MMO Draft Thread, 7:00 P.M. ET

Sunday, July 12, 2022 • 7:00 P.M.
Seattle, WA
ESPN • MLB Network

Today is the big day. Not only will several lives change, but the trajectory of some teams can as well. The MLB Draft is officially upon us.

Day one of the draft is tonight, beginning at 7:00 pm ET, and is compromised of the first two rounds. Meanwhile, day two (rounds 3-10) and day three (rounds 11-20) will follow in the coming days. Day one can be viewed on both ESPN and MLB Network, while the following days can streamed via MLB.com.

The Mets, themselves, will have seven picks before round five. The team will also have the 21st-largest bonus pool available: $8,440,400.

Mets’ Day One Picks

Competitive Balance Round A, pick No. 32 ($2,607,500)

The Mets were initially supposed to draft at No. 22 after finishing with a 101-61 record, but because they exceeded the competitive balance tax threshold b more than $40 million, they dropped out of Round 1 and dropped into the Competitive Balance Round A to No. 32.

The Mets were not the only teams to get pushed back. The Los Angeles Dodgers also got pushed back due to exceeding the competitive balance tax threshold as well.

Round 2, pick No. 56 ($1,474,500)

Other Notable Picks

Round 3, pick No. 91 ($747,600)

Round 3, pick No. 101 ($666,500)

The Mets received the 101 selection as a compensation pick that they received after failing to sign Brandon Sproat in 2022.

Round 4, pick No. 123 ($536,500)

Round 4, pick No. 134 ($483,000)

The No. 134 pick the Mets received for losing Jacob deGrom to the Texas Rangers.

Round 4, pick No. 135 ($478,200)

The No. 135 pick is the Mets’ return for losing Chris Bassitt to the Toronto Blue Jays.

Round 5, pick No. 159 ($378,000)

Round 6, pick No. 186 ($299,800)

Round 7, pick No. 216 ($235,000)

Round 8, pick No. 246 ($192,900)

Round 9, pick No. 276 ($175,100)

Round 10, pick. No. 306 ($165,800)

Potential First Round Targets

With selection number 32, below are some prospects that have been mocked to the Mets over the past few weeks:

• Josh Knoth, RHP, Patchogue-Medford (N.Y.) HS
• Joe Whitman, LHP, Kent State
• Thomas White, LHP, Phillips Academy (Mass.) HS
• Kevin McGonigle, SS, Monsignor Bonner (Pa.) HS
• Trent Caraway, SS, JSerra Catholic (Calif.) HS
• Jake Gelof, 3B, Virginia

For an in-depth preview of the Mets’ impending draft night, check out our recent article.

Draft Order

1. Pirates
2. Nationals
3. Tigers
4. Rangers
5. Twins
6. Athletics
7. Reds
8. Royals
9. Rockies
10. Marlins

The remaining order of picks can be found here.

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