By the time rounds 5 and 6 come around, you’re not exactly looking for a player with the kind of potential to have his jersey retired in the future. It does happen. The New York Mets haven’t had much luck so far in round number five. In their history, Gerald Young (whom they traded as a prospect for Ray Knight) with a 6 WAR is the highest to sign after getting drafted. Burt Hooton, who went unsigned in 1968, obliterated it with a career 35.6 WAR. We do have promising young pitcher Christian Scott waiting to buck the trend.
Early NY Mets draft picks come with major injury risk but a whole lot of reward
