Monday is the day for the MLB 2011 Draft and like every sport these days, the draft is turning into more of a show. I remember a few years ago when they televised it for the first time, it was an absolute joke. There were barely any prospects there, and they tried to have famous for each team sitting at a table as a figure head while the teams were each in their war rooms. Anyway, this season the draft is being broken up over several days, with a prime time spot on Monday with the first round and the supplemental first round, and the next rounds on the following days.
Anyway so the question is what do the Mets do in the draft?
Personally, I think the Mets should take safe route with the draft, meaning they should go with a pitcher in the first round. The Mets could use an impact position player, but where? The outfield is rather crowded with a lot of players coming down the pipe. Catcher could be useful, but there aren't any first rounders in the draft. First base is covered, second base is a mystery which depends on a combination of Turner's trajectory, Tejada and Reyes, shortstop maybe/hopefully covered and so is thirdbase.
Really what that leaves is a pitcher, and you can never have enough pitchers. So I think the first priority for the Mets should be the catcher, for no good reason other than that is where the Mets can get the biggest return in this draft.
There are some names that are being tossed around a lot throughout the internets like Taylor Jungmann and Jed Bradley. Both pitchers are projected as top of the rotation starters, and they are both coming from College, so it will take less time for them to make it to the majors. I'll reserve a full blown preview until the Mets actually make their pick.
