Would that be enough to get drafted in 2020’s five-round draft? Probably not. Maybe the Mets thought a back-end starter or more likely a bullpen arm. He was never supposed to become a two-time Cy Young winner. He went from starting shortstop to the team’s ace in just one season. This scouting report from Perfect Game shows exactly why the Mets took a chance on him, “New to pitching, SS only in 2009 FB 92-94 w/+ movement began the year as SS/closer, ended as team’s ace.” The New York Mets selected the former shortstop in the ninth round of the draft. Still, deGrom entered the 2010 MLB draft. He had a good fastball and quickly picked up a changeup and slider. 1, before ever making a start.ĭunn believed in deGrom’s future that much. He was even named the Friday night starter, the team’s No. He put his starting shortstop into his starting pitching rotation. The team was awful early in the season and deGrom only made five appearances out of the bullpen, so Dunn made a stunning move. When he came back his junior year in 2010, deGrom was going to be the team’s shortstop and closer, but things didn’t work out that way. The future Cy Young winner was resistant at first and only made one appearance as a pitcher during his sophomore year, throwing one shutout inning. His head coach, Pete Dunn, had urged deGrom to move off shortstop onto the mound. The irony here is that deGrom didn’t hit that home run until he moved to the mound full-time. He only hit one home run in his college career - it was off Florida Gulf Coast ace Chris Sale. He couldn’t hit for average and his power was next to non-existent.
His defense was impressive as he showed off great athleticism and an excellent arm, but the bat wasn’t good enough. When Jacob deGrom arrived at Stetson in 2008 he was a shortstop. 2010, 9th Round: Jacob deGrom, RHP, Stetson This is a look at those three stars and how they came to be some of the most underrated draft prospects in recent MLB memory. It’s likey none of them would have been drafted under the 2020 rules. Nobody would have batted an eye if they had been traded before they made their MLB debut. Three of the team’s biggest stars never cracked a top-100 list, and they never made the team’s top-five prospects. The most shocking part, three of those players wouldn’t have been drafted under the shortened version of the 2020 MLB Draft. The Mets have 12 homegrown players on their roster entering 2020 and eight were drafted by the team. They are far from it and end up relying on their top-tier international free agents and trades to fill out the farm system.ĭespite that, they have a shocking number of homegrown players.
The New York Mets aren’t the best drafters in MLB. The New York Mets aren’t considered one of the best drafting teams in baseball, but they still had their moments in the 2010s.
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