Breaking News: Mets get 2 - lose 2 in Rule 5 Draft


The lockout may have stopped Free Agent signings and the Major League portion of the Rule 5 Draft but the minor league portion was held this afternoon.

The Mets selected two RHP pitchers and had 2 selected from them.

Before the Draft started, the Mets announced that they had 36 players on their AAA roster.  This was a major relief to me as the Roster posted on the Syracuse Mets website has far less.  This insured that players like Carlos Cortes, Hayden Senger and others would not be selected.  

In the 1st round, the Mets selected Alex Valverde, RHP, from the Tampa Bay system who pitched last year in Double A.  92 Ks in 72 innings, 69 hits, 29 walks, 6 HRs - 4.88 ERA and 1.361 WHIP. 6'2", 185 LB, 9/26/96.




In the 2nd round, the Mets selected Carlos Ocampo from the Cub' Low A team, 67 Ks in 47.2 innings, 29 games - all in relief, 46 hits, 6 HRs, 15 walks, 6.23 ERA and 1.280 WHIP. 6'2", 181 LB, 9/3/98.




In the 3rd round, the Mets lost Allan Winans to the Braves and Tommy Wilson to the Mariners.  Tommy Wilson only saw action in 10 games last year in Binghamton as he also spent time on the DL.  Allan Winans pitched in both Brooklyn and Binghamton  Overall 1.72 ERA in 47 innings, 26 games, 3 saves, 45 Ks, 15 walks, .809 WHIP.  

Allan Winans Stats


Tommy Wilson Stats


1 comment:

John From Albany said...

Here's how the two picks the Mets took that year have done - Alex Valverde was released by the Mets in July of this year (2023) and was picked up by the Mariners. Carlos Ocampo became a free agent after the 2022 season - he has yet to resign with another Major League affiliate.

Allan Winans debuted with the Braves in 2023 and on 8/12/2023 threw 7 scoreless against the Mets - 2 walks, 4 hits (only 1 extra base hit - a double), 9 Ks;

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