Anthony Kay goes to the NY Mets w/ 31st pick of 1st round of 2016 MLB Draft

[huskymedic]

MLBDraft 9:55pm via Twitter Web Client
With 31st pick in #MLBDraft, @Mets take @UConnBaseball LHP Anthony Kay: atmlb.com/1MXsS3Y

UConnBaseball 9:56pm via Twitter Web Client
With the 31st pick in the 2016 #MLBDraft, the @Mets select #UConn LHP Anthony Kay!

hudsonbelinsky 9:53pm via Twitter Web Client
#Mets took Anthony Kay out of HS. Heard they are big on him. Lefthander with a changeup.

 

[huskymedic]

mattbarnesRHP 9:58pm via Twitter for iPhone
Congrats to Anthony Kay going to the mets in the 1st round. #HookC #uconnhuskies @UConnBaseball

carsoncross43 10:09pm via Twitter for iPhone
More than congrats to Anthony Kay. Knew you were a pro from day 1 on campus. #MeetTheMets #ThrowingPartner #DynamicDuo

 

[scotty0330]

Mazilli, sienna and now Kay. Mets minor leagues teams are gonna have a sprinkle of storrs throughout their system

 

[FASTEDDY]

Great For Kay and Great for UCONN.

Come and play for the Huskies, you can go high in the draft.

 

[huskymedic]

GlobalHuskies 9:58pm via Twitter for iPhone
#LGM

 

[Baseballguy]

Congratulations to Anthony and his family

 

[huskymedic]

UConnHuskyAD 10:03pm via Twitter for iPhone
Congratulations to @uconnbaseball/Anthony Kay for being selected as the 31st pick of the 1st round of the MLB draft. Go Mets! @UConnHuskies



UConn Release: Kay Selected 31st Overall by Mets in 2016 MLB Draft

 

[HuskyBandDad]

GlobalHuskies 9:58pm via Twitter for iPhone
#LGM
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I want this hat

 

[Stainmaster]

Very happy for Kay. I anticipate him doing extremely well as a professional, and I'm sure he will give us much to be proud of.

In a funny twist, the Mets picked the Florida 1B (Peter Alonso) who took him deep in the 5th inning of our game against them with their next selection. Water under the bridge now?

 

[CL82]

I want this hat

Me too! Well I mean if that Mets emblem comes off.

 

[HuskyBandDad]

Me too! Well I mean if that Mets emblem come off.

That is the second best part of the hat. You must be a Yankee fan. Let's Go Mets

 

[Palatine]

Congrats to AK. Hope his voyage to MLB is a short one.

 

[huskymedic]

We all new it immediately when it happened last night but still cool to see in writing:

AmoreCourantJun 09, 10:46pm via Twitter Web Client
Anthony Kay will join former Huskies LJ Mazzilli, Vinny Siena in the Mets organization

 

[CL82]

That is the second best part of the hat. You must be a Yankee fan. Let's Go Mets

BoSox. I'm still bitter over '86.

 

[huskymedic]

Poor kid...

AnthonyDiComo10:06am via TweetDeck
Ward Melville High School and UConn product Anthony Kay: "I was a Yankees fan, but I guess I'm a Mets fan now."

 

[huskymedic]

Mets draft Long Island hurler Anthony Kay

 

[huskymedic]

UConnHuskies10:47am via TweetDeck
Anthony Kay represents @UConnBaseball and @UConn on cover of @NewsdaySports as 1st round pick of @Mets #sixthborough

 

[DoctorWho85]

There are very few things that make me happier than seeing my favorite team draft from my favorite school

 

[8893]

Kay and UConn just got several minutes of great PR in Mets pre-game. Love this.

 

[huskymedic]

Poor kid...

AnthonyDiComo10:06am via TweetDeck
Ward Melville High School and UConn product Anthony Kay: "I was a Yankees fan, but I guess I'm a Mets fan now."

Courant: UConn's Anthony Kay Has To Forget About Yankees, He's A Met Now

 

[dbmill]

The deadline for drafted players with collegiate eligibility remaining to sign a pro contract is Friday, July 15. Anthony Kay has not yet signed with the Mets. However, last weekend Chris Jones indicated during a Connecticut Tiger game broadcast that all signs point to Kay signing a pro contract. We'll see soon if and when that happens.

 

[huskymedic]

Jim Callis@jimcallisMLB 3 hours ago
1st-rder Anthony Kay signs w/@Mets, $1.1 mil. Pick 31 = $1,972,100, physical raised elbow concerns. Connecticut LHP, very polished@MLBDraft

Then keithlaw @keithlaw starts in on his timeline about "overuse". You can go there to read it...

 

[dbmill]

Jim Callis@jimcallisMLB 3 hours ago
1st-rder Anthony Kay signs w/@Mets, $1.1 mil. Pick 31 = $1,972,100, physical raised elbow concerns. Connecticut LHP, very polished@MLBDraft

Then keithlaw @keithlaw starts in on his timeline about "overuse". You can go there to read it...

Last year Max McDowell signed just a few hours before the signing deadline. As time ticked along, I was guessing that would be the case with Anthony Kay as well. At least now I won't feel the need to repeatedly check twitter feeds this Friday for his signing status.

Next question is what happens with Anthony Kay for the rest of this year. It is not uncommon for teams to shut down newly drafted pitchers who threw a lot of innings during the college season and let them start fresh the next season. With the Mets having "elbow concerns" with Kay, that could very well be their course of action.

One thing I've seen the Connecticut Tigers do repeatedly over the last several years is that newly drafted pitchers will get regular starts, but only pitch 2 or 3 innings depending on pitch count. The Tigers certainly don't overwork their newly drafted pitchers.

 

[huskymedic]

BaseballontheIsland ‏@BaseballLI 29m 29 minutes ago
Mets first round pick Anthony Kay (Ward Melville '13) had Tommy John Surgery today to repair a torn UCL

 

[storrsroars]

BaseballontheIsland ‏@BaseballLI 29m 29 minutes ago
Mets first round pick Anthony Kay (Ward Melville '13) had Tommy John Surgery today to repair a torn UCL

He's following fellow HS teammate Steven Matz, who also had TJ before throwing a single pitch in the minors.