10.134) Cesar Puello, OF, New York Mets (Mike Newman,
RotoScouting) - “The PED boogie man allowed New York Mets prospect Cesar Puello
to slip to the tenth round. Why else would a 22-year old who posted a .950 OPS
in Double-A including 16 home runs and 24 steals in only 91 games last this
long? I'm thrilled to have the young outfielder having written multiple reports
on Puello from his time in Savannah. In fact, eight of my ten picks are players
scouted in person, which is either pretty cool or a sign I'm getting old.
10.130) Kevin Plawecki, C, New York Mets (Craig Glaser,
Bloomberg Sports) - “With my last pick, I'll finally grab a batter who doesn't
strike out all the time. Plawecki had an interesting year hitting 47 XBH, 42
walks, 24 HBP (led the minors), and struck out only 53 times in 521 PA while
splitting the season between Low-A and High-A ball last year. It will be nice
if some of those doubles start turning into HRs and if he can avoid injury from
all those HBPs.”
7.95) Rafael Montero, RHP, New York Mets (Craig Glaser,
Bloomberg Sports)- “Pretty close to the complete opposite of my last two picks,
Montero is a control artist who may not have the ceiling of a guy like Glasnow
but has a much higher floor. He throws a low-90s fastball, a slider, and a
changeup, but his main asset is his control. After striking out over 27 percent
of batters he faced in High-A in 2012 and Double-A to start 2013, Montero
finished up 2013 pitching for the Mets’ Triple-A affiliate, the Las Vegas 51s,
where he struck out 21 percent of the batters he faced but, more importantly,
walked only seven percent. Vegas is one of the hardest minor-league parks to
pitch in, and Montero's 3.05 ERA and 2.87 FIP in Triple-A are real credits to
what he can do on the mound. He's also close to the majors, and I wouldn't be
surprised to see him pitching in Citi Field during the 2014 season.”
6.82) Dominic Smith, 1B, New York Mets (Ray Guilfoyle, Fake
Teams) - “Smith is a 2013 draft pick who hit well in Rookie ball after signing
with the Mets. He showed a keen eye at the plate in 48 games at that level,
walking at a 12 percent clip with an acceptable strikeout rate, but did not hit
for much power at all. He is just 18 years of age, so he has plenty of time to
develop the power, which is a must if he is stuck at first base. Then again, a
first baseman with average power and a high walk rate isn't so bad in an era
when power continues to drop across the sport.”
3.34) Travis d’Arnaud, C, New York Mets (J.D. Sussman,
Bullpen Banter) - D'Arnaud is a potential 20-home-run bat and solid contributor
in batting average, runs, and RBI at the catcher position. Due to his strong
defense, the Met is a lock to keep catcher eligibility for the large portion of
his career, and his bat carries fantasy value at that position. While there are
other catchers available with more upside (i.e. Alfaro, Sanchez), d'Arnaud's
near-elite production isn't as speculative because he is on the precipice of
being a major-league starter.
1.14) Noah Syndergaard, RHP, New York Mets (Craig Goldstein,
Baseball Prospectus) “Ohhhh-kay. I agonized over this, and I apologize for the
delay that caused. My issue is that the best value continues to be arms, and
while I'm not as resistant to taking a first-round arm as some, my issue is
this tier of pitchers is quite deep in my opinion. Meaning that whomever I take
now, someone is going to get a comparable guy in eight picks or so, meaning I'm
robbed of all value in the pick.
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