Thursday, June 5, 2008

Mets Take College Kids In 2008 Draft

Through Prior Mets Drafts The Mets Have A Bad History Of Draft Pickups. Instead Of building Up There Organization They Have Relied On Big Money To Sign Big Players. This Year The Mets Drafted Two College Players,1st Round #18th Pick Ike Davis . 21 Year Old 1st Basemen/Outfielder From Arizona State University And 1st Round #33rd Pick David Havens A 22 Year Old Shortstop From The University of South Carlina.



Ike Davis Could Possibly Be The Next Best 1st Basemen That Could Replace Carlos Delgado in Just A Few Short Years. Davis Tore It Up In Arizona State Hitting 394 With 16 Home runs In 49 Games For The Sun Devils. Were Talking College So I Should Also Mention He Had 14 Relief Appearances Having A 2.53 ERA. The Left Handed David is More Or Less A Corner Outfielder Of 1st Basemen. With A Good Background Being The Son Of Former Yankees and Twins pitcher Ron Davis He'll Look To Make A Name Of His Own With The Mets.


For The 22nd Overall Pick The Mets Drafted David Havens. Havens Is Shortstop And I Know What Mets Fans Are Thinking, Why Would You Draft A Short Stop When All-Star Jose Reyes Has The Position, Well Mets Fans Havens Can Possibly Convert To Catching. Hes Got Good Pop Hitting 18 Long Balls With A 3.59 Average In 63 Games With The Gamecocks.


Quick Mentioning The Mets Also Drafted 33rd Round Pick Brad Holt A Relief Pitcher From UNC Wilmington And Javier Rodriguez An Outfielder From OF Porto Rico BB Academy. The Mets Make Promising Picks In 08' Possibly Breaking A Long Streak Of Unsuccessful 1st Round Picks.

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Mets 1st Round Pick Ike David



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