Let’s take an early look back at the Mets’ 2024 draft.
The Mets ended the 2023 season with a 75-87 record, making them eligible to make the 9th overall pick in the 2024 MLB Draft. Because their 2023 payroll exceeded the competitive balance tax threshold by more than $40 million dollars, their first selection dropped by 10 picks, meaning that their first selection instead was the 19th overall pick. With the 19th overall pick, the Mets selected Carson Benge, an outfielder from Oklahoma State University. He signed for $3,997,500, slightly under the $4,219,200 that Major League Baseball assigned for the 19th overall pick. He was assigned to the Single-A St. Lucie Mets for the remainder of the season and hit .273/.420/.436 in 15 games, hitting 3 doubles, slugging 2 home runs, stealing 3 stolen bases, and drawing 11 walks to 14 strikeouts. Over the winter, he was ranked the Mets’ third-best prospect by Amazin’ Avenue. He began the 2025 season with High-A Brooklyn and hit .302/.417/.480 in 60 games in Coney Island with 18 doubles, 5 triples, 4 home runs, 15 stolen bases in 17 attempts, and 41 walks to 50 strikeouts. He was promoted to Double-A Binghamton at the end of June and though July 1st was 4-16 with a double and two stolen bases, drawing 5 walks, striking out 2 times. All in all, through the beginning of the month, Benge is hitting a cumulative .299/.418/.469 in 65 games in 2025 with 19 doubles, 5 triples, 4 home runs, 17 stolen bases in 19 attempts, and 46 walks to 53 strikeouts.
Rounds 2-10
With their second-round pick, the Mets selected Jonathan Santucci, a left-handed pitcher from Duke University. Santucci did not suit up professionally for the Mets in 2024 and was ranked the Mets’ 11th top prospect over the off-season. He made his debut this season with the Brooklyn Cyclones, and through July 1st, the southpaw has posted a 3.79 ERA in 61.2 innings over 14 games (12 starts) with 58 hits allowed, 20 walks, and 66 strikeouts.
With their third-round pick, the Mets selected Nate Dohm, a right-handed pitcher from Mississippi State University. Dohm did not suit up professionally for the Mets in 2024 and was ranked the Mets’ 14 top prospect over the off-season. He made his debut this season with the St. Lucie Mets spent roughly a month there, posting a 3.18 ERA in 28.1 innings over 7 starts, allowing 28 hits, walking 10, and striking out 34. He was promoted to the Brooklyn Cyclones in mid-May and through July 1st, he has posted a 2.08 ERA in 26.0 innings there with 19 hits allowed, 3 walks, and 33 strikeouts. All in all, through the beginning of the month, the right-hander has a cumulative 2.65 ERA in 54.1 innings over 14 games (14 starts) with 47 hits allowed, 21 walks, and 67 strikeouts.
With their fourth-round pick, the Mets selected Eli Serrano III, an outfielder from North Carolina State University. Serrano made his professional debut with the St. Lucie Mets and appeared in 17 games for them, hitting .238/.333/.444 with 3 doubles, 2 triples, 2 home runs, 1 stolen base in as many attempts, and 7 walks to 16 strikeouts. Over the off-season, he was ranked the Mets’ 17th top prospect. He was assigned to the Brooklyn Cyclones to start the 2025 season and through the beginning of July is hitting .246/.357/.428 with 14 doubles, 1 triple, 6 home runs, 5 stolen bases in 7 attempts, and 30 walks to 38 strikeouts.
With their fifth-round pick, the Mets selected Trey Snyder, a shortstop from Liberty North High School in Liberty, Missouri. Synder made his professional debut with the St. Lucie Mets and appeared in 6 games for them, hitting .182/.308/.182 with no extra base hits, 1 stolen base in 2 attempts, and 4 walks to 6 strikeouts. Over the off-season, he was ranked the Mets’ 18th top prospect. The 19-year-old remained in St. Lucie to start the 2025 season and through the beginning of July is hitting .233/.358/.335 with 10 doubles, 1 triple, 4 home runs, 23 stolen bases in 28 attempts, and 44 walks to 54 strikeouts.
With their sixth-round pick, the Mets selected Corey Collins, a first baseman from the University of Georgia. Collins made his professional debut with the St. Lucie Mets and appeared in 9 games for them, hitting .217/.457/.348 with 1 home run, 1 stolen base in as many attempts, and 9 walks to 8 strikeouts. He remained in St. Lucie to start the 2025 season and through the beginning of July is hitting .153/.406/.292 in 26 games with 4 doubles, 0 triples, 2 home runs, 1 stolen base in as many attempts, and 28 walks to 23 strikeouts.
With their seventh-round pick, the Mets selected Will Watson, a right-handed pitcher from the University of Southern California. Watson made his professional debut with the St. Lucie Mets and appeared in 2 games, allowing 1 earned run in 2.2 innings (3.38 ERA), giving up 2 hits, 0 walks, and 3 strikeouts. Over the off-season, he was ranked the Mets’ 22nd top prospect. He remained in St. Lucie to start the 2025 season and posted a 3.66 ERA in 39.1 innings over 10 games (8 starts), allowing 30 hits, walking 21, and striking out 43. He was promoted to High-A Brooklyn at the beginning of June and made 4 appearances in Coney Island through the beginning of July, posting a 1.96 ERA in 18.1 innings, allowing 19 hits, walking 7, and striking out 25. All in all, through the beginning of the month, the right-hander has posted a cumulative 3.12 ERA in 57.2 innings over 14 games (11 starts) with 49 hits allowed, 28 walks, and 68 strikeouts.
With their eighth-round pick, the Mets selected Ryan Lambert, a right-handed pitcher from the University of Oklahoma. Lambert made his professional debut with the Brooklyn Cyclones and appeared in 2 games, not allowing a run over 3.0 innings (0.00 ERA), giving up 2 hits, walking 1, and striking out 4. He was assigned to the Brooklyn Cyclones to start the 2025 season and appeared in 7 games for them, posting a 1.13 ERA in 8.0 innings, allowing 3 hits, walking 1, and striking out 17. He was promoted to Double-A Binghamton at the end of April and posted a 2.66 ERA in 20.1 innings over 18 games, allowing 15 hits, walking 13, and striking out 29. All in all, through the beginning of the month, Lambert has posted a cumulative 2.22 ERA in 28.1 innings over 25 games with 18 hits allowed, 14 walks, and 46 strikeouts.
With their ninth-round pick, the Mets selected Jaxon Jelkin, a right-handed pitcher from University of Houston. He did not sign with the team and transferred to the University of Kentucky for the 2025 season, where he did not play as he is recovering from a UCL injury sustained in 2024.
With their tenth-round pick, the Mets selected Brendan Girton, a right-handed pitcher from University of Oklahoma. Girton made his professional debut with the St. Lucie Mets and appeared in 3 games, allowed 4 earned runs in 3.0 innings (12.00 ERA), giving up 5 hits, walking 4, and striking out 5. He was assigned to the Brooklyn Cyclones to start the 2025 season and has posted a 2.87 ERA in 53.1 innings over 14 games (10 starts) through July 1st with 38 hits allowed, 22 walks, and 67 strikeouts.
Rounds 11-20
With their eleventh-round pick, the Mets selected Nick Roselli, a second baseman from Binghamton University. Roselli made his professional debut with the St. Lucie Mets and appeared in 18 games for them, hitting .309/.433/.436 with 2 doubles, 1 triple, 1 home run, 3 stolen bases in as many attempts, and 10 walks to 18 strikeouts. He began the 2025 season with the Brooklyn Cyclones, but due to roster space issues and his own struggles, he was sent back down to Single-A St. Lucie roughly a month into the season. Through July 1st, he is hitting a cumulative .171/.262/.306 in 49 games with 6 doubles, 1 triple, 5 home runs, 3 stolen bases in as many attempts, and 18 walks to 64 strikeouts.
With their twelfth-round pick, the Mets selected Ethan Lanthier, a right-handed pitcher from the University of Kansas. He made his professional debut appearing in a single game for the St. Lucie Mets that year, but his career began in earnest in 2025. Appearing in 5 games for them, he posted a 4.61 ERA in 13.2 innings, allowing 11 hits, walking 10, and striking out 13. On May 1st, he was placed on the 7-Day Injured List due to an elbow issue, and roughly a month later, on June 10th, he was placed on the Full-Season Injured List.
With their thirteenth-round pick, the Mets selected R.J. Gordon, a right-handed pitcher from the University of Oregon. He did not appear in a game in 2024, instead making his professional debut in 2025 with the Brooklyn Cyclones. Through July 1st, he has a 2.74 ERA in 61.2 innings over 14 games (10 starts) with 54 hits allowed, 30 walks, and 71 strikeouts.
With their fourteenth-round pick, the Mets selected Tanner Witt, a right-handed pitcher from the University of Texas at Austin. He appeared in a single game for the St. Lucie Mets in 2024, throwing 1.2 scoreless innings with no hits allowed, no walks, and two strikeouts. He began the 2025 season on the FCL Mets roster, and then was transferred to the St. Lucie Mets roster when the Florida Complex League season began. St. Lucie immediately placed him on the 7-Day Injured List, and on June 3rd, he was transferred to the 60-Day Injured List
With their fifteenth-round pick, the Mets selected Owen Woodward, a right-handed pitcher from the University of Texas. Having undergone Tommy John surgery, the right-hander did not appear in any games in 2024, and as of July 1 has still yet to make his first professional appearance on the mound.
With their sixteenth-round pick, the Mets selected Josh Blum, a right-handed pitcher from the University of Southern California. He did not appear in a game in 2024, instead making his professional debut in 2025 with the St. Lucie Mets. Through July 1st, he has a 3.86 ERA in 30.1 innings over 19 games with 26 hits allowed, 12 walks, and 31 strikeouts.
With their seventeenth-round pick, the Mets selected Jacoby Long, an outfielder from the University of Miami. Long appeared in 18 games for the St. Lucie Mets in 2024, hitting .203 /.271/.234, and was released in March 2025, just prior to the start of the season.
With their eighteenth-round pick, the Mets selected Jace Hampson, a left-handed pitcher from Lynnwood High School in Lynnwood, Washington. Hampson did not suit up professionally for the Mets in 2024, instead making his debut in 2025 when the Florida Complex League season began. Through July 1st, he has a 2.52 ERA in 25.0 innings over 8 games (5 starts) with 25 hits allowed, 4 walks, and 20 strikeouts.
With their nineteenth-round pick, the Mets selected Frank Elissalt, a right-handed pitcher from Nova Southeastern University. He appeared in a single game for the St. Lucie Mets in 2024, throwing 0.1 scoreless innings with no hits allowed, no walks, and 1 strikeout. He remained with the St. Lucie Mets when the 2025 season began, and through July 1st, he has a 3.13 ERA in 37.1 innings over 15 games (5 starts) with 22 hits allowed, 19 walks, and 42 strikeouts.
With their twentieth-round pick, the Mets selected Adam Haight, a shortstop from Cedar Park Christian High School in Bothell, Washington. He did not sign with the club and honored his college commitment to Oregon State University.