For those who aren’t as plugged into the draft, let’s recap what went down earlier this season. The Mets floated Kumar Rocker - a consensus top-end talent who dominated in college but did have some injury concerns - to the 10th overall pick, a spot much further down the board than he was expected to go. They then failed to sign him (and made other critical mistakes, which you can read about here), meaning they received the 11th overall pick in the 2022 draft as compensation.
That’s a valuable asset, but it’s also a poisoned one.