The MLB draft is finally upon us. Over the next two days, teams will select the next wave of professional talent over 20 rounds after draft picks. The Mets will have picks 38 and 102 tonight.
It’s going to be a somewhat challenging draft for the Mets, who find themselves with the second smallest draft pool this year at $5,485,900. That’s a result of spending beyond the second tax threshold, moving their 1st round pick back from 28 to 38. They also lost their second round pick for signing Juan Soto, as well as the compensation pick they would’ve received when Luis Severino signed with the Athletics. Still, David Stearns, Chris Gross, and the rest of the revamped Mets’ front office have demonstrated their ability to do more with less – they’ll likely still be able to add plenty of interesting names to the system.
Here’s the schedule for this year’s draft:
July 13, 6 PM EST: Day 1 (Rounds 1 – 3, including compensation and competitive balance rounds), MLB Network, MLB.com, ESPN
July 14, 11:30 AM EST: Day 2 (Rounds 4 – 20), MLB.com
If you’re looking for rankings to follow along with, here are some good ones to reference (some subscriptions required, though all these sources are highly recommended):
Some other useful links: