Since the Mets are still relatively fresh from participating in the annual June amateur draft, I’ll pick up this story in 2009 when Omar Minaya was serving his fifth season as general manager. Without a #1 pick in that year’s draft, Omar selected LHP Steven Matz in the second round. In his next and final season at the helm, Minaya selected Matt Harvey and Jacob deGrom in the 2010 draft.
Thank goodness for that…
The Mets greater minor league operation, however, had become a major point of contention by 2010 among both the media and fans.