After completing their draft with a few talented young players, GM Brodie Van Wagenen and the New York Mets scouting department kept making noise in the free agent market after the event and nabbed Brandon McIlwain, Joe Suozzi and Drake Nightengale.
Suozzi is a Glen Cove, N.Y. native and a Boston College outfielder. His father is a congressman who represents a portion of Queens, very close to the New York Mets’ home: Citi Field.
According to MLB.com’s Anthony DiComo, the deal is not yet official and thus hasn’t been confirmed by the team.