9th pick...a lot of that depends on what happens with Stephen Drew and Jered Weaver. There is a lot of stuff still in flux for the draft. I'd pick Craig Hansen if I were the Mets, but he may not be available by that point.

Scobie: the time I saw him, he was throwing 89-91, but that was a couple of years ago. I'm not sure what his breaking ball is.

This may sound like heresy, but you might see Milledge on the trade block at some point.

I really like Keppinger who has outplayed his "tools" on a consistent basis. But he has to overcome the perception that he isn't good enough to be a regular. I think he's better than a lot of regular second basemen, but the perception is that he slots in better as a utility guy.

Bowman I have never believed in. HIs strike zone judgment is putrid.

I like the pitching depth they are building up. I am less impressed with the hitters.

I really like his bat. Is the walk spike a fluke? Well, maybe a little...I don't think he'd maintain that rate over a full season. But it is hard to argue with his performance this year. He's always had explosive bat speed, enabling him to overcome his impatience. If he can add even a modicum of patience, he could be a dominant hitter. And so far this year he has done that. Can he sustain it? I don't know. But if he does sustain it, or even 50% of it, then he should continue to post ecxellent numbers.

at 1B, you have Harper and Carp who we have preiovusly mentioned, ripping up A-ball. If they can do that in Double-A then there is reason for hope, but we don't know yet.

The good news is that it is usually pretty easy to find a good first baseman. As long as he isn't named Mo Vaughn.

Holes: lack of hitters who control the strike zone well.

Strengths: pitchers who throw strikes.

I see him as a utility pitcher down the line, a 10th or 11th man. He doesn't have a big margin for error, but he's done enough in the minors to at least earn a look.

Hansen certainly has the stuff to be a power closer, and as long as his command stays good I don't see any reason why he WON'T succeed. I'd compare him to a cross between STreet and Ryan Wagner.

Is it a valid argument? It makes sense on paper. Whether it works or now, I don't know. Obviously you'd rather have your minor league teams win more often than not, but you have to be careful about overstocking with mature players at low levels, which proves nothing.

 Oddly enough, their approach for hitters is the opposite: tools, athleticism are far more important than polished skills. Which is why you have guys like Shawn Bowman being praised as great prospects even when they can't actually play the game.

Seriously, the Mets are being linked more with college guys in the draft rumors this year. Whether that is a Moneyball thing or just the way the draft class bounces this year is hard to say. I would look more at what they do in the middle and later rounds for a clue about this. Do they pick lots of raw kids or do they pick more college guys or a mixture? Obviously we can't predict that yet.