A year after the New York Mets drafted, then subsequently traded away their first-round pick, the viewed-to-be-generational talent Jarred Kelenic, the team, including General Manager Brodie Van Wagenen, scouting director Tommy Tanous, and the Mets entire draft war room entered the 2019 draft war room with a mission: make a splash. And a splash they made.
After selecting the consensus top prep hitter in the draft in Brett Baty, not to mention fireballing Texan right-handed pitcher Josh Wolf, the Mets found themselves in a situation neither they nor anyone else anticipated.