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Over at Hot Foot, Andrew Smith will represent the Mets in an upcoming Mock Draft with other bloggers.
Speaking of the upcoming draft, Michael Salfino of SNY.tv takes a look at draft slotting and the Mets tough decision on whether or not to violate the league’s wishes on the subject.
…after trading away many of their top prospects over the last few seasons the Mets need to desperately invigorate their minor league system with top talent…to do that the Mets must stop concerning themselves with the league’s slotting system and start doing what’s best for the franchise….
…by the way, the Mets have the 18th, 22nd and 33rd picks in the first round of the upcoming first-year player draft on June 5…
At Amazin’ Avenue, Eric Simon says the Mets are fortunate the rest of their division is as mediocre as they are, writing…
“I want to say that the Mets need to turn things around soon if they want any chance of salvaging this season, but I don’t even know if that’s accurate. The rest of the division is iffy enough that the Mets could slog along for another couple of months, winning approximately as often as they lose, and still remain a stone’s throw from first place.”
Matthew Artis of Always Amazin‘ thinks this be as ‘good as it gets’ for the Mets this season.
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I read an ESPN chat the other day (I *think* it was with Law). Anyway, someone asked about if the Mets were going to abandon the slotting system. This expert said that all indications he heard was that the Mets were very reluctant to do so.
In the end, you gotta look out for number one. If abandoning the slotting system is better for the organization, they have to do it.
Didn’t Omar come out and say that they would not be following the slotting system? In pretty much those exact words?
I think he did. Its funny, because the other day I was reading a Jim Callis article that said the Mets would take a certain player (I forget who, I think Jason Castro) with the 18th pick, because of the slotting system. Then for the 22 pick, again, I forget the player he projected them to take, but his reasoning was that the Mets will obviously take the best player available because after the Johan/Church trades they need to rebuild the system. So basically, he thinks they will go by the slotting system with pick 18, and take the best available talent regardless of price with the 22 pick. That is outstanding logic. There are lots of good players in this draft. I wonder if T. Scheppers might drop down a little bit because he was recently injured, which would be sweet. I also like Gerrit Cole who I have heard might fall down to the end of the first round because of signability concerns and Boras as his agent. I think Omar is an outstanding talent evaluator, his biggest attribute as a GM, and people unfairly criticize him for the Mets questionable farm system when he has had to pick by the slotting system the last few years if he even had a 1st round pick. Guys like Kunz and Vineyard were picked because they didnt want to go above the slot. I hope Wilpon realized that this having success in this draft is paramount for success in the next 3-4 years, and opens up his wallet and lets Omar do his thing.
What are the benefits of complying with the slotting system? Can someone please explain that to me?
I think the only upside is you stay on Selig’s good side. Because you don’t want to see Bug angry. You wouldn’t like Bud when he’s angry.
Baseball prospectus has a good synopsis of this.
baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=6545
To stick with this slotting restriction is suicidal, given the state of the minors.
I would be more upset, but there’s little reason to overslot because there aren’t going to be Top 5 players falling down to where we are picking based on signability like previous years (Or at least NOBODY is projecting it to happen). We’re not going to be missing out on a Rick Porcello if we choose not to overslot. Fact is, more teams aren’t adhering to the guidelines so these players won’t be falling 20 spots anymore. I think it’s very likely that we’ll be faced with rather comparible talents when we pick, but one will require an overslot and I’d agree the call is to go with the cheaper one there.
What is “slotting”?
What rock have you been under?
A major big one, apparently…
:-)
Basically, when you agree to contract terms with a high draft pick, there are often large signing bonuses on top of the salaries. In order to try and contain costs, and promote parity between small and bog market teams, MLB recommends/asks teams to not pay over a certain amount for each spot in the draft - a slot.
Obviously, if you pay slot and some other team will pay over slot, you may lose out on signing certain picks.
Gotcha…Thanks man! This system is completely different from the NFL and to a lessor extent the NBA. Interesting. Thanks Gipper.
See the web address I posted above for the Baseball Prospectus article all about the slotting system, how it is avoided, how MLB tries to “enforce” it, etc.
And, you’re welcome Giuseppe.
Let’s just say, the slotting system, which you obviously knew nothing about, is not something you’d put your name on the line for.
I don’t think the Mets should go against the slotting system. They should keep drafting big, bland, heartless pitchers like Aaron Heilman and Mike Pelfrey, rather than exhibit any creativity or knowledge that there are 8 other positions on the field.
I can’t wait to waste those 3 picks on big, dumb college pitchers with “pitcher’s bodies” who will go 25-39 in their careers if they even make it to the majors.
Pelfrey was actually over the slot. He was a 15th pick I think, but the best pitcher in the draft. I really think the Mets screwed him up a bit. Jacket had him dump his curveball, and add the sinker, and it hasn’t seemed to work.
They also did the same thing to Heilman, by having him abandom the 3/4 delivery to more over the top. The result was that he lost the movement on his pitches. That problem was corrected in 2005, when he had his first successful season.
I’m almost positive that I’ve heard Omar say that he will not necessarily adhere to the slotting system. I’m sure that comes with caveats, and I have no doubt that the Wilpons are loathe to cross the mighty Boob Selig, but I’ll be very surprised if the Mets adhere to it if a top player falls to them.
it probably depends on who is there. How liekly anyway is it that a true stud/can’t miss/difference maker is going to fall to 18? And if he does, I’m sure Omar will do what he has to for the team.
Draft is a crap shoot anyway, with a ton a high pick “can’t iss” guys never amounting to anything, and later round picks becoming starts.
just please, get some position player talent that isn’t a weak D OF/1B type! 2B and C maybe?
Before people work themselves up too much over the draft, try to remember that piazza was a 62nd round pick.
Not by the Mets or Omar.