Mock Drafts Have Mets Going for Offense

The Mets’ first pick in the MLB Draft that starts on Sunday in Atlanta is No. 38. Let’s take a look at who some of the latest mock drafts have the Mets selecting to hopefully be a future star.

(New York is one of three teams, along with the Yankees and Dodgers, to have their first-round pick dropped 10 spots because they went over the second surcharge threshold of the competitive balance tax.) The Mets’ second pick is at No. 102.

The draft takes place Sunday (Rounds 1-3, 6 p.m. ET on MLB Network/MLB.com/ESPN) and Monday (Rounds 4-20, 11:30 a.m. ET, MLB.com) as part of All-Star Weekend.

MLB Pipeline

Mason Neville, 21, an outfielder for the University of Oregon, slashed .290/.429/.724 with 26 homers and 57 RBIs in 280 plate appearances for the Ducks this year. He stole nine bases in 14 attempts.

He throws left, hits left and smacked 16 homers and posted a 1.033 OPS for Oregon last year before going 4-for-32 in the Cape Cod League, a league for college prospects. The Reds drafted him out of Basic (Henderson, Nev.) HS in the 18th round in 2022, but he opted to start his college career at Arkansas before moving on to Oregon.

Click here to see MLB Pipeline’s mock draft.

ESPN

Devin Taylor is another 21-year-old outfielder who posted an impressive slash line in college this season. He hit .374/.494/.706 with 18 homers and 66 RBIs in 269 plate appearances for Indiana. He was 12-for-16 stealing bases.

While Taylor is a college player, ESPN’s Kiley McDaniel suggests that the Mets may target high school players or “high-variance talent” because they have a lot of depth in the minors now that will be reaching the majors in the next year or so, citing position players Jett Williams, Jacob Reimer, Drew Gilbert and Ryan Clifford and pitchers Jonah Tong, Nolan McLean, Brandon Sproat, Blade Tidwell and Dom Hamel.

Click here for ESPN’s mock draft.

Baseball America

Tate Southisene is a shortstop and outfielder who starred for Basic (Nevada) High School this year, hitting .495 with nine homers in 129 plate appearances, according to MaxPreps. Baseball America’s Carlos Collazo said that his “athleticism and well-rounded game sounds like it could easily be a fit somewhere in the 30-45 range.”

Southisene is committed to USC, where his older brother Tee is a pitcher. Tee’s twin brother Ty was selected in the fourth round by the Cubs last year. (There is also a younger brother, Troy, who is projected to be in the 2026 draft.)

Click here for Baseball America’s draft. (Subscription necessary)

As this post was scheduled, BA came out with a new Mock Draft. It still has the Mets going for offense with them taking Texas outfielder Max Belyeu. 

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