Today is the day, folks. The New York Mets are set to have an all important draft day. One that they are loaded with high-end picks and plentiful of bonus pool money for. With that being said, why should fans be comfortable with New York’s ability to correctly utilize these assets?
Back in 2010, Omar Minaya ran his last draft with the New York Mets. His parting gifts to the Mets’ organization were a pair of aces in Matt Harvey and Jacob deGrom. This began a stretch where the Mets have drafted better than any National League team.
According to Down on the Farm, Mets draftees have accumulated more WAR than any team in the National League. Specifically, they are second to the Houston Astros in all of baseball. This is based upon total fWAR a player has contributed only to his drafting organization and not to other teams. Overall, Mets draftees have accumulated approximately 150 WAR for the franchise over the past 11+ years.
Here is a look at drafted WAR by all organizations since 2010. Astros in the lead by quite a bit. The Angels, Tigers, and Yankees have accumulated the least amount of value through the draft. Angels are not last as I previously Tweeted, but they are pretty close to last https://t.co/ZzPwNj87IY pic.twitter.com/fDQg6djQKx
— Down on the Farm (@downonthefarm12) July 7, 2022
Obviously, deGrom leads the way with a 38.9 fWAR. Between him and Harvey (13.0 fWAR), the Mets accumulated 51.9 fWAR from just those two players. Essentially, the Mets have…
