Official Site of the Mets · Jun 18, 2015
Mets sign top 2 Draft picks Lindsay, Wotell
The Mets select outfielder Desmond Lindsay with the 53rd pick of the 2015 MLB DraftThe Mets have now signed 10 of their 39 picks.
Lindsay, 18, signed for his full slot bonus of $1,142,700, according to MLB.com's Jim Callis. He earned MVP honors for the 17-and-under World Wood Bat Association National Championship last year after batting .387 with three home runs and 10 RBIs, also playing his high school ball at the Out-of-Door Academy in Sarasota, Fla.
"I grew up watching Mets games with my grandmother," Lindsay said in a statement. "Playing professional baseball has always been a dream but playing for the Mets is amazing."