What’s behind the Mets’ surprise draft move for Carson Wiggins: ‘Best raw stuff I’ve ever seen’
There was some surprise around the sport when the Mets selected Carson Wiggins, who had thrown 14 total innings in two seasons at Arkansas and was coming off elbow surgery, with the 27th-overall selection in last weekend’s MLB draft. Don’t miss Mike Puma’s text messages from Queens and beyond — he’s giving Sports+ subscribers the inside buzz on the Mets.
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There was some surprise around the sport when the Mets selected Carson Wiggins, who had thrown 14 total innings in two seasons at Arkansas and was coming off elbow surgery, with the 27th-overall selection in last weekend’s MLB draft. Don’t miss Mike Puma’s text messages from Queens and beyond — he’s giving Sports+ subscribers the inside buzz on the Mets. The pick caught Wiggins’ Razorbacks pitching coach off-guard, too, but for a different reason. “I was surprised he lasted to 27,” Matt Hobbs said over the phone this week.
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- There was some surprise around the sport when the Mets selected Carson Wiggins, who had thrown 14 total innings in two seasons at Arkansas and was coming off elbow surgery, with the 27th-overall selection in last weekend’s MLB draft. Don’t miss Mike Puma’s text messages from Queens and beyond — he’s giving Sports+ subscribers the inside buzz on the Mets.
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What’s behind the Mets’ surprise draft move for Carson Wiggins: ‘Best raw stuff I’ve ever seen’
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