgia Tech outfielder Brandon Thomas. Thomas, 6’3″ and 205 pounds, flashes 5-tool potential but not nearly enough consistency. Thomas has elite speed and also generates outstanding bat speed with some power from sides of the plate as a switch-hitter, but he struggles with plate discipline and at making contact. In centerfield, he glides smoothly and has an average arm. If Thomas can figure out how to make contact and improve his pitch recognition, he could be a special player, but he’s a long way from that. Nevertheless, he’s a project worth taking for a team like the Mets.

The Pick: Brandon Thomas, OF, Georgia Tech University



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