Good
morning.
We
return this morning to our seasonal weekly post where we talk about nothing but
the upcoming draft, signings of International prospects, and where I or some
other pundits have the Mets possibly drafting this upcoming June.
But first, a few Saturday highlights...
#12 Kentucky was led by senior pitcher Dustin Beggs seventh straight win this season (2.74) in a 5-4 win against Tennessee. 3B Nick Senzel went 2-4, 1-R, double, 2-RBI for Tennessee.
#12 ranked Mississippi State ace pitcher Austin Sexton pitched a four hit complete game and allowed zippon earned runs against Ole Miss,,, final score 6-2. This was preceded on Friday with a 4-hit, 3-1 victory thrown by Dakota Hudson for the Bulldogs on Friday night.
The stars of the 8-5 drubbing Auburn put on LSU came from two of the 2016 potential prospect bats in baseball right now... Catcher Blake Logan, who had four RBIs, (.273), and CF Anfernee 'Penny' Greer, who scored three times (3-3, RBI, .471).
But first, a few Saturday highlights...
#12 Kentucky was led by senior pitcher Dustin Beggs seventh straight win this season (2.74) in a 5-4 win against Tennessee. 3B Nick Senzel went 2-4, 1-R, double, 2-RBI for Tennessee.
#12 ranked Mississippi State ace pitcher Austin Sexton pitched a four hit complete game and allowed zippon earned runs against Ole Miss,,, final score 6-2. This was preceded on Friday with a 4-hit, 3-1 victory thrown by Dakota Hudson for the Bulldogs on Friday night.
The stars of the 8-5 drubbing Auburn put on LSU came from two of the 2016 potential prospect bats in baseball right now... Catcher Blake Logan, who had four RBIs, (.273), and CF Anfernee 'Penny' Greer, who scored three times (3-3, RBI, .471).
Averaging
The Mock Drafts
We
have done this for the past 10 years.
We
gather up all the mock drafts we can find, average the rankings of the players
on the list, and then come up with a top list based on combining all the
information supplied.
Our
first mock compilation includes seven mock drafts and the top 18 ranked players
are:
1.
LHP Jason
Groome Barnegat HS (NJ)
2.
LHP A.J.
Puk Florida
3.
OF Corey
Ray Louisville
4.
RHP Riley
Pint St.Thomas Aquinas HS (KS)
5.
RHP Alec
Hansen Oklahoma
6.
OF Kyle
Lewis Mercer
7.
SS Delvin
Perez Intl Baseball Academy (PR)
8.
OF Buddy
Reed Florida
9.
OF Blake
Rutherford Charminade HS (CA)
10. RHP Connor Jones Virginia
11. RHP Jordan
Sheffield Vanderbilt
12. 2B-IF Nick
Senzel Tennessee
13. OF Mickey
Moniak La Costa Canyon HS (CA)
14. RHP Logan
Shore Florida
15. OF Bryan
Reynolds Vanderbilt
16. LHP Matt Krook Oregon
17. 3B-P Josh
Lowe Pope H.S. (GA)
18. OF Nick
Banks Texas A&M
As
we all know, the Mets will pick at the 19th pick and, according to
this mock compilation, is:
OF Will Benson Westminster
Schools HS (GA)
Benson
is a 6-6, 220-LB outfield/first baseman with + power and surprising speed for
his size. He also projects as a possible candidate for right field.
His
junior year at Westminster was particularly impressive: .369/.486/.750, 6-HR,
10-doubles, 10-K, 18-BB
Easy body comp to Jason Heyward, large, strong and athletic.
Very coordinated for age/size.
High motor, plays the right
way, attitude is contagious, shows leadership skills.
Moves well in the outfield,
strong arm.
Agile around the bag at first.
Hands low at the plate, feet
slightly wider than shoulder length.
Slight leg kick.
Gets bat through the zone with
excellent bat speed.
Pull side approach, ambushes
balls on the inner half, not as fluid on the outer half and on off-speed where
he feels for the ball a bit.
Approach will need to be
refined on outer half.
Mack – Benson
sounds like a nice pick, but I think the Mets have to look past the ‘best
player available’ theory this time and start planning on a future replacement
for David Wright at third base.
Moreover, I think
that pick should be a college third baseman that can be projected in a similar
way Michael Conforto was during his first two
years in the Mets system
.
Baseball America ranks the top 10 third baseman as follows -
1.
Nick Senzel Tennessee
2.
Josh Lowe Pope HS (GA)
3.
Joe Rizzo Oakton HS (VA)
4.
Carter Kieboom Walton HS (GA)
5.
Will Craig Wake Forrest
6.
Bo Bichette Lakewood HS (FL)
7.
Ulysses Cantu Boswell HS (TX)
8.
Bobby Dalbec Arizona
9.
Daniel Bakst Poly Prep County Day (NY)
10.
Cole Stobbe
Millard West High (NE)
I particularly
like Bobby Dalbec.
Dalbec is a 6-4,
.220, R/R, third baseman completing his junior year for Arizona hitting .232,
.451-slugging, .385-OBP, with 4-HR, 17-RBI, and 4-doubles in 82 official
at-bats. He’s also walked 19 times and only struck out 29, He’s made one error
for a .984 fielding percentage.
The Baseball
Draft Report said this about Dalbec on 3-25-16
11 – Seattle Mariners – Arizona
3B Bobby Dalbec -
Dalbec deserves a lot of credit
for battling back from a slow start to now have a more than respectable 2016
overall batting line. He also deserves respect for being one of the realest
2016 MLB Draft prospects out there. What you see is what you get with Dalbec:
massive power, lots of whiffs, and a fair amount of walks. His arm and
athleticism help make up for a lack of easy lateral quickness at the hot
corner, so sticking at third should remain an option for the foreseeable
future. The older, popular, and common comp for him has been Troy Glaus; on the flip side, I’ve heard Chris Dominguez as a possible outcome. The Glaus ship
appears to have sailed, so something in between that and Dominguez would be a
fine professional result.
Lastly,
the top 10 college batters (with over 50 at-bats) on 3-30-16 were:
1.
OF Ryan Scott Ark-Little Rock .489/.570/.844/1.415
2.
SS Nick Mascelli Wagner .486/.519/.639/1.157
3.
OF Adam Groesbeck Air Force .486/.554/.700/1.254
4.
1B Jameson Fisher Southern Louisiana .481/.591/.877/1.467
5.
OF Ryan Jantsch North Carolina A&T .471/.509/.725/1.235
6.
OF Keston Hiura UC Irvine .468/.550/.797/1.347
7.
3B
Danny Hudzina Western Kentucky .465/.504/.594/1.098
8.
3B
Elliot Barzilli TCU .465/.505/.756/1.261
9.
OF Tanner Gardner Texas Tech .463/.557/.600/1.157
10. OF Kyle Lewis Mercer .457/.582/.904/1.486
And another lastly...
And another lastly...
Perfect Game's
top 10 high school prospects -
1. LHP
Jason Groome Barnegat HS (NJ)
2. RHP Riley Pint St.
Thomas Aquinas HS (KS)
3. OF Blake
Rutherford Charmanade College Prep
(CA)
4. 3B-P Josh Lowe Pope
HS (GA)
5. RHP Ian Anderson Shendennehoa
(NY)
6. RHP Matt Manning Sheldon
HS (CA)
7, OF Mickey Moniak La Costa Canyon HS (CA)
8. 1B Alex
Kirilloff Plum HS (PA)
9. RHP
Reggie Lawson Victor
Valley HS (CA)
10. SS Delvin
Perez Intl Baseball Academy
(PR)
I still would have to go with the best player available with pick #19. I believe the Mets also have a pick in the low 30s. I would take a 3b like Craig or Dalbec there. I think you're giving up to much to pick one of those two at #19.
ReplyDeleteMaybe Senzel is still around at #19 and the best available is a college 3b.
Good to start to get to know some names out there. I like the"massive power" of Dalbec...b6t his K rate is scary. I'd lean towards Benson and make him a 3B, but realize his development time could be long.
ReplyDeleteMaybe Wilmer or Cecchini show enough this year to be ready to be a high caliber 3B soon. Nobody else in the Mets minors jumps out at me right now for starting 3B post-Wright in this World Series caliber era.
Weather wise for tonite, Mets lucky it is in KC. Looks like it will be warm and kind of windy. In NY, it is cold and ferociously windy, Mack.
ReplyDeleteBased on nothing at all, I have a feeling the Mets will go pitcher with their first pick. That's how the current squad was built. Even though two of the Fab Five were trade acquisitions, you have to remember that they thinned the organizational pitching depth considerably getting players for the stretch run. And, even if the Mets are willing to spend the money necessary to retain what they have, odds are at least 2 of them will want to swim in the free agent waters. Ideally, you want a constant feeder system of live arms when you build on pitching.
ReplyDeletePut another way, a college 3B makes a lot of sense. Ergo, the Mets won't do it...at least not with their top pick. Or maybe Josh Lowe drops to #19 (though I actually think he'll go higher, not lower) and we'll draft a guy who could be either.
Fangraphs projected Rosario as a third baseman, so I don't see the Mets reaching for a Wright replacement. I would think Dalbec would still be available when we get to the sandwich pick we got for Murphy, if not even later.
Best........player..........available. ...........
ReplyDeleteJust acquire talent and go from there ;)
Ernest -
ReplyDeletethey will go 'best player available on their draft board'...
I've already added three more mocks for next Sunday and will have the 'averaged' first two Mets picks
BTW all - I LOVE Dalbec also