Mack – Draft News – My 5 Round Draft

So, we know the draft will be five rounds now.

Here are my picks, if they are still on the board when the Mets pick.

Round 1:

                        Pete Crow-Armstrong       OF       Harvard-Westlake HS (CA)

Crow-Armstrong is a 5-tool outfielder that could be the best overall offensive player in the draft. He’s 6-1, a very good runner and fielder, and posts an above average home to first times. A scout told be that he is a ‘skinny Jarred Kelenic’, though he feels that he will muscle up over the next two seasons. Timed at 6.51 in the 60-yard dash.

It seems to me that this guy could be placed in center immediately and could easily have an ETA of 2023. He will be a star of this game.    

         

Round 2:

                        Jack Leftwich           RHP                Florida

Leftwich is a classic 6-4, 220 righty who was a top 50 high school pick in 2017. His fastball comes in at the 93-96 range. Also has a very good changeup and slider. Has had problems with consistency (needs to work on BB/9), but flashes SP1-2 material at times.

                        I would start him in Columbia on opening day 2021.          

         

                        Shortened 2020 Stats:      4-starts, 2-0, 4.15, 1.13, 21.2-IP, 23-K

                       

                       

Round 3:

                        Bryce Jarvis              RHP                Duke

There is good chance Jarvis won’t be around at three, but, if he is, I would take his name of the board with lightening speed. He is a draft eligible sophomore who was a good pitcher through last year. In the off-season, he went to Driveline and worked on his velocity and pitch creation. The results in this short 2020 season are amazing.

He threw a complete game no-hitter in February against Cornell (who throws a complete game, no less a no-hitter in February?) He also had three straight 10-K outings. His 2020 stats are: 4-starts, 3-1, 0.67-ERA, 27-IP, 40-K, 2-BB.

I would put Jarvis in the 2021 Columbia rotation, next to Leftwich, Matt Allen, and Josh Wolf.

Round 4:

                        Trevor Hauver        OF                   Arizona State

Hauver is a mature hitter that also has a unique ability to create a walk. Was a very powerful One-Two punch at ASU with Spencer Torkelson. Does not have a standout tool, but does project as a spray hitter with the ability to also get on base through being walked. Was not known as a home run hitter but seemed to have added power to his game in the early 2020 season.

I think he has a solid chance to become a Mets utility outfielder someday and I would open him up next year in the Columbia outfield.                

2020 short season stats:  17-G, 59-AB, .339, 1.189-OPS, 5-HR, 20-RBI, .695-Slug

Round 5:

                        Kevin Parada           C                      Loyola HS (CA)       

Parada is a 6-0, 200 pound power right handed hitter that currently shows most pull, which could be adjusted as he grows. He is considered an excellent defensive catcher. Stays very low behind the plate and can rear back and throw out runners at second with, what sometimes looks, at ease. He also is fast on the bases, having been clocked at 6.72. Scouts say he should be able to play other positions and could be a future candidate as a Mets corner outfielder.

Could give Francisco Alvarez ample competition as the Mets future catcher.