Your New York Sports Blog: Quick Draft Thoughts

At #18 the Mets took a player many people thought they wanted to take in the draft and that is of course ASU 1st/OF Ike Davis. Davis is hitting .394 with 16 homers and 73 RBI in 49 games. With the 22nd pick the Mets took shortstop Reese Havens out of South Carolina. Havens is hitting 315 in the wood-bat Cape Cod League. Havens hit .359 with 18 homers and 57 RBI in 63 games this season for the Gamecocks.

Davis should moved through the system very quickly and start in Citi Field sooner rather than later unless the Mets decide they need to sign Mark Teixeira this off-season. He is very athletic and has good blood lines so hopefully he can fill out his potential as a slugging player in the middle of the lineup. Reese Havens reminds me of a bigger version of Dustin Pedroia. That is not a bad thing. He knows how to play ball and could possibly move to catcher where he would instantly become the best catcher in the system. If anyone can make the switch to catcher it is him.

Little disappointed they passed on Cole twice, Melville, Meyer, Galloway, Odorizzi, and Collier but only time will tell on this draft.

Picks to watch:
Eric Beaulac, rhp
Kyle Allen, rhp (hs)
Javier Rodriguez, of (hs)
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The Yankees first round draft pick made the whole draft worth while. They got one of the top talents in the entire draft and the best prep pitcher available. The took the Californiaphenom Gerrit Cole out of Orange Lutheran High School. Some people say he is the best California prep pitcher since Phil Hughes in 2008. If he watch his delivery on the left an his stuff he seems like a replica of Max Scherzer of the Diamondbacks. This kid throws a legit 93-96 mph fastball with movement and can hit 98 if he gets everything behind it. He uses a curve and change that will be plus pitches and make him one of the top prospects in a few years.

Jeremy Bleich might have been a stretch in the 2nd round, but the Yankees do have a need for a lefty in the system and for the 2nd straight year the Yankees took Scott Bittle (3rd round) a guy who just knows how to get outs.

Picks to watch:
Brett Marshall, rhp
Kyle Higashioka, c
David Adams, 2nd
Pat Venditte, lhp/rhp

Thats right Venditte is a reliever who can throw with both his right and left hand earning himself the nickname "The One Man Bullpen". A video of him can be seen here.