Steve Sica- Checking in on this First Round Draft Pick

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With the MLB Draft a month away, the Mets will have the 27th overall pick heading into it. They won't pick again until the third round with pick number 92. Last year, the Mets' first-round pick was 11 spots later at 38. They used that selection to get Mitch Voit, an infielder out of the University of Michigan. Let's check in on the Mets' latest top draft choice.

After the Mets drafted and signed Voit, they shipped him to Low-A St. Lucie, where he finished out the last month of the Low-A season. While his average dipped to .235 and his OPS didn't fare much better at .638, one thing fans and scouts alike noticed with Voit's speed. In those 22 games, Voit stole 20 bases and was only once. Another impressive metric that stood out during his short time in St. Lucie was his strikeout-to-walk ratio. At just 20 years old, Voit walked 13 times and struck only 22 times. Terrific plate discipline for someone his age. 

This has been a trend for the Mets over the last couple of seasons through their Minor League system. Drafted players that hit for more contact over power, and emphasizing patience, not pop, in the batter's box. Voit fits right into the system that the Met minor-league brass has been unveiling since Stearns took over before the 2024 season. 

Coming into 2026, Voit was promoted to High-A Brooklyn. The now 21-year-old would struggle in his first month, putting up an April slash line of .224/.314/.382, and sported an OPS of just .696. But once again, the speed was there as Voit stole 10 bases and was caught just once. It's not all that uncommon for players to have a hard time adjusting to High-A, especially in Brooklyn, where, during the cold months of April and May, the breeze off the ocean can turn even the best of hitters into feeble batters. 

Over the last month, though, Voit looks to be turning a corner; not only is he turning his season around, but he's putting up some of his best numbers as a pro. In his last 17 games, he's batting .250, has an OPS of .873, and is still carrying that blazing speed, swiping six bases over that time. 

Coming into this week, Voit is riding a seven-game on-base streak. In that span of games, his OPS sits at .983. He's also finding his power, blasting three home runs in his last ten games and finishing off the month of May with 11 RBIs, along with three double and three home runs. 

As the draft gets closer, the Mets will hope to find more success with their top pick, something that had been eluding them until 2024. Carson Benge, who the Mets took with the 19th pick that year, has been living up to his hype and then some. After a slow April, Benge is heading into the summer as a reliable leadoff hitter and one of the Mets' best offensive players this season, coming off a 5-for-5 game on Sunday in San Diego.

Mitch Voit is also catching fire as we enter the summer, and the Mets can only hope that another college-aged prospect will one day make a major impact with the big league club.