Mets pick Yankees Zach Greene plus 4 more in Rule 5 Draft

 

FLUSHING, N.Y., December 7, 2022 – The New York Mets today announced that the club has selected right-handed pitcher Zach Greene from the New York Yankees in the major league phase of the Rule 5 Draft. 

Greene, 26, posted a perfect 9-0 record and a 3.42 ERA (26 ER/68.1 IP) while striking out 96 over 48 appearances (four starts) in 2022 with Scranton/Wilkes Barre, the Yankees Triple-A affiliate. 

In three minor league seasons, the Jacksonville, Florida native has gone 14-8 with a 3.08 ERA (50 ER/146.0 IP) in 96 outings in the Yankees system. He has a 35 percent strikeout rate in the minor leagues, punching out 211 of the 595 batters he has faced. Greene was originally selected by New York (AL) in the eighth round of the 2019 First-Year Player Draft out of the University of South Alabama.   

No Mets were selected in the Major League Portion including Jake Mangum or Josh Walker.  However, soon after the Draft, Jake was sent to the Marlins as the player to be named later in the deal that brought the Mets RHP Elieser Hernandez and RHP Jeff Bringham. 

Here are Zach Greene's full 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
2016	19	-1.7	UNC Asheville	BigS	NCAA		0	1	.000	4.56	6.85	15	0			0	0	23.2	24	18	12	0	14		23	1	0	2	110	1.606	9.1	0.0	5.3	8.7	1.64
2018	21	0.1	South Alabama	SBC	NCAA		2	4	.333	3.79	4.42	23	2			0	5	57.0	53	28	24	3	13		80	6	0	1	240	1.158	8.4	0.5	2.1	12.6	6.15
2019	22	1.0	South Alabama	SBC	NCAA		2	0	1.000	1.45	2.36	27	0			0	13	49.2	35	13	8	0	8		70	2	0	1	194	0.866	6.3	0.0	1.4	12.7	8.75
2019	22		2 Teams	2 Lgs	Rk-A-	NYY	1	1	.500	1.50	2.50	14	0	14	0	0	5	18.0	11	5	3	0	4	0	24	1	0	0	69	0.833	5.5	0.0	2.0	12.0	6.00
2019	22	0.7	Staten Island	NYPL	A-	NYY	0	0		0.00	0.00	2	0	2	0	0	0	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	6	0.000	0.0	0.0	0.0	9.0
2019	22	1.7	Yankees East	GULF	Rk	NYY	1	1	.500	1.69	2.81	12	0	12	0	0	5	16.0	11	5	3	0	4	0	22	0	0	0	63	0.938	6.2	0.0	2.3	12.4	5.50
2021	24		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AA-A+	NYY	4	7	.364	3.17	3.92	34	0	23	0	0	3	59.2	39	26	21	6	21	0	91	4	1	1	238	1.006	5.9	0.9	3.2	13.7	4.33
2021	24	-0.7	Somerset	AANE	AA	NYY	2	5	.286	3.66	4.35	25	0	16	0	0	2	39.1	33	19	16	4	13	0	58	2	0	0	163	1.169	7.6	0.9	3.0	13.3	4.46
2021	24	0.7	Hudson Valley	HAE	A+	NYY	2	2	.500	2.21	3.10	9	0	7	0	0	1	20.1	6	7	5	2	8	0	33	2	1	1	75	0.689	2.7	0.9	3.5	14.6	4.13
2021	24	0.7	Surprise	AZFL	Fal		0	1	.000	4.91	4.91	8	0	2	0	0	0	7.1	8	4	4	1	3	0	9	1	0	1	34	1.500	9.8	1.2	3.7	11.0	3.00
2022	25	-2.0	Scranton/Wilkes-Barre	IL	AAA	NYY	9	0	1.000	3.42	4.35	48	4	13	0	0	0	68.1	51	33	26	11	32	0	96	0	1	1	288	1.215	6.7	1.4	4.2	12.6	3.00
Minors (3 seasons)					Minors		14	8	.636	3.08	3.95	96	4	50	0	0	8	146.0	101	64	50	17	57	0	211	5	2	2	595	1.082	6.2	1.0	3.5	13.0	3.70
College (3 seasons)					College		4	5	.444	3.04	4.07	65	2			0	18	130.1	112	59	44	3	35		173	9	0	4	544	1.128	7.7	0.2	2.4	11.9	4.94
Other (1 season)					Other		0	1	.000	4.91	4.91	8	0	2	0	0	0	7.1	8	4	4	1	3	0	9	1	0	1	34	1.500	9.8	1.2	3.7	11.0	3.00
All Levels (5 Seasons)							18	14	.563	3.11	4.03	169	6	52	0	0	26	283.2	221	127	98	21	95	0	393	15	2	7	1173	1.114	7.0	0.7	3.0	12.5	4.14
AAA (1 season)					Minors		9	0	1.000	3.42	4.35	48	4	13	0	0	0	68.1	51	33	26	11	32	0	96	0	1	1	288	1.215	6.7	1.4	4.2	12.6	3.00
AA (1 season)					Minors		2	5	.286	3.66	4.35	25	0	16	0	0	2	39.1	33	19	16	4	13	0	58	2	0	0	163	1.169	7.6	0.9	3.0	13.3	4.46
A+ (1 season)					Minors		2	2	.500	2.21	3.10	9	0	7	0	0	1	20.1	6	7	5	2	8	0	33	2	1	1	75	0.689	2.7	0.9	3.5	14.6	4.13
A- (1 season)					Minors		0	0		0.00	0.00	2	0	2	0	0	0	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	6	0.000	0.0	0.0	0.0	9.0
Rk (1 season)					Minors		1	1	.500	1.69	2.81	12	0	12	0	0	5	16.0	11	5	3	0	4	0	22	0	0	0	63	0.938	6.2	0.0	2.3	12.4	5.50

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Generated 12/7/2022.

With the 15th pick in the Rule 5 Draft, the @Mets select Yankees RHP Zach Greene: https://t.co/n69LAY77zq pic.twitter.com/8XyblXI2Hu

— MLB Pipeline (@MLBPipeline) December 7, 2022

Zach Greene records a season-high five strikeouts, striking out the side in the second to do so. 🔥

2 IP // 1 H // 0 R // 0 BB // 5 K // 3.24 ERA#RepBX #OffTheRails pic.twitter.com/9B333HhTGu

— SWB RailRiders (@swbrailriders) September 23, 2022

The Mets selected pitcher Zach Greene from the Yankees in the first round of the Rule 5 Draft. He struck out 96 batters in 68.1 innings at Triple-A last year.

— Anthony DiComo (@AnthonyDiComo) December 7, 2022

Never mind! Hours after the Rule 5 Draft, the Mets traded Mangum to the Marlins to complete the Elieser Hernández trade, per @CDeNicola13.

— Anthony DiComo (@AnthonyDiComo) December 8, 2022

In the Minor League portion of the Draft the Mets selected 22 year old RHP Wilkin Ramos, from PIT, 23 year old OF Agustin Ruiz, from SD, 24 year old 2B Jonathan Arauz, from BAL, and 22 year old SS Mateo Gil, from COL.

The Mets also lost Trey Cobb who pitched for Syracuse and Binghamton last year to the Phillies in the Minor League portion of the Draft.

Mets Minor League Free Agent Shervyen Newton, who signed this Winter with the Phillies was drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the minor league portion of the Draft.

Wilkin Ramos 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
2018	17	-1.4	Athletics	DOSL	FRk	OAK	3	3	.500	3.15	4.05	14	8	0	0	0	0	40.0	39	18	14	0	17	0	38	4	4	11	173	1.400	8.8	0.0	3.8	8.6	2.24
2019	18	-2.3	Pirates	GULF	Rk	PIT	0	2	.000	6.39	7.11	4	4	0	0	0	0	12.2	14	10	9	1	10	0	8	1	1	3	60	1.895	9.9	0.7	7.1	5.7	0.80
2021	20	-0.8	Pirates Black	FCL	Rk	PIT	2	1	.667	3.69	5.08	12	5	2	0	0	1	39.0	45	22	16	3	17	0	36	0	3	0	174	1.590	10.4	0.7	3.9	8.3	2.12
2022	21	-1.0	Bradenton	FLOR	A	PIT	4	1	.800	3.88	5.12	37	1	15	0	0	3	51.0	50	29	22	3	32	1	58	7	0	3	238	1.608	8.8	0.5	5.6	10.2	1.81
All Levels (4 Seasons)							9	7	.563	3.85	4.98	67	18	17	0	0	4	142.2	148	79	61	7	76	1	140	12	8	17	645	1.570	9.3	0.4	4.8	8.8	1.84

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Agustin Ruiz Stats:

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
2017	17	-2.8	Padres 1	ARIZ	Rk	SDP	18	62	53	10	11	2	1	0	3	1	1	7	22	.208	.307	.283	.590	15	0	1	0	1	0
2018	18		3 Teams	3 Lgs	Rk-A-A-	SDP	59	251	218	42	62	14	10	1	31	2	3	29	76	.284	.375	.454	.829	99	5	3	0	1	0
2018	18	-3.4	Fort Wayne	MIDW	A	SDP	4	17	15	2	4	3	0	0	2	0	0	2	5	.267	.353	.467	.820	7	0	0	0	0	0
2018	18	-3.1	Tri-City	NORW	A-	SDP	2	10	10	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	5	.200	.200	.200	.400	2	0	0	0	0	0
2018	18	-1.6	Padres 1	ARIZ	Rk	SDP	53	224	193	39	56	11	10	1	28	2	3	27	66	.290	.384	.466	.850	90	5	3	0	1	0
2019	19	-2.3	Fort Wayne	MIDW	A	SDP	120	510	443	49	106	26	2	4	55	2	1	51	127	.239	.320	.334	.654	148	12	6	1	9	1
2020-21	20	-8.3	Jalisco	MXPW	FgW		3	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0
2021	21		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A+-AA	SDP	107	469	415	70	97	18	0	21	76	3	3	43	135	.234	.313	.429	.742	178	2	7	0	4	0
2021	21	-3.1	San Antonio	AACN	AA	SDP	35	145	134	19	26	3	0	6	20	0	0	7	42	.194	.248	.351	.599	47	0	3	0	1	0
2021	21	-1.5	Fort Wayne	HAC	A+	SDP	72	324	281	51	71	15	0	15	56	3	3	36	93	.253	.343	.466	.809	131	2	4	0	3	0
2021-22	21	-7.7	Jalisco	MXPW	FgW		30	79	69	5	17	2	1	2	7	0	0	7	13	.246	.325	.391	.716	27	0	1	2	0	0
2022	22		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A+-AA	SDP	86	338	286	46	65	15	2	10	39	3	0	36	77	.227	.334	.399	.733	114	2	12	0	4	0
2022	22	-2.2	San Antonio	TL	AA	SDP	23	91	76	13	18	3	1	2	9	2	0	12	23	.237	.352	.382	.733	29	0	2	0	1	0
2022	22	-0.2	Fort Wayne	MIDW	A+	SDP	63	247	210	33	47	12	1	8	30	1	0	24	54	.224	.328	.405	.733	85	2	10	0	3	0
2022-23	22	-7.4	Jalisco	MXPW	FgW		4	6	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.000	.167	.000	.167	0	0	0	0	0	0
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
All Levels (6 Seasons)							427	1717	1491	223	358	77	16	38	211	11	8	174	452	.240	.328	.390	.718	581	21	30	3	19	1

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Jonathan Arauz Stats:

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
2015	16	-3.5	Phillies	GULF	Rk	PHI	44	188	173	21	44	10	2	2	18	2	0	13	29	.254	.309	.370	.678	64	2	1	0	1	0
2016	17	-3.5	Greeneville	APPY	Rk	HOU	53	229	201	26	50	10	1	2	18	1	3	19	45	.249	.323	.338	.661	68	1	4	3	2	1
2017	18		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A-A-	HOU	69	284	248	39	60	10	3	1	15	1	1	32	47	.242	.336	.319	.654	79	5	3	1	0	1
2017	18	-3.3	Quad Cities	MIDW	A	HOU	36	149	127	23	28	3	2	0	4	0	1	20	18	.221	.331	.276	.607	35	1	1	1	0	1
2017	18	-3.1	Tri-City	NYPL	A-	HOU	33	135	121	16	32	7	1	1	11	1	0	12	29	.265	.341	.364	.704	44	4	2	0	0	0
2018	19		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A+-A	HOU	125	490	437	56	100	21	9	8	47	8	8	46	74	.229	.305	.373	.678	163	9	3	2	2	1
2018	19	-3.5	Buies Creek	CARL	A+	HOU	71	253	233	25	39	10	3	4	18	1	2	16	36	.167	.223	.288	.511	67	6	1	2	1	1
2018	19	-2.4	Quad Cities	MIDW	A	HOU	54	237	204	31	61	11	6	4	29	7	6	30	38	.299	.392	.471	.863	96	3	2	0	1	0
2019	20		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A+-AA	HOU	115	473	425	53	106	22	2	11	55	6	5	40	88	.249	.319	.388	.707	165	8	5	0	3	0
2019	20	-3.8	Corpus Christi	TL	AA	HOU	28	119	108	12	26	3	2	3	13	1	1	10	19	.241	.311	.389	.700	42	1	1	0	0	0
2019	20	-2.7	Fayetteville	CARL	A+	HOU	87	354	317	41	80	19	0	8	42	5	4	30	69	.252	.322	.388	.710	123	7	4	0	3	0
2020	21	-6.7	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	25	80	72	8	18	2	0	1	9	0	0	8	21	.250	.325	.319	.644	23	0	0	0	0	0
2020-21	21	-6.9	Panama	CARS	FgW		6	27	26	4	7	1	0	0	4	0	0	1	4	.269	.296	.308	.604	8	0	0	0	0	0
2021	22	-4.5	Worcester	AAAE	AAA	BOS	68	267	233	32	57	8	1	6	30	2	0	30	45	.245	.326	.365	.691	85	7	0	0	4	0
2021	22	-6.1	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	28	75	65	9	12	3	0	3	8	0	0	8	15	.185	.274	.369	.643	24	2	0	2	0	0
2022	23		3 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA-A+	BOS-BAL	38	156	142	16	28	8	0	0	10	2	0	12	24	.197	.263	.254	.516	36	4	1	0	1	0
2022	23		2 Teams	AL	Maj	BAL-BOS	15	41	38	3	5	0	0	1	5	0	0	1	12	.132	.150	.211	.361	8	0	0	1	1	0
2022	23	-3.3	Worcester	IL	AAA	BOS	24	99	92	11	17	5	0	0	3	1	0	7	13	.185	.242	.239	.482	22	2	0	0	0	0
2022	23	-3.3	Norfolk	IL	AAA	BAL	11	45	40	4	10	3	0	0	6	1	0	4	9	.250	.333	.325	.658	13	2	1	0	0	0
2022	23	0.5	Aberdeen	SALL	A+	BAL	3	12	10	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	.100	.167	.100	.267	1	0	0	0	1	0
2022	23	-4.9	BAL	AL	Maj	BAL	9	29	28	2	5	0	0	1	4	0	0	1	9	.179	.207	.286	.493	8	0	0	0	0	0
2022	23	-4.9	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	6	12	10	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	1	1	0
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Majors (3 seasons)					Majors		68	196	175	20	35	5	0	5	22	0	0	17	48	.200	.269	.314	.584	55	2	0	3	1	0
Minors (7 seasons)					Minors		512	2087	1859	243	445	89	18	30	193	22	17	192	352	.239	.314	.355	.669	660	36	17	6	13	3

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Mateo Gil Stats:

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
2018	17	-2.8	Cardinals	GULF	Rk	STL	45	194	171	27	43	6	1	1	20	2	2	20	51	.252	.340	.316	.656	54	4	3	0	0	0
2019	18		2 Teams	2 Lgs	Rk-A+	STL	53	231	210	42	55	8	2	7	30	1	3	17	58	.262	.316	.419	.735	88	2	1	0	3	0
2019	18	-4.4	Palm Beach	FLOR	A+	STL	2	6	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0
2019	18	-2.5	Johnson City	APPY	Rk	STL	51	225	204	42	55	8	2	7	30	1	3	17	56	.270	.324	.431	.756	88	2	1	0	3	0
2019-20	18	-10.7	Culiacan	MXPW	FgW		6	13	13	1	4	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	6	.308	.308	.462	.769	6	0	0	0	0	0
2020-21	19	-9.3	Culiacan	MXPW	FgW		16	46	43	4	8	1	0	1	5	1	1	3	10	.186	.239	.279	.518	12	0	0	0	0	0
2021	20	-1.1	Fresno	LAW	A	COL	94	396	366	53	91	25	1	9	56	8	6	21	99	.249	.294	.396	.690	145	7	4	1	4	0
2021-22	20	-8.7	Culiacan	MXPW	FgW		15	37	36	3	11	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	7	.306	.297	.333	.631	12	1	0	0	1	0
2022	21		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A+-Rk	COL	58	225	203	31	50	9	3	7	27	1	2	20	59	.246	.316	.424	.739	86	2	1	0	1	0
2022	21	-1.5	Spokane	NORW	A+	COL	48	190	174	23	43	6	2	6	26	0	2	15	48	.247	.305	.408	.713	71	2	0	0	1	0
2022	21	1.3	Rockies	ACL	Rk	COL	10	35	29	8	7	3	1	1	1	1	0	5	11	.241	.371	.517	.889	15	0	1	0	0	0
2022-23	21	-8.4	Monterrey	MXPW	FgW		11	20	20	1	6	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	6	.300	.300	.350	.650	7	0	0	0	0	0
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Minors (4 seasons)					Minors		250	1046	950	153	239	48	7	24	133	12	13	78	267	.252	.312	.393	.705	373	15	9	1	8	0
Foreign (4 seasons)					Foreign		48	116	112	9	29	5	0	1	10	3	1	3	29	.259	.276	.330	.606	37	1	0	0	1	0
All Levels (5 Seasons)							298	1162	1062	162	268	53	7	25	143	15	14	81	296	.252	.308	.386	.695	410	16	9	1	9	0
A+ (2 seasons)					Minors		50	196	180	23	43	6	2	6	26	0	2	15	50	.239	.296	.394	.690	71	2	0	0	1	0
A (1 season)					Minors		94	396	366	53	91	25	1	9	56	8	6	21	99	.249	.294	.396	.690	145	7	4	1	4	0
Rk (3 seasons)					Minors		106	454	404	77	105	17	4	9	51	4	5	42	118	.260	.335	.389	.723	157	6	5	0	3	0

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