Mock Organization Diary #2 for the New York Mets, Minor League Ball Community Mock Draft 2012
In this MOD, we will discuss our preferred players for the Mets first round pick, which is #12 overall.
The previous MOD was:
MOD: New York Mets #1 (Draft Approach)
Some of the players who may be available at #12 include:
| Rank | Player | Position | School | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buxton, Byron | OF | Appling County HS (GA) | Georgia commit, little chance that he'll be available at #12 |
| 2 | Appel, Mark | RHP | Stanford | |
| 3 | Zunino, Mike | C | Florida | |
| 4 | Zimmer, Kyle | RHP | San Francisco | |
| 5 | Gausman, Kevin | RHP | Louisiana State | |
| 6 | Giolito, Lucas | RHP | Harvard-Westlake | UCLA commit, ulnar collateral ligament strain ended his season in March |
| 7 | Fried, Max | LHP | Harvard-Westlake | UCLA commit |
| 8 | Correa, Carlos | SS | PR Baseball Academy | Miami commit |
| 9 | Stroman, Marcus | RHP | Duke | Electric stuff, 5'9" |
| 10 | Wacha, Michael | RHP | Texas A&M | |
| 11 | Cecchini, Gavin | SS | Barbe HS (LA) | Ole Miss commit |
| 12 | Almora, Albert | OF | Mater Christian HS (FL) | Miami commit |
| 13 | Hawkins, Courtney | OF | Carroll HS (TX) | Texas commit |
| 14 | Trahan, Stryker | C | Acadiana HS (LA) | Ole Miss commit |
| 15 | Stratton, Chris | RHP | Mississippi State | |
| 16 | Shaffer, Richie | 1B/3B | Clemson | |
| 17 | Marreo, Deven | SS | Arizona State | |
| 18 | Dahl, David | OF | Oak Mountain HS (AL) | Auburn Commit |
| 19 | Heaney, Andrew | LHP | Oklahoma State | |
| 20 | Russell, Addison | SS | Pace HS (FL) | Auburn Commit |
| 21 | Smoral, Matthew | LHP | Solon HS (OH) | Chapel Hill commit |
Who should be added to this list?
How should these players be ranked, and why?
Jim Callis of Baseball America recently wrote:
New York is the first club strongly linked to Hawkins, Louisiana high school shortstop Gavin Cecchini and Texas A&M righthander Michael Wacha.
This is our current ranking for the first round as of May 17
| Rank | Player | Position | School | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buxton, Byron | OF | Appling County HS (GA) | Georgia commit, little chance that he'll be available at #12 |
| 2 | Appel, Mark | RHP | Stanford | |
| 3 | Zunino, Mike | C | Florida | |
| 4 | Zimmer, Kyle | RHP | San Francisco | |
| 5 | Gausman, Kevin | RHP | Louisiana State | |
| 6 | Giolito, Lucas | RHP | Harvard-Westlake | UCLA commit, ulnar collateral ligament strain ended his season in March |
| 7 | Fried, Max | LHP | Harvard-Westlake | UCLA commit |
| 8 | Correa, Carlos | SS | PR Baseball Academy | Miami commit |
| 9 | Almora, Albert | OF | Mater Christian HS (FL) | Miami commit |
| 10 | Stroman, Marcus | RHP | Duke | Electric stuff, 5'9" |
| 11 | Hawkins, Courtney | OF | Carroll HS (TX) | Texas commit |
| 12 | Cecchini, Gavin | SS | Barbe HS (LA) | Ole Miss commit |
| 13 | Dahl, David | OF | Oak Mountain HS (AL) | Auburn Commit |
| 14 | McCullers, Lance | RHP | Tampa Jesuit | Florida Commit |
| 15 | Trahan, Stryker | C | Acadiana HS (LA) | Ole Miss commit |
| 16 | Stratton, Chris | RHP | Mississippi State | |
| 17 | Shaffer, Richie | 1B/3B | Clemson | |
| 18 | Wacha, Michael | RHP | Texas A&M | |
| 19 | Heaney, Andrew | LHP | Oklahoma State | |
| 20 | Russell, Addison | SS | Pace HS (FL) | Auburn Commit |
| 21 | Smoral, Matthew | LHP | Solon HS (OH) | Chapel Hill commit |
This MOD will be wrapped up by Wednesday, May 16. We'll then start one for the supplemental first round pick.
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