NEW YORK -- Drafting without a first rounder for the first time in six years, the Mets understood the difficulty of their task. Headline-grabbing players would be long gone by the time the Mets made their first selection at No. 53 overall Monday, so they wasted little energy scouting most of them. Instead, the Mets looked for underrated players, unexpected sources of value, hoping to unearth a jewel that others overlooked.
They believe they found one in Desmond Lindsay, a speedy, power-hitting outfielder from Out-Of-Door Academy in Sarasota, Fla. A Perfect Game First Team All-American this season, Lindsay also received Florida All-Region First Team Honors.