2019 Draft Recap

As we head towards the 2020 MLB Draft, we are going to detail the last ten years of Mets drafts.  Today, we look at 2019.

Very early to tell but so far Brodie Van Wagenen receives high marks for the 2019 draft.  His strategy was to draft high end prospects in the early rounds and college seniors in the later rounds.  This enabled him to sign his #1 pick Brett Baty as well as top rated Pitcher Matthew Allan as the # 3 pick. 

It seemed like as soon as he was drafted, Brett Baty moved to the top of everyone’s prospect list.  Last year he played just 51 games, 188 At-Bats hitting 7 HR, 33 RBIs, .234 BA/ .368 OBP/ .452 SLG.  In the games I “saw” (on the radio that is), he always seemed to have long at bats and a real good eye at the plate.  I think he is the real deal. 

After committing to the University of Florida, Matthew Allan fell in the draft where the Mets were able to select him in the third round.  By saving money elsewhere, the Mets signed Matthew for a $2.5 million, about 20-25% over the slot value.  Matthew was only able to get into 6 regular season games after signing for a 1-0, 2.61 ERA, 10 innings, 10 hits, 3 Earned Runs, 14 K’s, 5 Walks.  However, he was much better in the playoffs for Brooklyn throwing 5 perfect innings in two different outings with 3 Ks.

But don’t discount the college seniors the Mets selected. 

Outfielders Jake Mangum and Antoine Duplantis and relief pitchers Mitch Ragan and Andrew Edwards helped Brooklyn win the NY Penn League Championship. 

Here is what Mack said the day Jake was drafted: “If I ran a Major League team’s front office, I’d draft Jake Mangum early and pay him what it takes to sign him. I love the way Mangum plays. I love the way he competes. I love the way he wins.”Jake led a Brooklyn team that stole a lot of bases with 17, he also was a clutch hitter.  In 33 at bats with 2 outs and a runner in scoring position, Jake excelled hitting .364.

Antoine Duplantis; .237, 20 RBIs, 5 SBs; Antoine played mostly left field and led off for Brooklyn.  He tripled in the tying run and scored the winning run in the championship game.  A good defender Antoine had 153 putouts, 16 assists, and just one error. 

Mitch Ragan, B-R/T-R; 2019 4^th round draft pick from Creighton; named to the NY Penn All Star team with a 3-2 record, 3.09 ERA, 31 K’s in 35 innings;

#37: Andrew Edwards, a lefty relief pitcher that can get big strikeouts in big spots.  With the championship on the line and Brooklyn holding on to a one run lead, it was Andrew Edwards that recorded the final 6 outs.  For the 2019 season he was 3-2, 3.30 ERA, 35 K’s in 30 innings, 14 walks with 2 HR allowed.  Andrew pitched 4 shutout innings in the playoffs including the final two to win the championship.  In the ninth inning of the Championship clinching game, Edwards struck out the side including three straight swing and miss strikes to the last batter. 

The full Mets list is below. 

The Top 10 2019 MLB picks: 

#1 Adley Rutschman, Orioles, Catcher; #2 Bobby Witt Jr., Royals, SS; #3 Andrew Vaughn, White Sox, 1B; #4 J. J. Bleday, Marlins, OF; #5 Riley Greene, Tigers, OF; #6 C. J. Abrams, Padres, SS; #7 Nick Lodolo, Reds, Pitcher; #8 Josh Jung, Rangers, 3B; #9 Shea Langeliers, Braves, Catcher; #10 Hunter Bishop, Giants, OF.

Here were the Mets 2019 picks from Baseball Reference:

Round	Pick #	Name	Pos
1	12	Brett Baty	3B
2	53	Josh Wolf	P
3	89	Matthew Allan	P
4	118	Jake Mangum	CF
5	148	Nathan Jones	RHP
6	178	Zach Ashford	CF
7	208	Luke Ritter	2B
8	238	Connor Wollersheim	P
9	268	Joe Genord	1B
10	298	Scott Ota	RF
11	328	Jordan Martinson	P
12	358	Antoine Duplantis	OF
13	388	Blaine McIntosh	CF
14	418	Kennie Taylor	CF
15	448	Mitch Ragan	P
16	478	Nic Gaddis	3B
17	508	Dan Goggin	P
18	538	Tanner Murphy	CF
19	568	Hunter Parsons	P
20	598	Matt O'Neill	C
21	628	Branden Fryman	SS
22	658	Jace Beck	RHP
23	688	Nick MacDonald	P
24	718	Hunter Barco	P
25	748	Joseph Charles	P
26	778	Mitchell Senger	P
27	808	Dalton Fowler	P
28	838	Jake Ortega	C
29	868	LT Struble	CF
30	898	Justin Lasko	P
31	928	Andrew Edwards	P
32	958	Cole Gordon	P
33	988	Cole Kleszcz	OF
34	1018	Ryan Shinn	OF
35	1048	Daniel Maldonado	CF
36	1078	Tucker Flint	RF
37	1108	Dilan Lawson	P
38	1138	Casey Slattery	1B
39	1168	Nick Conti	2B
40	1198	Camden Lovrich	P