Mets select prep outfielder Pete Crow-Armstrong No. 19 overall
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With the 19th pick of the 2020 MLB Draft, the New York Mets selected Pete Crow-Armstrong, an outfielder out of Harvard-Westlake High School in California.
The son of Hollywood actors - his mom, Ashley Crow, played Billy Heywood's mother in "Little Big League" - Crow-Armstrong played for the same high school team that saw major leaguers Jack Flaherty, Lucas Giolito, and Max Fried pass through its ranks.
Bio
Age: 18
Position: OF
Height/Weight: 6-foot-1, 180 lbs
Bats/Throws: L/L
School: Harvard-Westlake HS
NCAA commit: Vanderbilt
Pick value: $3,359,000
Tools
- Plus runner (60-grade speed)
- Great glove
- Compact swing
Why you're going to love this guy
- Top speed benefits baserunning and defense, and he could be the best-fielding outfielder in the entire draft class
- All-World center fielder at 2019 U-18 Baseball World Cup
- Athleticism reminiscent of Grady Sizemore
Things he'll need to overcome
- Lack of power (40-grade tool)
- Swing-and-miss tendencies