The Mets really didn’t like high
school kids this draft. They signed only nine of them, one of which was out of
Puerto Rico. Only nine of the 52 picks didn’t sign.
15 are still in the organization of
which five have already made it to Queens.
This was another of those dream
drafts where the Mets had three picks in the first round, which results in the
top 33 players picked. Pundits looked to this draft as a game changer.
1 (18) 1B Ike
Davis - Arizona State University -
This has turned out to be a primo pick. Davis looks to be a 30+ home run
threat with the ability to win a Golden Glove as well. A great start in the
draft.
1 (22) SS Reese
Havens - University of South Carolina – Havens may have the same raw
talent as Davis, but he simply couldn’t stay healthy until last season. So what
does he do? He hits .215 in 325-Abs. Havens will get one more season to put it
together; however, he could lose his job in 2013 if David
Wright is signed to a long term deal and Wilmer
Flores is shifted to second.
1 (33) Brad
Holt - University of North Carolina -
Holt looked like the real deal early (2008, Brooklyn: 5-3, 1.87,
14-starts), but the Mets coaches got a hold of him and tried to change
everything he did. It got in his head and it’s been uphill ever since. The good
news is the story isn’t over. Holt had a very good relief year last season in
Binghamton (2-1, 3.40, 39-appearances) and should be a major part of the Las
Vegas bullpen come spring.
2 (68) OF Javier
Rodriguez - Puerto Rico Baseball Academy – there is nothing good to say
about this pick. Puerto Rico baseball has gone to shit ever since it was
incorporated into the MLB system and ‘J-Rod’ was a perfect example of someone
with big stats against inferior competition. Was cut after 2011.
3 (100) CF Kirk
Nieuwenhuis - Azusa Pacific University – the bad news is this pick will
be is a good 4th outfielder in Queens. The good news will begin when
he opens the season as the Mets centerfielder. Based on the math, this is a
good pick for a third rounder. Not a great one yet, but a good one.
4 (134) OF Sean
Ratliff - Stanford University
- great hitter that was hit in his eye
by a foul ball hit by a teammate. He simply never healed well enough to play
baseball. Very sad story.
5 (164) C Dock
Doyle - Coastal Carolina University SF
- attitude guy that simply was a bad pick. Pissed a lot of coaches off
and was finally cut after 2011.
6 (194) 2B Josh
Satin - University of California - Satin has done nothing wrong, but has
been blocked his entire professional career. My guess is he will be a Rule 5
loss come December and the least he will be for another team is a very good
utility player.
7 (224) P Mike
Hebert - Saugus (Saugus,CA) – injuries, injuries, injuries. The good
news is he was a high school pick and he’s still only 22.Not bad when he
pitched (4-seasons, 12-14, 3.85), but time is running out for him.
8 (254) 3B Eric
Campbell - Boston College - may
be the steal of the draft. Campbell plays everywhere and hit .297/.391/.439/.830,
9-HR, 50-RBI for Binghamton last year. I look for Campbell to start in Vegas in
2013 and be on a fast track to Queens as a utility player.
9 (284) P Eric
Beaulac - Le Moyne College - Beaulac’s
best year was in Savannah (2009 – 7-7, 2.95, 116.0-IP, 133-K) but couldn’t cut
the mustard at upper levels. Baltimore licked him up after the 2011 cut, and
did well last season (3-2, 3.38) out of the pen at the AA level.
10 (314) P Brian
Valenzuela - Vista Murrieta (Murrieta,CA) - another bad pick that, in his defense, wasn’t
given much time to prove much (3-years, 2-10, 6.09). Cut after the 2011 season.
11 (344) P Jeff Kaplan - Cal
State Fullerton - another unfinished
story… has pitched well when uninjured and went 3-0, 3.12, 1.65, 19-G for
Binghamton last season. Has to work on the number of hits he gives up. Should
be in the Vegas pen in the spring.
12 (374) P Mark
Cohoon - North Central Texas College - boy, did he look like the real deal… went 9-2,
2.15 for Brooklyn in 2009 and 7-1, 1.30 for Savannah in 2010. Then, was bumped
two levels to Binghamton and the magic was reduced to a 2012 season (8-11, 3.62,
23-starts) with Binghamton. Should be part of the Vegas rotation come spring,
but no one talks about him making it anymore.
13 (404) P Scott
Shaw - University of Illinois - Shaw
burned out at the AA level in 2010 (4-7, 8.42) and was cut after the season.
Played AmerAssoc ball in 2011 (11-6, 5.49).
14 (434) P Brandon
Moore - Indiana Wesleyan University - Moore has bee suspended twice for
drugs… Moore is a good pitcher (5-yrs,
26-23, 3.78, 1.29)… he’s just an idiot.
15 (464) 1B Jamie
Bruno - Mandeville (Mandeville,LA) – never signed… went to Tulane for one season (.229) and was
never heard of again.
16 (494) P Travis Babin - Sonoma
State University – Babin walked away after two seasons in Kingsport (1-2, 4.78,
35-games).
17 (524) P Mitchell
Houck - University of Central Florida 2008 – Mitch pitched well for
three seasons (6-4, 3.24), but injuries ended his career early.
18 (554) P Collin
McHugh - Berry College - A great
18th round pick. No one is sure what his role will be in 2013. He
did not impress as a starter in Queens (0-4, 7.59), but his minor league stats
over five years have been outstanding (31-23, 3.32, 1.26). My guess is he
starts off in the Vegas rotation.
19 (584) P Zach
Rosenbaum - University of North Carolina – cut very early after only
two seasons in K-Port (3-7, 5.49). Played Frontier ball in 2010 (1-9, 4.61).
20 (614) C Michael
Moras - University of New Haven –
Moras was only used as a 3rd, or bullpen catcher. Played the last
two years in the Atlantic League.
21 (644) P Jim
Fuller - Southern Connecticut State University - another injury riddled draft pick. Lost the
entire 2011 season. Lifetime (4-years) 19-16, 2.90, 1.21 but will play 2013 as a
26-year old and hasn’t been past St. Lucie.
22 (674) P Chris
Schwinden - Fresno Pacific University - 2008 – an even better pick than McHugh at 18.
Was an emergency 6th starter for both 2011 and 2012 (0-3, 6.98).
Another stellar minor league career (5-yrs, 38-32, 3.61,1.27). Should join
McHugh at Vegas.
23 (704) OF Evan
LeBlanc - Santa Clara University
SF – LaBlanc was given only one year to impress (2009 – 152-AB, K-Port,
Brooklyn, Savannah, .197). He might have walked away on his own.
24 (734) P Kyle
Allen - The Pendleton School (Bradenton,FL) – Allen has trudged along
for five seasons with some nagging injuries. He pitched 2012 for St. Lucie
(2-0, 4.18, hi first season as a reliever. Will pitch 2013 as a 23-year old,
probably in the Binghamton pen.
25 (764) P Erik
Turgeon - University of Connecticut – Turgeon was cut during the 2012
season after proving a couple of times that he couldn’t make the jump to AA.
26 (794) OF John
Servidio - Barry University – hit poorly for Brooklyn in 2008 (.239) and
2009 (.181). Cut after the 2009 season.
27 (824) 1B Jeff
Flagg - Mississippi State University - Flagg had an outstanding season for Kingsport
in 2009 (.301/.365/.500/.865, 10-HR, 59-RBI) and it looked like the Mets might
have one here, but things went south in Savannah the next year (.162) and the
Mets seemed to have cut him early for some reason. Played 2012 in the Frontier League (20-HR,
83-RBI).
28 (854) P Jimmy
Johnson - Biola University – pitched will for Brooklyn in 2008 (1.25)
and Savannah in 2009 (1.09), but hit the wall twice in A+ ball. Cut during the 2010 season and finished that
year in the Frontier League.
29 (884) 2B Michael
Giuffre - Tottenville (Staten Island,NY) – local high school boy who
didn’t sign and was never heard of again.
30 (914) P Mike
Lynn - College of Charleston – pitched
a little in 2008 and 2009, but walked away from the game.
31 (944) P Michael Powers - University
of Michigan – the 23-year old has pitched well over four active seasons (19-15,
3.14) but lost 2012 to TJS. No word if and when he will be back.
32 (974) P Mark
Grbavac - Oregon State University – never signed and never played again.
33 (1004) OF Neil
Medchill - Oklahoma State University – never signed… was drafted by the
Yankees in 2009 and played AA in 2012 (.276).
34 (1034) OF Justin
Garber - Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania – roster fill pick that
was given a small window in 2008-2009 in Kingsport and Brooklyn. Cut after the
2009 season when the new kids came in.
35 (1064) 2B Kyle
Suire - University of Louisiana-Monroe - busted for PEDs and cut.
36 (1094) P Jake
Goldberg - College of Charleston SF
SC - roster fill pick that was
cut after the 2009 season.
37 (1124) P Tim
Erickson - Lamar University – pitched one inning… hey, he didn’t give up
a run!
38 (1154) P Chris
Hilliard - Itawamba Community
College – Hilliard surprised everyone with an outstanding 2010 with Brooklyn
(9-1, 3.74). He just couldn’t find a place in the overcrowded rotations and his
major league career was over after the 2011 season.
39 (1184) C Charlie
Hinojosa - Don Antonio Lugo (Chino,CA) – Roster fill pick that was cut
after playing for Kingsport in the 2010 season.
40 (1214) OF Seth
Williams - University of North Carolina – roster fill pick that was
given a full shot in 2009 with St. Lucie (197-AB, .264). Was cut after five
games in 2010.
41 (1244) C Tyler
Howe - University of Kentucky – Bullpen catcher cut after the 2009
season.
42 (1274) P Tim
Smith - Catawba College – roster fill pick cut after the 2009 season.
43 (1304) OF Mark
McGonigle - University of New
Orleans – played 2008 for the GCL Mets (.297). Joined Seattle for 2009 and
played the Frontier League in 2010.
44 (1334) P Jean-Francois
Ricard - College Ahuntsic - never signed and never heard of again until
last year when he played CanAm ball (3-G,
3.09).
45 (1362) 1B David
Phillips - Texarkana College – never signed, went to Mississippi, never
signed again, and played Frontier and NAML ball for three years.
46 (1389) OF Brian
Gump - University of California-Santa Barbara - didn’t sign and was signed by the Phillies in
2009. Played a full season of A+ ball in 2011 (.217) and was cut at the end of
the season.
47 (1416) P Matt
Bischoff - Purdue University - didn’t
sign… was drafted by Seattle in the 20th round of the 2010 draft…
played parts of three years for them and then pars of three for Baltimore.
Finished last season in AAA after going 0-0, 2.89, 16-appearances in AA.
48 (1443) OF Tyler
Baisley - Gateway Community College – never signed, went two years to
Northwestern State, never drafted again, and never heard of again.
49 (1470) 1B Doug
McNulty - University of Akron – McNulty was a roster fill sign that
filled a slot for Kingsport in 2008 (.201). He was cut at the end of the
season.
50 (1497) OF Kameron
Brunty - Gulf Breeze (Gulf Breeze,FL) – didn’t sign and went on to four
sub-par years at Southern Miss. Available for this year’s draft.
Summation: This is another draft that
hasn’t played out. One of the three first round picks has already showed
all-star potential and two later picks developed into emergency starters. I
like the result so far, though I there should be a better result from their top
10 picks
Grade: B-
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