Mets 2022 Second Round Draft Pick - 52nd Overall - Blade Tidwell, RHP Tennessee

 

With their Second Round selection in the 2022 MLB Draft, the Mets have taken Blade Tidwell, RHP Tennessee.

Prime Sports Talk: MLB Draft Profile: Blade Tidwell.

MLB.com:

Scouting grades: Fastball: 60 | Curveball: 50 | Slider: 60 | Changeup: 55 | Control: 50 | Overall: 50

Tidwell teamed with Ryan Weathers to lead Loretto HS to the Tennessee state Class A championship in 2017 and a runner-up finish in 2018. Now in his second year at Tennessee, Tidwell could join Weathers (selected No. 7 overall by the Padres in 2018) as a first-round pick, though he missed the first six weeks with shoulder soreness and took another month before rejoining the weekend rotation. In his college debut, he won 10 games (second-most in school history for a freshman behind R.A. Dickey), including the super-regional clincher over Louisiana State that sent the Volunteers to the College World Series for the first time in 16 years. 

Pitching Stats:

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
2021	20	-0.8	Tennessee	SEC	NCAA		10	3	.769	3.74	4.47	18	18			0	0	98.2	84	49	41	12	34		90	4	1	5	405	1.196	7.7	1.1	3.1	8.2	2.65
2022	21	0.3	Tennessee	SEC	NCAA		3	2	.600	3.00	3.00	13	9			0	0	39.0	31	13	13	6	11		51	1	0	3	158	1.077	7.2	1.4	2.5	11.8	4.64
2022	21		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A-Rk	NYM	0	1	.000	1.93	1.93	5	5	0	0	0	0	9.1	4	2	2	0	7	0	11	2	0	1	41	1.179	3.9	0.0	6.8	10.6	1.57
2022	21	-1.0	St. Lucie	FLOR	A	NYM	0	1	.000	2.16	2.16	4	4	0	0	0	0	8.1	4	2	2	0	6	0	9	2	0	0	37	1.200	4.3	0.0	6.5	9.7	1.50
2022	21	0.0	Mets	FCL	Rk	NYM	0	0		0.00	0.00	1	1	0	0	0	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	1	4	1.000	0.0	0.0	9.0	18.0	2.00
2023	22	-1.2	Brooklyn	SALL	A+	NYM	5	3	.625	3.48	4.04	14	14	0	0	0	0	64.2	44	29	25	6	38	0	97	0	2	3	269	1.268	6.1	0.8	5.3	13.5	2.55
Minors (2 seasons)					Minors		5	4	.556	3.28	3.77	19	19	0	0	0	0	74.0	48	31	27	6	45	0	108	2	2	4	310	1.257	5.8	0.7	5.5	13.1	2.40
College (2 seasons)					College		13	5	.722	3.53	4.05	31	27			0	0	137.2	115	62	54	18	45		141	5	1	8	563	1.162	7.5	1.2	2.9	9.2	3.13
All Levels (3 Seasons)							18	9	.667	3.44	3.95	50	46	0	0	0	0	211.2	163	93	81	24	90	0	249	7	3	12	873	1.195	6.9	1.0	3.8	10.6	2.77
A+ (1 season)					Minors		5	3	.625	3.48	4.04	14	14	0	0	0	0	64.2	44	29	25	6	38	0	97	0	2	3	269	1.268	6.1	0.8	5.3	13.5	2.55
A (1 season)					Minors		0	1	.000	2.16	2.16	4	4	0	0	0	0	8.1	4	2	2	0	6	0	9	2	0	0	37	1.200	4.3	0.0	6.5	9.7	1.50
Rk (1 season)					Minors		0	0		0.00	0.00	1	1	0	0	0	0	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	1	4	1.000	0.0	0.0	9.0	18.0	2.00

Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Original Table
Generated 7/11/2023.

Blade Tidwell was the 27th-ranked prospect on MLB Pipeline's board. The Mets just grabbed him No. 52 overall. Struck out 51 batters in 39 innings this season as a sophomore.

— Anthony DiComo (@AnthonyDiComo) July 18, 2022

2 (52): @Mets select Tennessee (TN) P Blade Tidwell https://t.co/LDwZYGFdNE #MLBDraft

— MLB Draft Tracker (@MLBDraftTracker) July 18, 2022

"This is the upside of a mid-rotation type of starter that the Mets are pulling in the second round"@PSLtoFlushing breaks down the Mets' pick of Blade Tidwell at No. 52: pic.twitter.com/lzjbESl4CU

— SNY (@SNYtv) July 18, 2022

Blade Tidwell falling to 52 is wild. He was a Top 15 value on the @ProspectsLive board just a month ago. Shoulder concerns pushed him down board. Up to 99 with a potential plus slider. More good clay. Kevin Parada, Jett Williams and Blade Tidwell is a haul.

— Joe Doyle (@JoeDoyleMiLB) July 18, 2022

. @josh_lane20's New York Mets get a great value with Blade Tidwell in the middle of the second round of the MLB Draft.

Tidwell was inconsistent while working back from injury this season, but has an extremely high ceiling.https://t.co/Ds8PsVfpio

— Ryan Schumpert (@rschump00) July 18, 2022

Blade to the Big Apple 🏙️

With the 52nd pick of the MLB Draft, Blade Tidwell is selected by the @Mets! pic.twitter.com/hnqrUeCUcx

— Tennessee Baseball (@Vol_Baseball) July 18, 2022

Mets getting a huge arm in Blade Tidwell, who can get into the upper 90's and spins off a nasty slider. He'll be above slot, was a bit inconsistent this spring coming off a shoulder injury. A bit similar to the JT Ginn pick, though they're very different pitchers.

— Zack Silverman (@ZackSilverman18) July 18, 2022

There's nothing like hearing your name called on #MLBDraft night. 🤩

With the 52nd pick in the draft, the @Mets select RHP Blade Tidwell from Tennessee. pic.twitter.com/rnlsOtWi7Z

— Mets Farm Report (@MetsFarmReport) July 18, 2022

For the Mets to get Blade Tidwell at pick 52 is a potential steal. Could have easily gone significantly higher. The depth of the college pitching this year is in this second round range.

— JJ Cooper (@jjcoop36) July 18, 2022

The Mets select @bladetid with the 52nd pick! 🗽 pic.twitter.com/1BgcTHcyn8

— SNY Mets (@SNY_Mets) July 18, 2022

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