Breaking Down Twitter Buzz Surrounding New York Mets' 2015 Draft

With the 53rd pick in the 2015 MLB draft, the New York Mets selected outfielder Desmond Lindsay, whom amateur scouting director Tommy Tanous has labeled an "offensive machine." But this offensive machine won't be major league-ready anytime soon, which is unfortunate for a team that ranks 25th in baseball in runs scored.

The 6-foot, 200-pound outfielder attended Out-of-Door Academy in Sarasota, Florida, and is committed to the University of North Carolina though, according to Anthony DiComo of MLB.com, the Mets are confident they will sign the second-round pick. 

New York forfeited its first-round selection when it signed Michael Cuddyer to a two-year deal in the offseason, but Vice President of Player Development and Scouting Paul DePodesta thinks the Mets got great value at No. 53. 

The injury DePodesta is referring to is a hamstring strain that forced Lindsay to miss significant time during his senior season. 

That hamstring problem may or may not have been taken into account when Baseball America ranked Lindsay as the 102nd-best prospect in the draft.

So did the Mets reach with their second-round pick?

It's obviously still too early to say, but they appear to be more than pleased with their choice.

By the time Lindsay works his way up the Mets farm system, Cuddyer will likely be gone, and Curtis Granderson will have probably played through the four-year contract he signed prior to the 2014 season, meaning there may be room for Lindsay in the major league outfield at that point.

But Mets general manager Sandy Alderson took an outfielder with the team's highest pick in two of his first four drafts with the organization, and some fans are wondering why they didn't address another position with the 53rd pick.

Juan Lagares is the franchise center fielder as long as he merely displays competence at the plate, leaving Lindsay, last year's first-round pick Michael Conforto and 2011 top pick Brandon Nimmo as options at the corner outfield spots down the road.

Conforto's hitting .302 with an .878 OPS between Single-A and Double-A in his first full professional season, and Nimmo has made huge strides over the last couple of years, so they have the edge at the moment. 

In the end, though, the Mets felt Lindsay's skill set matched what the organization was looking for.

New York is set in terms of pitching, with a rotation built around the young arms of Matt Harvey, Jacob deGrom and Noah Syndergaard while Steven Matz is expected to get called up from Triple-A in the coming months. So you can't blame them for taking a player with high upside offensively. 

Aside from Conforto and Dominic Smith, who also has a few years to go before he puts on a major league uniform, there aren't too many potential impact bats in the minors.

If the Mets' assessment of Lindsay does indeed turn out to be accurate, Mets fan will be happy with this pick; it's just a shame this isn't the NFL or NBA where rookies can make a difference from day one because New York's lineup needs all the help it can get right now.