1.
Through The Fence published their latest Mock Draft (v2.0), This
one was for 20 picks, which included the Mets at #19.
Their pick is:
19. New York Mets: Heston Kjerstad,
OF, Arkansas
I
do not think Kjerstad will go here. But I do think if he is here the Mets will
surely take him. Losing Jarred Kelenic this past season, really hurt the Mets’
farm. If they get Kjerstad here, they fill a hole. Kjerstad is a better hitter
than Arkansas teammate Casey Martin and the numbers in 2019 prove it. The real
question here is if Kjerstad has peaked or if there is more in his game to
prove a higher ceiling.
SS: Andres Gimenez (Mets’ No. 3)
After slashing only
.125/.250/.292 over 19 games in last year’s Fall League, the 21-year-old
Gimenez returned to the desert and led the circuit in both batting (.371) and
OPS (.999) while posting 10 multihit performances in 18 games for Scottsdale.
He also drove in 15 runs and racked up nine extra-base hits, including a pair
of home runs.
3.
24/7 Sports
also recently had a mock draft that this was their choice for the Mets picking
at #19:
19 New York Mets Pete Crow-Armstong, OF, Harvard Westlake HS (CA)
Sleeper Drew Romo, C, Woodlands HS (TX)
The Mets fought tooth and
claw and ended up with the second-best record of any team who did not make the
playoffs. Their minors are barren, but they have a lot of interesting players
on the major league roster. A year ago, they went with a handful of high
ceiling, high-cost prep talent. They eschewed the traditional model and made
three players their entire day one and two of their draft. They might go with a
different approach this year when their scouting department as a full season to
scout. For a system that was lacking depth, it was an interesting move. The
Mets minors are extremely bottom-heavy right now with no help in the pipe for
years to come. If they continue with this approach, then Pete Crow-Armstrong
makes the most sense due to his mix of athletic tools and high-level
performance over the years. It might be painful to mention, but he is a bit
reminiscent of Jared Kelenic who the Mets trade away a year ago. Romo could
make sense as we say the Mets very aggressively trying to find not just the
catcher of now, but of the future as well.
4.
Baseball America (sub-site only)
posted their projected Mets starting lineup in… 2023.
It was:
C – Francisco Alvarez
1B – Peter Alonso
2B – Jeff McNeil
SS – Amed Rosario
3B – Ronny Mauricio
LF – Brett Baty
CF – Brandon Nimmo
RF – Michael Conforto
SP – deGrom, Syndergaard, Stroman, Matz, Matt Allen
CL – Edwin Diaz
Interesting.
A few things…
A list like this does not
include anyone a team will trade for in the next three years.
The Mets would have to
resign Conforto, Syndergaard, and Matz to achieve this
Love the idea of Baty in
left.
Hate
the idea that I don’t see either Andres Gimenez’ name here or a new player he
would have been traded for.
5.
And lastly… an ole Mets minor league friend
of mine, 2B Kevin Taylor, hung up the cleats and
moved on from baseball.
He wrote on Facebook:
I never thought this day
would come but I am finally hanging up the cleats for good. I did not reach my
ultimate goal of playing in the Major Leagues but I would not trade the experiences
for anything. Unfortunately I have a lot of “what if’s” during my career and it
started with not taking my education seriously. Luckily I was blessed with
numerous people that provided me with second chances and allowed me to further
pursue chasing my dream. In the middle of all this I met my best friend (my
wife) and we now get to raise children of our own. I will definitely use my
experiences to help them avoid making the same mistakes that I did. That to me
is more important than anything. Anyways, if you are reading this and you have
a favorite baseball memory that we shared please comment on this post. Thank
you!
Kevin never did anything
wrong.
He was drafted in the God
awful 36th round (Dodgers) in 2011 and joined the Mets in 2016,
where he hit .288 for St. Lucie.
He hit .292 for
Binghamton in 2017 and .263 in 2018.
What did that get him in
2019?
Indy ball.
He did hit .305 this past
season for Sioux Falls but he deserved more than this.
From the Mets.
I left a message for
Kevin on our Facebook friend connection and he answered this way:
Mack Ade - Best
of everything Kevin to you and your family.
Kevin Taylor - Mack Ade
thank you! Always liked reading your write ups
The
best to you and your family Kevin.
You should be proud of what you accomplished
as a Met.
2 comments:
Nice 2023 line up - we do need a super sub, if Gimenez is still around then.
Kevin Taylor - after 2017, I thought he was not far from the big leagues. Nice try, and best wishes for future happiness and success.
Seems like a real quality person and that alone will carry him through life well.
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