The Mets should consider these prospects in the 2023 MLB amateur draft

Mets 2023 draft: pitcher, Hunter Owen

The Mets can break in a southpaw into their farm system with Vanderbilt’s Hunter Owen. If healthy on assessment, Owen can be considered for a starter role, but either way brings valuable innings to the conversation. His 40-rank on MLB’s draft prospects list makes him a sneaky gem that the Mets could score in the first two rounds.

The monster lefty towers at 6’6” and 261lbs, coming heavy and hard down the hill between 93-95mph on his fastball, maxing at 97mph. His arsenal is equipped with a curveball that sweeps and breaks 12-6, a slider that is his out pitch, sticking early to mid 80s, and a workable changeup. His ability and consistency in throwing strikes makes him attractive, along with the potential to shape up his off speed and add velocity to all of his options.  So far, Owen’s chucked 103.1 innings in college play, posting a 4.53 ERA with an impressive 129 strikeouts, and only 40 walks.

The Mets currently only have one left-handed pitcher on the active 40-man roster. Out of 16 primary pitchers on the top 30 prospects, only three of them are lefties. New York has room to add southpaw talent on the bump, and could see Hunter Owen as one of their high pitching draft picks.