New York Mets 2025 Season

[sjc88]

Any draft thoughts? Most fans I have seen comment were underwhelmed/confused with our strategy.

We fell 10 spots for spending and lost a pick for Soto.

Our first pick was a 2 way player but really excelled with the bat once he focused on it. His contact rate is amazing. He has a strong arm so can likely play 3rd or OF.

We took a couple of kids that need surgery for their arms this year. They seemed to go after athletes they think can improve with some focus or pitchers with weapons they can harness with the pitching lab.

I guess time will tell if our player development is any good.

From what I understand the Yankees and the Mets had the fewest available bonus pool money in the draft. If you can figure this out let ME know. Here is the detailed MLB.com explanation. The Mets plan kind of made sense to chase “kids that need surgery” because they hope to offer less and sign some others they might not have been able to sign.

Here's every team's 2025 Draft bonus pool and all pick values

The Nationals own the No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 Draft, which comes with a record assigned value. But the O’s own the largest overall bonus pool. MLB released the slot values and bonus pools to teams, and the pick values rose by 4.8 percent compared to a year

www.mlb.com

The 10 spot draft hurts but that is the result of signing Juan Soto. I’d take that every year. Of course, the Mets will probably not be big FA spenders next off-season excepting what happens with Alonso.

Individual players? Plenty of guys claim to “know” My opinion? Nobody knows. Jacob deGrom was a 9th rounder. Alonso was a 2 rounder.

 

[sjc88]

I'm still waiting for Shawn Abner to reach his potential....

Sir, Alex Escobar and Alex Ochoa are five tool guys coming soon!

 

[guinness77]

I’m not even laughing. I started swinging my metal bat under water because Gregg Jeffries did it on This Week in Baseball when I was 11. He was the ultimate prospect.

 

[guinness77]

Individual players? Plenty of guys claim to “know” My opinion? Nobody knows. Jacob deGrom was a 9th rounder. Alonso was a 2 rounder.

Not to mention deGrom was drafted to be a shortstop.

 

[Marillac2]

Not to mention deGrom was drafted to be a shortstop.

I think our current regime looks for these position-changers. You can find a ton of untapped potential with a lot of these guys. Lots of high riskier but high potential guys seems to be the plan.

 

[dk423]

I think our current regime looks for these position-changers. You can find a ton of untapped potential with a lot of these guys. Lots of high riskier but high potential guys seems to be the plan.

McLean, Benge, now Voit.

 

[sjc88]

I think our current regime looks for these position-changers. You can find a ton of untapped potential with a lot of these guys. Lots of high riskier but high potential guys seems to be the plan.

You can also pay them under slot money and hope you hit the “lottery” AND you can reallocate the bonus $$ you were going to pay at that point in the draft. Or something like that.

I am starting to sound like nerdlinger Stearns. Remember when we use to talk about the skills of the players rather than money implications. Sigh.