Mets draft recap with VP of Amateur Scouting Kris Gross, plus Mets second half preview

On the latest episode of The Mets Pod presented by Tri-State Cadillac, Connor Rogers and Joe DeMayo welcome Mets VP of Amateur Scouting Kris Gross to the show to recap the team’s selections in the 2024 MLB Draft, and then the guys look ahead to the second half of the season. Leading off, Gross talks about Carson Benge, Jonathan Santucci, Nate Dohm, and many other picks the Mets made in the draft, and also discusses how he came to the Mets and got into scouting. Later, Connor and Joe reveal some other names to know from the later rounds, look back at the wins from the week before, look ahead to ideas for the MLB Trade Deadline, while also hitting on Brandon Sproat in the Futures Game, Pete Alonso in the Home Run Derby, and the return of Kodai Senga to the Mets rotation. The guys then wrap the show by opening the Mailbag to take on questions about prospect JT Schwartz, the future at first base for the organization, and the process behind projecting pitching prospects. Be sure to subscribe to The Mets Pod at Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Today's Show: 00:00 Welcome to the show 00:50 Mets VP of Amateur Scouting Kris Gross joins the show 01:10 Getting into scouting 02:00 Joining the Mets, relationship with David Stearns 02:40 1st round pick Carson Benge 03:35 Two-way players in the pros? 04:30 2nd round pick Jonathan Santucci 05:35 3rd round pick Nate Dohm 06:25 4th round pick Eli Serrano 07:30 5th round pick Trey Snyder 08:30 Overall draft strategy 09:30 Goodbye to Kris Gross 10:25 Names to know from Draft Days 2 and 3 15:40 The Week That Was…with wins 18:35 Mets Trade Deadline plans 23:25 Brandon Sproat shines at Futures Game 25:25 Pete Alonso and the Home Run Derby 29:05 Kodai Senga on the way back, how the rotation could shake out 32:05 The Scoreboard – recapping last week 34:15 Mailbag – prospect JT Schwartz 38:45 Mailbag – The future at first base 45:15 Mailbag – Projecting pitching prospects Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.