Revisiting the 2024 Mets' Draft

The 2025 MLB Draft is in the books, and while the Mets draft looks promising, we won’t know the true rating until a few years down the line. As with every draft, what looks good on paper doesn’t always materialize on the field.

Let’s check in on last year’s Met draft class. While it’s still too early to deem it a boom or bust, several players from the draft are showing promising signs in the Minors.

Rounds 1-5:

OF Carson Benge: First Round Pick, 19th overall selection

The Mets drafted Benge as an outfielder out of Oklahoma State. Benge has lived up to his first round pedigree in his first full professional season. He started the year in High-A Brooklyn, where as a 22-year-old he slashed .302 with an OPS of .897 in 60 games. He showed plate discipline drawing 41 walks to 50 strikeouts along with a nice blend of contact, collecting 18 doubles, and speed with five triples and 15 stolen bases. 

That was enough to earn him a promotion to Double-A Binghamton where his success at the plate continued. In his first 13 games with Binghamton, Benge has more walks (11) than strikeouts (8), a .956 OPS, three doubles and two home runs. Combining the two leagues in his 73 games overall this season, his slash line is .302/.422/.485 with an OPS of .907. Benge is exactly the player the Mets’ thought they drafted last year, and if he continues on this path, could be their best draft selection they’ve had in a while.

First round selection Carson Benge is living up to the hype

LHP Jonathan Santucci: Second Round Pick, 46th overall selection

The Mets continued their trend of college players when they selected Santucci out of Duke University with their second round selection. Like Benge, Santucci began this season in High-A Brooklyn where he got off to a horrendous start. In his first month, Santucci had an ERA of 8.14 over six starts and didn’t make it past the fifth inning in any of those outings. 

He turned a corner on May 16th where he threw five shutout innings against Winston-Salem. After that, Santucci was a different pitcher in his next nine starts to the tune of a 1.35 ERA and holding opponents to a .164 average. His strikeout numbers surged as well as he punched out 54 batters in 46 innings. His last High-A start was his best one as he hit a career high in innings (6) and strikeouts (9). 

Santucci would be called up to Binghamton after that. He made his Double-A debut on July 11th going six innings against Altoona, giving up two runs, striking out eight and earning the win. Santucci looks like another solid pitcher in what’s becoming one of the most pitching rich systems in all of MiLB.

After a rough first month, Jonathan Santucci dominated in High-A Brooklyn

RHP Nate Dohm: Third Round Pick, 82nd overall selection

The Mets drafted another college arm when they picked Nate Dohm from Mississippi State University. After being used primarily as a reliever in college the Mets have been using him as a starter between Low-A St. Lucie and High-A Brooklyn.

Dohm has adjusted nicely at both levels with an ERA of 3.18 in St. Lucie and improved upon his promotion to High-A Brooklyn with an ERA of 3.07. Dohm had his best start of the season on June 18th when he struck out eight Aberdeen batters in just four innings. He’s run up his strikeout total to 71 in 57 innings overall this season. His command has been impeccable allowing just 23 walks on the season. Don’t be surprised if Dohm earns another promotion before September to Double-A Binghamton as the Mets continue to develop pitchers across their farm system.

OF Eli Serrano: Fourth Round Pick, 111th overall selection

The Mets continued to draft players from colleges in the South, when they selected Serrano out of North Carolina State. He doesn’t quite have the power of Major League star, Pedro Serrano, but Eli does have more patience at the plate, drawing 36 walks in 60 games this season in High-A Brooklyn. The Mets opted to start Serrano in St. Lucie after drafting him in 2024 where he struggled in terms of average (.238) but made up for it by his ability to get on base with a serviceable OPS of .778.

That theme has continued in Brooklyn where his average (.231) is less than impressive. Unlike other batters in the Met system like Ryan Clifford, Serrano doesn’t have the home run numbers to excuse a lower average. Brooklyn, though, isn’t the easier place for hitters, and he has managed to hit seven long balls, a tough feat at windy Maimonides Park. It’s still too early to close the book on Serrano, but overall, one could do a whole lot worse with a fourth round choice.

SS Trey Snyder: Fifth Round Pick, 144th overall selection

The Mets broke their college trend when they drafted Snyder out of Liberty High School in Missouri. They then made the uncommon move to start him in Low-A St. Lucie in 2024 as an 18-year-old, instead of in the Florida Complex League. He played just six games and struggled going 4-for-22. 

Now at 19-years-old, Snyder is going through his first full Low-A season in St. Lucie. It’s been an up and down season for him as he struggled in April with a .595 OPS, then seemed to pick it up in May and June with a .745 and .719 OPS, only to fall back so far in July with a .546 OPS.

Drafted as a contact hitter, Snyder has shown flashes of his potential. In May, he had a hit in 12 out of 13 games and slashed .375 as he went 18-for-48, and hit his first career grand slam on June 5th. He also has great speed collecting 25 stolen bases in 75 games. At 19 the sky is still the limit for Synder. He reminds me of Jett Williams in his ability to draw walks and cause chaos on the bases. 

The Best of the Rest. Round 6-20

RHP Will Watson: Seventh Round Pick, 203rd overall selection

Drafted by the Mariners in the 20th round in 2023, Watson fell to the Mets in 2024 in the seventh round. He began the season with Low-A St. Lucie, but it was after his promotion to High-A Brooklyn that his numbers really took off. In six starts and 30 innings pitched with the Cyclones, Watson has put up a 2.64 ERA with 37 strikeouts and just 11 walks. June was his best professional month where in 18 innings he sported a 1.96 ERA giving up just four earned runs. 

RHP Ryan Lambert: Eighth Round Pick, 233rd overall selection

Lambert has been a steal of a draft pick for the Mets thus far. An eighth round pick, Lambert is arguably the best reliever in the Mets farm system. He’s already rocketed up to Double-A Binghamton as a 22-year-old, where he has a 2.22 ERA, three saves, and is blowing away hitters with 34 strikeouts in 24 innings pitched. Out of the 2024 draft class, Lambert might be the closest to making an impact with the Mets in Queens.

RHP Brendan Girton: Tenth Round Pick, 293rd overall selection

They say you can never have too much pitching, and the Mets took that statement literally. Still another pitcher turning heads in their system is Brendan Girton. The Mets selected him out of the University of Oklahoma. The Oklahoma native has spent 2025 just outside the big city in Brooklyn, where he’s been their best starting pitcher. In 12 starts over 60 innings pitched, Girton has an ERA of 2.69 with 73 strikeouts. His best start came on May 13rd where he struck out a career high, nine batters in a 7-2 win over Winston-Salem.

RHP Frank Elissalt: Nineteenth Round Pick, 563rd overall selection

As the second to last pick for the Mets in last year’s draft, Elissalt might be the best value pick the Mets made. Drafted out of Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Elissalt remained in the Sunshine State in 2025 with Low-A St. Lucie. He’s been enjoying a solid season pitching to the tune of a 3.02 ERA, a 3-4 record, and has collected 57 strikeouts in 50 innings. The 23-year-old Miami native still has a long way to go, but if he continues down this path, the Mets might’ve found a true diamond in the rough at the backend of the 2024 draft.