An Expert With a Somewhat Positive Outlook on the Draft

Prospect guru John Sickels has been doing a draft review for each team and today was the day for the NL East division.  While almost every other expert has had nothing positive to say about the talent the Mets got Sickels was a little more content with their haul.  He was not in love with it, but some notable things he said were:

4) Cory Vaughn, OF, San Diego State University: Son of Greg Vaughn, so he has good bloodlines. Very athletic, fast and skilled on the bases, has considerable power potential, but problems with contact may limit his batting average/OBP against professional pitching. Good upside, but also a lot of risk.

9) Jacob deGrom, RHP, Stetson: 90-93 MPH fastball, workable slider, athletic enough that he played shortstop at times. This one looks like an interesting sleeper pick that needs to be tracked closely. Walked just 16 in 82 innings.

At first when I saw his stats I was upset with the pick of deGrom. But after I researched him a little bit he began to grow on me. He has very little mileage on his arm, a good sinker, and good command. And even though it was his first year pitching he became the best pitcher and his team and says himself that his stuff plays better against wood than metal.

To read the rest of Sickels’s review click here.

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