The 2012 MLB Draft concluded on Wednesday with Rounds 16-40. The New York Mets decided to go after pitchers heavily in the later rounds and took 13 pitchers in all on Wednesday.
Round 16 (500), Myles Smith, RHP, Miami Dade CC
Round 17 (530), Stefan Sabol, C, Orange Coast CC
Round 18 (560), Paul Paez, LHP, Rio Hondo College
Round 19 (590), Tyler Vandenheiden, RHP, Samford
Round 20 (620), Tim Peterson, RHP, Kentucky
Round 21 (650), Gary Ward, LHP, Bethel
Round 22 (680), Tejay Antone, RHP, Legacy (Texas) HS
Round 23 (710), Connor Baits, RHP, Point Loma (Calif,) HS
Round 24 (740), Andrew Massie, RHP, Dyer County (Tenn.) HS
Round 25 (770), Leon Byrd, 2B, Cypress Ranch (Texas) HS
Round 26 (800), Chris Shaw, 1B, Lexington (Mass.) HS
Round 27 (830), Zach Arnold, C, Franklin County (Ky.) HS
Round 28 (860), Jacob Marks, RHP, St. Clair SS
Round 29 (890), Austin Barr, C, Camas (Wash.) HS
Round 30 (920), Dustin Cook, RHP, Hargrave (Texas) HS
Round 31 (950), Vance Vizcaino, SS, Wakefield (N.C.) HS
Round 32 (980), Jon Leroux, 1B/C, Northeastern
Round 33 (1010), Jared Price, RHP, Twin Valley (Pa.) HS
Round 34 (1040), Mikey White, SS, Spain Park (Ala.) HS
Round 35 (1070), Brad Markey, RHP, Sante Fe (Fla.) CC
Round 36 (1100), Donovan Walton, Bishop Kelly (Okla.) HS
Round 37 (1130), Ben Distefano, C, Lawrence E. Elkins (Texas) HS
Round 38 (1160), Jeff Reynolds, 3B, Harvard
Round 39 (1190), Patrick Ervin, 2B, Pace (Fla.) HS
Round 40 (1220), David Gonzalez, RHP, Gainesville (Ga.) HS
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