Let’s Do a Redo: Mets Take RHP Brandon Sproat at No. 56
With the 56th overall pick in the 2023 MLB Draft, the New York Mets have selected right-handed pitcher Brandon Sproat from the University of Florida.
Sproat was previously drafted by the Mets at No. 90 overall in 2022, but Sproat chose to return to the University of Florida to pitch his senior year. The Mets got a pick in the third round as compensation, so now they’ve secured Sproat and an extra pick. The Mets could only re-draft him if the player agreed.
Coming into the 2023 draft, Sproat was ranked by MLB Pipeline as the No. 54 overall prospect in the draft.
Sproat is a 6’3”, 215 lb right-hander with impressive raw stuff. He has a four-pitch mix that includes a plus fastball, curveball, above-average slider, and changeup. His fastball averages close to 96 mph and he has touched 98 mph. His breaking pitches range in the mid 80s. His fastball, though it can stay too straight at times, is his go-to pitch.
After returning to UF for his Senior year, Sproat improved in his ability to find the strike zone and improve his command. Sproat and the Gators were the 2023 NCAA College World Series runner-up to LSU.
Sproat in 2023 was 8-3 with a 4.66 ERA. He struck out 134 this season and gave up just 55 earned runs over the course of 106.1 innings pitched. His performance in 2023 earned him a spot as a second-team All-SEC member.
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His best start of 2023 came on March 16th vs Alabama. In his best performance of the year, and of his collegiate career, he struck out 11 in a complete game shutout against the Crimson Tide.
Over the course of his full career at Florida, Sproat was 17-7 with a. 4.09 ERA.
The Mets see something they like in Sproat as for the second year in a row, he is drafted by New York, and one round higher. He follows up their first-round pick, Colin Houck. The Mets could save money on Sporat and use it to secure Houck. Sproat was the third Gator drafted in the 2023 MLB draft.
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