Early grades for the last 5 Mets first-round draft picks

Which draft picks have worked and which ones haven't?

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2020 – Pete Crow-Armstrong, B+

The last time the Mets picked 19th overall was when they took Pete Crow-Armstrong in 2020. Justin Dunn is the other guy drafted in this spot. Crow-Armstrong was famously traded in 2021 in the Javier Baez deal. Dunn was one of the prospects sent to the Seattle Mariners in the Edwin Diaz-Robinson Cano trade.

While the Mets never got to fully experience Crow-Armstrong, we should give them credit for a stellar draft pick. Still trying to find his footing in the majors with the Chicago Cubs, the left-handed hitting high school outfielder quickly became one of the best prospects in baseball. Too bad it happened after the Mets traded him away much like when they paired off Jarred Kelenic with Dunn.

It might not matter much who the Mets could’ve drafted instead because that pick was likely to get traded away by the new front office regime. Players from this draft are beginning to become All-Stars like 11th overall selection Garrett Crochet or solidify themselves as a bust. First overall selection Spencer Torkelson hasn’t worked out so well for the Detroit Tigers.

It’s a true shame the Mets didn’t hold onto Crow-Armstrong for a couple of reasons. Especially now with David Stearns heading up the front office, a glove-first center fielder would be someone he would probably enjoy building around.

As much as the Mets get ragged on for trading PCA, let's not forget how exceptionally good Javier Baez and Trevor Williams were as members of the Mets.

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