I AM HAVING TROUBLE WARMING UP TO THE METS’ 2025 DRAFT
“How Does the Mets 2025 Draft Look Right Now?”
Painful. Dreadful.
My article is done. I can leave it right there.
OK, I am kidding, I will continue. Let’s run through several top rounds.
Mitch Voit, Mets’ 38th overall pick, thru Friday, in his minor league career?
.220 in 209 pro at bats, and .210 this year in Brooklyn.
Bright spot? Voit is 33 for 35 in steals since turning pro.
Much to my surprise, the Brooklyn park has been beneficial to him.
No, no, I am lying sarcastically here.
The park still sucks.
Exhibit 412 on Cyclone Park Sucks For Hitters from this writer is:
Voit is hitting an OK .247 on the road, but a bare .149 in the home park.
A park that should either be condemned, for being dangerous to hitters’ mental health, or that apparently needs its fences literally moved in 10-20 feet.
So, Voit may be good…
…but playing in Brooklyn, how the heck can you tell?
Moving on…second rounder Antonio Jimenez?
I was going to skip him, but…well… you had to ask.
In 2026 Brooklyn in 25 games, .124/.181/.206.
Those seem like Jerry Koosman #s in a bad Koosman hitting season, except bad hitting Jerry faced MLB pitchers doing it.
Double up Antonio’s numbers, to .248/.362/.412, and they’d look decent.
He was thankfully demoted, and is doing much better in his few games with St Lucie…and soon, Boston “Wheel” Baro and/or Trey Snyder (both now starting to play in rehab games) will be ready to join Brooklyn.
Funny that Antonio’s unrelated teammate of the same last name, Jonathan Jimenez, recently had a 9+ ERA in Cyclones park in 15 innings this year, with opposing hitters raking at .323.
Maybe it’s the Brooklyn “hitters”, and not the park?
To be clear, JR started out in another organization. But maybe both of the Jimenez lads should change their last name to something else, like Ohtani or Ruth. It might help.
Onward…
Peter Kussow - 4th round - is out for 2026 with a bum right shoulder.
No pro stats. Bummer.
Peyton Prescott - 5th round - had TJS pre-draft last year.
No pro innings expected until 2027. Bummer.
Nathan Hall - 6th round - injured when drafted.
No pro innings. Bummer.
At this rate, tho’, he won’t be Nathan’s Famous any time soon.
Cam Tilly - 7th round - 2-1, 6.19, 1.53 in 8 minors outings.
His arm is still attached, according to reliable reports. That is encouraging.
Cam Lohman - 8th round - in FCL, 15 IP, 16 hits, 10 runs, 11 BBs, 17 Ks.
Another Cam with arm still attached. Equally encouraging, Pete Gray told me…two arms are better than one.
I will stop there (for your sanity and my own) and ask you folks out there:
Based on early results, how would you rate the 2025 draft so far?
Take off your “I Always Cut The Mets Slack” cap before you answer.
After all…
If you saw Atlanta with this draft cohort, would you be snickering?
METS?? RIVETING, AS ALWAYS, ROSIE THE RIVETER TOLD ME
Second straight 7-2 loss, as they have reentered another death spiral. Soto smacked his 11th.
Binghamton had their standard 6 hits and lost. Play that funky hitting, bat boy. But Santucci was solid.
Brooklyn won 6-0, on 8 hits, with Hurtado starting and throwing 4 scoreless frames.
But Hurtado got an ND, you see, because you need FIVE INNINGS.
Jaques followed with JUST ONE scoreless inning and of course got the W.
Change the 5 inning rule. Starters love to win, too.
Brooklyn starters are just 3-18 this year. The pen? 11-13.
But, to really drive the point home, another SAL squad, Greenville?
Well, its starters are 0–14, while their relievers are 17–13.
That is simply insane. Moving on…
The FCL lads? They lost 4-1. I have nothing to say on that one. Except, score more please.
And St Lucie won a one-sided game 8-2 despite making 4 errors.
Three muscle-bound Lucites - Juan, Salgado, and Zayas - homered.
Antonio Jimenez escaped Brooklyn hitting hell with a demotion to St Lucie.
In 2 St Lucie games, Jimenez is 2 for 5, 3 walks, and an HBP. .667 OBP.
MY ADVICE?
Leave Antonio in St. Lucie until he’s riproaring hot with the bat, and putting a huge numbers.
Then promote him directly to Binghamton and bypass Brooklyn.
Brooklyn is hitters’ hell.
P.S. Micron Is up 100% since opening day. Maybe you should be focusing on winners like Micron instead of losers like the Mets.
9 comments:
Yankees had 24 hits in a 15-1 win. Time to switch?
I think the talent that was drafted is sound. The coaching and development people they brought in are breaking everything. Bad choice - start over.
And, as in the case of Antonio Jimenez, do not be afraid to demote. One step back can be two steps forward.
Usually, when you see such an across the board failure, it's not the individual players that are at fault. It is is the system applied to all the players. Does this apply to baseball? I don't know.
True, Mack.
And those two very stingy B & B parks that impair hitters and inflate pitchers.
But the soon return to regular leagues of Baro and Snyder will no doubt help.
Four of the best Mets Marla hitters from 2025 are now in the majors or elsewhere, which doesn’t help either in the minors, although they should be able to replace guys with good talent. Those four guys are Jett, Ewing, Moribito, and Benge. That is a lot of lost offense. Add in Snyder and Baro, and then it’s really a lot.
But, that being said, every team promotes players. And sometimes trades players. So the quantity of high value prospects that are ready quickly has been clearly in adequate in 2026.
Yankees 11 over. Mets 11 under. Mets trail Braves by 15 games at the one-third point.
Tom,
A minor success with Sam Robertson with 23 stolen bases thus far from the 2025 draft. Were the injured pitchers selected in 2025 chosen with an eye toward their future development. The Mets selected J T Ginn s few years ago with that thought in mind. J T is doing well in Oakland.
On a humorous note, Craig Kimbrel was picked up by Tampa Bay. Will he now go on to be an all star once again?
Kimbrel must be thrilled - first place team.
I think at least one of those 3 pitchers was another JT Ginn type pick
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