Met's selected the 42nd and 47th pick in the early part of the draft and picked Edward Kunz and Nathan Vineyard. Kunz is a Right hand pitcher from Oregon State. He's currently a junior at OSU. He stands 6'5" and according to MLB.com's draft central, "Kunz's package of stuff is well-suited to the back of a bullpen, but the lack of the third pitch may keep him from closing as a pro. His future may be as a setup man who can pound his sinker-slider combination in on right-handed hitters.
Vineyard is 18 yr old Woodland HS pitcher. He's a southpaw and is 6'2". Here's his report from MLB's draft central: "This is turning out to be a pretty good draft for high school lefties and Vineyard adds to the depth at the position. He has the chance to have a good three-pitch mix with a slider that is an out pitch right now. While there's not a ton of projection to make, he should improve on things like command and fastball movement. He might be a tick behind the top prep southpaws on draft day, but he won't fall too far."
They still have more picks to select and unlike the NFL and NBA draft it's a real guess and will take a number of years before we know if any of these picks panned out.
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