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New York Mets Amateur Draft Strategy
Published 6/2/2008 by Dave Doyle at The Mets Report
... draft starts this Thursday and the Mets have plenty of needs in their farm system. Obtaining Johan Santana from the Minnesota Twins this off season drained several of the Mets top prospects. That trade included the Mets numbers 2, 3, 4, and 7 prospects. I still like the trade and the contract for Santana. I think he’s got the right stuff and fluid motion to avoid long term injuries enough to be successful over the next seven years. That said, the Mets need to re-stock young players. Bob Klapisch wrote a good column today on the Mets strategy for this draft. There’s been a lot ...

Read: Draft is Great Opportunity
Published 6/2/2008 by Regis Courtemanche at MetsBlog.com
... In an article for ESPN.com, Bob Klapisch describes how the Mets have a good chance to restock their depleted farm system with young talent during Thursday’s MLB draft. ...

Draft Roundup
Published 6/3/2008 by Mike A. at River Avenue Blues » River Avenue Blues, A New York Yankees Blog
... The line about Matt Antonelli & Mark Melancon? Totally stole that from me. Law also explains why teams should be allowed to trade picks. Sorry, but both of those pieces are behind the iron curtain of ESPN Insider. Both the NY Times and ESPN take a gander into the life of Pedro Alvarez. Interesting stuff. Amy Nelson explains how the Brewers can clean-up this year with all those extra picks. Bob Klapisch talks about how the Mets will screw up those three early picks. The UBBMD is still going on. I ...

Drafty, Draft, Draft. I Like The Draft...
Published 6/3/2008 by mr. met (noreply@blogger.com) at the metropolitans
Klap speaks about the draft. Minaya says the Mets will abide by only one edict when choosing between college or high school candidates, and deciding whether to pursue pitchers or position players: This time around, the GM said, "we're going after the best available players. That's going to come first." We can only hope that is the case dollars and commisioner's office be damned. That sets the stage for the draft, in which the next generation of Mets is waiting to be plucked. With Alou, Wagner, Delgado and Pedro Martinez all nearing the end of ...