The New York Mets haven’t broken came with a Rule 5 draft pick in five years. Sean Gilmartin was the last Met to make the big league club out of Spring Training in 2014. Yet, Kyle Dowdy, whom New York selected with the tenth pick in this year’s Rule 5 Draft, has a legitimate chance to begin the season in the majors for the first time in his career.
Dowdy, a right handed pitcher acquired from the Cleveland Indians, can be plugged into two roles, as he has experience as both a starter and reliever in his minor league career.