The teams with the best results in the 2022 draft

LOS ANGELES – The 2021 Mets draft did not go as planned. New York manipulated its bonus money into being able to afford a $6 million bonus to No. 10 overall pick Kumar Rucker, but had no back-up plan to use the savings after not signing Vanderbilt’s right due to concerns about it. elbow.

The Mets spent just $4.3 million on their draft, the second lowest gross in baseball, and came out with only one ranked player. Top 100 MLB Pipeline Companies. But they should feel a lot better about their efforts in 2022.

Armed with an additional pick from the first round as compensation for not signing Rocker, they had two top 14 picks. Kevin Parada, who was in the top five, fell into his arms at 11th and followed three picks later with one of the top high school hitters and sprinters in Texas Prep short Jett Williams. When three days of drafting ended just before the All-Star Game, no team had attracted more talent than New York.

Yes, we know it’s too early to have any certainty about how the 2022 draft will play out. But based on first impressions, and assuming that every player selected in the first 10 rounds will turn pro, these six clubs were the best:

1. Mets
New York had more than Parada, a Georgia Tech catcher who was one of the best hitters around the class, and Williams, a 5-foot-8 spark plug beloved by scouts. The Mets wrapped up the first day with Tennessee’s Blade Tidwell (second round), a potential midfield player before missing the first six weeks of the season with shoulder issues, and Washington high school player Nick Morabito (second extra), who combines Hitting ability, raw strength and speed. Strikes continued to appear after that, including Florida powerhouse Brandon Sprott (third) and the attacking rise of California, third baseman Jacob Reimer (fourth).

2. Rocky
Colorado was the only club to have three of the top 30 odds in the MLB Pipeline and one of only two (along with the Reds) to scoop 10 of the top 250 chances in the first ten rounds. Also the only team to have had three picks before the second round, Colorado turned those into one of the college’s top freshmen (Gonzaga’s Gabriel Hughes, first round), a high-quality college bat (Florida midfielder, Sterlin Thompson, extra first) and one of the Top College Athletes (Tennessee football player Jordan Peak, supplemental first). Want more superlatives? Washington’s curveball of Jackson Cox (second), Kentucky State’s Ryan Ritter gauntlet (fourth) and the raw power of Mississippi State’s Brad Compist (ninth) are ranked among the best in this draft.

3. Orioles
Baltimore capitalized on the top spot in Jackson Holiday’s Oklahoma High School short pick, a five potential short instrument with similarities to Bobby Waite Jr. and a more advanced hitting ability on the same stage. The Orioles spent the rest of the first day adding college strength with California quarterback Dylan Beavers (1st supplement), Clemson base 3rd Max Wagner (second) and Florida baseman Judd Fabian (second extra). Right-hander Nolan McClain at Oklahoma State (third) also delivers huge pop as a third baseman, but Baltimore has announced him as a pitcher—he records 98 mph with a fast ball and owns a pair of power-breaking pitches. Texas guard Silas Ardoin (4th) was the best defensive staple in the college ranks.

4. Reds
The Cincinnati matched the Rockies with 10 of the top 250 odds, starting with sweet-swinging third baseman Chibula GC (Florida), Cam Collier (1st), who looked destined for the top 10 picks before dropping to 18th. One of their picks of the day First over center players, including Florida High School quarterback Sal Stewart (first supplement), Mississippi State strongman Logan Tanner (second over), and Oregon State batsman (second overtime). They then shifted their focus and used 11 of the next 13 options on pitchers, including polished Florida left-hander Bryce Hobart (fourth) and Chibula right-handed live-fire Kenya Huggins (fifth).

5. Guardians
James Madison quarterback Chase Delauter (1st) had the best combination of tools, sheet discipline and performance among college hitters, yet Cleveland was able to hold him back at 16. The Guardians excel at boosting repeat college arms, catching three in Oklahoma’s Justin Campbell’s hand Right (complementary 1st), Parker Messick (second) Florida State (second) and right Mississippi Dylan DeLucia (sixth). DeLucia won the College World Series MVP award. They also added several outstanding touch-hitters, starting with high-energy Arizona quarterback Joe Lambie (third), and a pair of real-time talent values ​​in high school arms Jackson Humphreys (eighth) and Jacob Zepin (tenth).

6. Padres
San Diego isn’t afraid to gamble and played two of the four best picks on the right hand that came out of Tommy John’s surgery. Georgia coach Dylan Lesko (1st) was on his way to being the first drafted pitcher and Duke’s Henry Williams (3rd) was heading into the first round before their elbows exploded. Iowa right-hand Adam Mazur (second) would have also gone earlier had he not had issues coming back at the end of the college season. The Padres arguably hit high school top left, Robbie Snelling (supplementary first) with the 39th overall pick. Their top pick was Maryland High School’s Lamar King (fourth), who had helium late.