Here are Mets' Draft picks from Day 2

NEW YORK -- Drafting is always a game of risk and reward. Take on more risk, and the end value can be greater.

It’s a give-and-take that Mets amateur scouts understand well. To that end, they spent the early part of Day 2 of the 2025 MLB Draft on Monday accepting loads of additional risk in the form of two injured pitchers, two high school arms and a hard-throwing college reliever. There were no “safe” picks for New York at the top of Day 2; the club’s hope is that talent and upside will win out in the end.

“We were fortunate enough to take a blend of big, projection high school righties with some fastballs and some plus secondaries options, and then some college guys with some electricity in their arms,” vice president of amateur scouting Kris Gross said. “I thought it was a nice blend.”

All told, the Mets’ first five picks on Monday were pitchers, as well as 14 of the team’s 19 picks in total.

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Here’s how things shook out on Draft Day 2:

Peter Kussow, RHP

• Round 4 (No. 133 overall)
• Bats/throws: R/R
• School: Arrowhead Union HS (Merton Town, Wisc.)
• Notable: After selecting a Wisconsin native with their first pick of the Draft, the Mets returned to the Badger State to take Kussow, widely considered the best high school Draft prospect from that area. It’s a break from tradition for the Mets, who waited until the 18th round last year to take a high school pitcher. The last time they took a prep pitcher this high was Calvin Ziegler back in 2021. They expect Kussow to forgo his commitment to Louisville to sign.
• Quotable: “Peter was very interesting because he’s a real big-bodied guy, throws hard, throws strikes. And then he has a really good slider that every guy we sent in to see him was raving about.” -- Mets director of amateur scouting Drew Toussaint

Peyton Prescott, RHP

• Round 5 (No. 163 overall)
• Bats/throws: R/R
• School: Florida State
• Notable: Prescott’s stock was very much on the rise before he tore the UCL in his right elbow in June, necessitating surgery. The Mets drafted him anyway, viewing him as a longer-term project with significant upside. Before his injury, Prescott was touching triple digits on the radar gun out of Florida State’s bullpen.
• Quotable: “All those injuries are risky. Obviously, we’re taking a chance and hoping that the player comes back … to form. It’s always a risk, and we take that all into consideration when we’re taking the player.” -- Toussaint

Nathan Hall, RHP

• Round 6 (No. 193 overall)
• Bats/throws: R/R
• School: University of Central Missouri
• Notable: Much like Prescott, Hall’s stock was ticking up before he underwent internal brace surgery on his right elbow. He’s capable of throwing in the upper 90s when healthy, but he must complete his rehab before returning to the mound.
• Quotable: “There’s obviously some risk with anybody who had surgery, but if they bounce back, return to form, what they were doing prior to the surgery was very enticing. And who knows? Maybe they go a little higher in the Draft if they were fully healthy.” -- Gross on both Prescott and Hall

Cam Tilly, RHP

• Round 7 (No. 223 overall)
• Bats/throws: R/R
• School: Auburn
• Notable: Another hard thrower, Tilly is the textbook definition of a project. Mostly a reliever at Auburn, Tilly reached the upper 90s with his fastball, but he produced a 5.48 ERA as a Draft-eligible sophomore. The Mets are betting on the tools here with a player who only just turned 21 years old.

Camden Lohman, RHP

• Round 8 (No. 253 overall)
• Bats/throws: R/R
• School: Fort Zumwalt North HS (O’Fallon, Mo.)
• Notable: A classic case of a pitcher experiencing an overnight velocity jolt, Lohman added several ticks to his fastball as a high school senior to put himself on the Draft map. MLB Pipeline’s team believed Lohman could go as high as the fifth round; the Mets snapped him up with a value pick in the eighth.

Anthony Frobose, SS

• Round 9 (No. 283 overall)
• Bats/throws: R/R
• School: Lakeland High School (Lake Mohegan, N.Y.)
• Notable: The Mets went local for their first position-player pick of Day 2, selecting a Westchester County native in Frobose. He grew up and attended high school on the edge of the Hudson Valley, and he is committed to Rutgers University. The Mets will try to sign him away from that commitment.
• Quotable: “Super athletic kid, chance to stay on the dirt at shortstop. Real toolsy, plus runner, can really throw. And we like the swing, a fluid swing. And so we think it’s some huge upside, and it all checked out. We like the family. A local kid that we’re excited about.” -- Toussaint

Tyler McLoughlin, RHP

• Round 10 (No. 313 overall)
• Bats/throws: R/R
• School: Georgia
• Notable: One of the oldest players in this year’s Draft, the 23-year-old McLoughlin just completed his fifth year of college eligibility out of Georgia’s bullpen. The combination of age and experience makes McLoughlin a potential fast riser, much like Oklahoma’s Ryan Lambert from last year’s Draft.

Wyatt Vincent, OF

• Round 11 (No. 343 overall)
• Bats/throws: R/R
• School: Nixa HS (Nixa, Mo.)
• Notable: A multi-sport athlete, Vincent played football and basketball at Nixa in addition to baseball. He showcased his athleticism in stealing six bases over just 10 games in the Appalachian League, which is now a summer college showcase league. A Missouri State recruit, Vincent was still deciding earlier this month if he wanted to attend college or go pro, according to the Springfield News-Leader.
• Quotable: "We'll see what happens. I think I'll be happy with whatever happens either way." -- Vincent, on his pro decision, per the Springfield News-Leader

Truman Pauley, RHP

• Round 12 (No. 373 overall)
• Bats/throws: R/R
• School: Harvard
• Notable: The modern Major League wins leader from Harvard is Reds left-hander Brent Suter (42). Pauley, a mechanical engineering major, will do his best to challenge that mark after striking out 91 batters over 70 1/3 innings in his sophomore season. His family has long been affiliated with Harvard, including his maternal great-grandfather Paul K. Doyle, who also played baseball at the university.
• Quotable: “He’s a young guy in a really crucial role, one of the pillars of our pitching staff, and he stepped up in so many ways. He’s growing into his own. He’s becoming a leader -- already is a leader.” -- Harvard infielder George Cooper, on Pauley, per the Harvard Crimson

Frank Camarillo, RHP

• Round 13 (No. 403 overall)
• Bats/throws: R/R
• School: UC Santa Barbara
• Notable: Camarillo’s junior season at Santa Barbara was shaky. His performance in the California Collegiate league has been anything but. Over his first 15 innings, Camarillo has 16 strikeouts with just three walks, improving his Draft stock enough for the Mets to come calling.

James Smith IV, RHP

• Round 14 (No. 433 overall)
• Bats/throws: R/R
• School: Memphis
• Notable: A broken leg limited Smith to just five innings at Memphis following a transfer from Northwest Mississippi Community College, but the two-way player still flashed a fastball that touched 99 mph. The Mets drafted him as a pitcher with an eye toward developing his raw but tantalizing natural ability.
• Quotable: “Our area scout did a really good job of scouting him. He didn’t throw a lot of innings this year, but it was really exciting. He got hurt, and we were one of the teams that were able to see him and capitalize on his talent. We’re really excited about that one.” -- Toussaint

Conner Ware, LHP

• Round 15 (No. 463 overall)
• Bats/throws: L/L
• School: LSU
• Notable: Despite all the pitching they selected on Day 2 of the Draft, it took 15 rounds for the Mets to take their first lefty. Like Smith, Ware is both a Mississippi native and a community college transfer who received his first taste of Division 1 baseball as a junior. He’s still extremely raw as a pitcher.

Zack Mack, RHP

• Round 16 (No. 493 overall)
• Bats/throws: R/R
• School: Loyola Marymount University
• Notable: Like most pitchers on this list, Mack features swing-and-miss stuff, with 61 strikeouts over 49 innings at Loyola Marymount. Fans can dream on that… or they can dream on the seemingly limitless rhyming headline possibilities should Mack eventually make his way to Citi Field

Sam Robertson, SS

• Round 17 (No. 523 overall)
• Bats/throws: R/R
• School: Northwest Shoals CC (Alabama)
• Notable: The standout tool here is speed, and it’s spectacular. Robertson stole 60 bases in 55 games for the Patriots, including a season-high four in a game against Freed-Hardeman. He was caught nine times for an 87 percent success rate.
• Quotable: “Extremely fast juco player that can do some things at shortstop and with the bat.” -- Gross

Dillon Stiltner, RHP

• Round 18 (No. 553 overall)
• Bats/throws: R/R
• School: Trinity Christian School (Sharpsburg, Ga.)
• Notable: Stiltner used his three-pitch mix to produce a 1.48 ERA and 80 strikeouts in his senior season for Trinity Christian, according to the Newman Times-Herald. He’s a Chipola (Fla.) Junior College recruit.

Joe Scarborough, RHP

• Round 19 (No. 583 overall)
• Bats/throws: L/R
• School: Jacksonville State (Alabama)
• Notable: This is yet another right-handed pitcher where the Mets are betting on tools over results. Scarborough posted a 7.36 ERA as a reliever at Jacksonville State, after transferring from East Mississippi Community College. He walked 21 batters over 18 1/3 innings, hit seven others and uncorked seven wild pitches.

Garrett Stratton, RHP

• Round 20 (No. 613 overall)
• Bats/throws: R/R
• School: Rice University
• Notable: Another college reliever, Stratton produced his best results in the California Collegiate League, where he struck out 15 batters over 9 2/3 innings, allowing just one earned run.