Pauley, 22, is a 6-foot-2, 200-pound right-hander the Mets selected in the 12th round of the 2025 MLB Draft out of Harvard University. The selection — and especially the $400,000 signing bonus — tells you New York believed there was more here than a typical Day 3 arm. That bonus was closer to sixth-round money and ranked among the highest for players taken in that range, a strong testament to his upside.
