Category: Draft
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Rule 5 draft begins at 10 AM ET Thursday, Mets unlikely to take anyone
The Rule 5 draft begins at 10:00 am ET on Thursday at the Winter Meetings in Nashville. The rule is designed to prevent teams from hoarding players in their minor league system for an infinite amount of time. Any player who was 18 years old or younger on the June 5 before they signed their…
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Mets secure 21 of their 39 selections from the 2015 draft
–By Michael Baron, MLB.com– The deadline to sign players drafted in the 2015 first-year player draft was on Friday, and the Mets were able to secure a total of 21 of their 39 selections by that deadline, according to Adam Rubin of ESPN New York. Rubin says the Mets failed to sign two of their…
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Mets sign 11 more players from the 2015 first-year player draft
The Mets announced they’ve signed 11 more players selected from the 2015 first-year player draft: INF David Thompson (4th round) OF Kevin Kaczmarski (9th round) LHP Jake Simon (11th round) RHP Joe Shaw (12th round) LHP P.J. Conlon (13th round) 2B Vincent Siena (16th round) RHP Dillon Becker (16th round) RHP Jordan Humphreys (18th round) RHP Thomas McIlraith (20th round) OF Kenneth Bautista (23rd round) C Anthony Dimino (28th…
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Mets sign 2nd round pick OF Desmond Lindsay, 3rd round pick LHP Max Wotell
The Mets have secured their first two picks of the 2015 first-year player draft, announcing they’ve signed OF Desmond Lindsay and LHP Max Wotell. Lindsay was the 53rd overall pick in the 2015 first-year player draft, Wotell the 88th. According to MLB.com’s Jim Callis, Wotell signed for $775,000. The slot value was worth $666,500. Lindsay’s bonus is $1.1 million,…
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Desmond Lindsay should be signed by the Mets soon
The Mets selected INF/OF Desmond Lindsay with their first pick (53rd overall) in the 2015 first-year player draft on Monday. And, he should officially be a Met and given his first assignment soon. Sandy Alderson said on Thursday at Citi Field Lindsay and the Mets hinted they were close to agreeing to terms, and should have…
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