New York Mets 2010 Draft Recap
June 18, 2010
First-rounder Matt Harvey has all the numbers you want to see: tons of groundballs, few home runs, three times as many strikeouts as walks, a balanced platoon split. The downside is that he got there by throwing a lot of innings, and a lot of pitches. The Mets already have enough players on the disabled list, so they'll have to be very careful with this one.
The first position player the Mets chose, catcher Blake Forsythe, may well turn out to be a mistake. He grades out just fine (+2 this year) behind the plate and has shown some power, but the positives come with a strikeout rate of 22.3 percent. Given that 18 percent is a warning sign, Forsythe has some work to do.
But not as much work as Cory Vaughn. By our measurements, Vaughn's overall results are among the three worst of any college player taken in the first five rounds. Making matters worse, his strikeout rate this year was 25.2 percent. Maybe the Mets think they can teach plate discipline. If they can, they might've picked up two steals in the early rounds.
Draft Class Breakdown
Here's a general idea of who they took, and where they got 'em. To compare to other teams and MLB averages, check out this post at THT Live.
Pos 4YR JC HS Total RHP 14 3 5 22 LHP 7 0 0 7 C 2 0 1 3 1B 1 0 1 2 2B 2 0 1 3 3B 1 0 0 1 SS 2 1 3 6 CF 5 0 0 5 Total 34 4 11
Splits for Mets Draftees
7 - Matt Harvey, North Carolina
89 - Norman Forsythe, U Tennessee
122 - Cory Vaughn, San Diego State
152 - Matthew Den Dekker, Florida
182 - Greg Peavey, Oregon State
212 - Jeffrey Walters, Georgia
242 - Kenneth McDowall, College of Southern Nevada
272 - Jacob Degrom, Stetson U
302 - Akeel Morris, Charlotte Amalie HS
332 - Adam Kolarek, Maryland
362 - Bret Mitchell, Minnesota State - Mankato
392 - Brian Harrison, Furman University
422 - James Brown, U Pacific
452 - Tillman Pugh, Sonoma State
482 - Ryan Fraser, Memphis
512 - Chad Sheppard, Northwestern State
542 - Alexander Pinera, U Tampa
572 - Jonathan Kountis, Embry-Riddle University
602 - Lucas Stewart, Alabama - Birmingham
632 - Dabias Johnson, Cook HS (GA)
662 - Brandon Brown, U South Alabama
692 - Drew Martinez, U Memphis
722 - Erik Goeddel, UCLA
752 - Peter Birdwell, Vanguard U
782 - James Butler, Mississippi St U
812 - Michael Weldon, Wayland Baptist U
842 - Jeremy Gould, Duke U
872 - Hamilton Bennett, Tennessee Wesleyan Col
902 - Josh Edgin, Francis Marion University
932 - Steve Winnick, Point Loma Nazarene U
962 - Patrick Farrell, Regis U
992 - Hunter Carnevale, U Pacific
1022 - Justin Schafer, University of California - Davis
1052 - Joshua Easley, Weatherford College
1082 - Jesen Dygestile-Therrien, Edouard Montpetit HS
1112 - Dylan Brown, University of Tampa
1142 - Peter Miller, Cambridge Christian HS (FL)
1172 - Brian Cruz, Felix Varela Senior HS (FL)
1202 - Brock Stewart, Normal West HS (IL)
1232 - Taylor Christian, Weatherford Col
1262 - John Franco, Poly Prep Country Day School (NY)
1292 - Donnie Tabb, East Central CC
1322 - Kevin Gelinas, University of California - Santa Barbara
1352 - Terrance Jackson, Oklahoma City U
1382 - Michael Jefferson, Louisiana Tech
1412 - Sean O'Conner, Carroll HS (TX)
1442 - Austin Smith, Pensacola Catholic HS (FL)
1472 - Dillon Newman, Belton HS (TX)
1502 - Mark Eveld, Jesuit HS (FL)