2011 Mets Draftee Assignments

Last updated on 9/2/2011

This post aims to keep track of where all of the Mets' 2011 draftees (and undraftees) are playing this season. I will re-post it whenever it gets updated. All players are initially assumed to be bench or relief, but positions will be modified as players' roles become clearer. Age refers to age when signed.

St. Lucie (Advanced A-ball):

Player	Rd	Level	Age	Bat	Thr	Position
Cory Mazzoni	2nd	College (Jr)	21	R	R	Relief RHP

Savannah (A-ball):

Player	Rd	Level	Age	Bat	Thr	Position
Dustin Lawley	19th	College (Sr)	22	R	R	Starting 3B

Brooklyn (Short season A-ball):

Player	Rd	Level	Age	Bat	Thr	Position
Tyler Pill	4th	College (Jr)	21	L	R	Relief RHP
Jack Leathersich	5th	College (Jr)	20	R	L	Relief LHP
Cole Frenzel	7th	College (So)	21	L	R	Starting 1B
Danny Muno	8th	College (Sr)	22	S	R	Starting SS
Xorge Carrillo	14th	College (Sr)	22	R	R	Starting C
Phillip Evans	15th	High School	18	R	R	Bench SS
Travis Taijeron	18th	College (Sr)	22	R	R	Starting CF
Casey Hauptman	26th	College (Sr)	22	R	R	Relief RHP
Randy Fontanez	27th	College (Sr)	22	R	R	Starting RHP
Tyson Seng	33rd	College (5-Sr)	23	L	R	Relief RHP
Charley Thurber	39th	College (Sr)	21	L	L	Starting RF
Tyler Carpenter	Undrafted	College (Sr)	22	R	R	Bench C
T.J. Rivera	Undrafted	College (Sr)	22	R	R	Bench IF
Jared West	Undrafted	College (Sr)	22	R	R	Relief RHP

Kingsport (Rookie ball):

Player	Rd	Level	Age	Bat	Thr	Position
Brandon Nimmo	1st	High School	18	L	R	Starting CF
Jonathan Clark	17th	College (Jr)	20	L	R	Bench OF
Tant Shepherd	24th	College (Sr)	21	R	R	Starting 3B
Chad Zurcher	31st	College (Sr)	22	R	R	Bench IF
Carlos Leyva	32nd	College (Sr)	22	L	R	Bench IF
Seth Lugo	34th	College (Jr)	21	R	R	Starting RHP
Chase Bradford	35th	College (Sr)	21	R	R	Relief RHP
Dustin Emmons	38th	College (Sr)	21	R	R	Relief RHP
Mark Picca	41st	College (Sr)	22	L	L	Relief LHP
Gregory Pron	42nd	College (Sr)	22	R	R	Starting RF
Robert Lake	Undrafted	College (Sr)	22	R	R	Relief RHP

GCL (Rookie ball):

Player	Rd	Level	Age	Bat	Thr	Position
Michael Fulmer	1st (supp)	High School	18	R	R	Starting RHP
Joe Tuschak	6th	High School	18	L	R	Starting LF
Alex Panteliodis	9th	College (Jr)	21	L	L	Relief LHP
Matt Budgell	10th	High School	18	R	R	Starting RHP
Robert Gsellman	13th	High School	17	R	R	Starting RHP
John Gant	21st	High School	18	R	R	Relief RHP
Jeff Diehl	23rd	High School	17	R	R	Bench C
Ryan Hutson	36th	College (Sr)	22	R	R	Starting 1B
Craig Missigman	37th	High School	17	R	R	Starting RHP
Richard Ruff	46th	College (Sr)	22	R	R	Relief RHP
Eddie Rohan	50th	College (Sr)	22	R	R	Bench C
Beck Wheeler	Undrafted	College (Sr)	22	R	R	Relief RHP
Shane Bay	Undrafted	High School	19	L	L	Relief LHP

Signed, but not yet assigned:

Player	Rd	Level	Age	Bat	Thr	Position
Logan Verrett	3rd	College (Jr)	21	R	R	RHP
Christian Montgomery	11th	High School	18	R	R	RHP
Brad Marquez	16th	High School	18	R	R	CF

Did not sign:

Player	Rd	Level	Age	Bat	Thr	Position
Kenny Matthews	12th	High School	17	L	L	LHP
Mason Robbins	20th	High School	18	L	L	CF
Casey Turgeon	22nd	High School	18	L	R	SS
A.J. Reed	25th	High School	18	L	L	LHP
Jharel Cotton	28th	Junior College	19	R	R	RHP
Josh Ake	29th	High School	18	R	R	SS
Jake Hansen	30th	High School	17	R	L	LHP
Alexis Mercado	40th	High School	18	R	R	C
Jacob Decker	43rd	High School	19	S	R	SS
Clint Sharp	44th	Junior College	20	R	R	RHP
Andrew Marra	45th	High School	17	R	R	RHP
Cole Limbaugh	47th	High School	18	R	R	RHP
Malcolm Clapsaddle	48th	Junior College	20	R	R	RHP
Sean Buckle	49th	High School	18	L	L	LHP

The Basics: What is a DFA?

DFA is a bit of a tricky concept, since it's often (mis)used by sports news outlets, broadcasters, and bloggers as a synonym for outrighted, released, or even optioned. However, when a player is DFA'd, or designated for assignment, all it means is that he has been removed from his team's 40-man roster and essentially placed in baseball limbo. His team has 10 days to trade him, release him, or send him outright to a minor league affiliate. When a team wishes instead to release a player, it's usually reported that way initially (e.g. "the Mets released Luis Castillo" as opposed to "the Mets designated Luis Castillo for assignment with the intention of releasing him"). Similarly, when a team comes to terms with another team on a trade, the DFA also typically goes unmentioned.

DFAs tend only to be announced when, either, 1) the team intends to pass the player through waivers and outright him to the minors, or 2) the team needed the roster spot and wants to try to trade the player before trying to pass him through waivers to outright him to the minors. If the team is unable or unwilling to trade the player who has been DFA'd, then the team must request outright waivers. Waivers take a minimum of 47 hours to obtain (e.g. if the player is placed on waivers by 2 pm on Monday, and no one makes a claim, waivers will be obtained at 1 pm on Wednesday). So in order to outright a player who has been DFA'd, waivers have to not only be requested, but obtained by the end of the 10-day window. In some cases, as the Mets did with Chin-lung Hu, the team will pass the player through waivers before he is even DFA'd. The risk here is that he will be claimed and the team will lose a player before his roster spot was even needed. The benefit is that if he clears waivers, he can be outrighted immediately upon being DFA'd, without having to clear waivers at that time.

Ultimately, the DFA is just the way a team clears a spot on its 40-man roster.