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Matt Allan, P
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The Mets put a lot of their 2019 draft eggs into a few high-upside baskets, and one of them was Matthew Allan, who had huge stuff in high school -- plus velocity, a plus breaking ball, and a plus changeup now and then -- but was often pretty wild. The Mets made a $2.5 million bet on him in the third round, one of several multi-million dollar bonuses they gave to high schoolers that year. It meant the Mets had to target signable seniors earlier than other teams, but that also meant they got the best ones. Allan signed, went to the GCL, and was 92-95 in his early work there. He cleaned up his frame (which I think gives him a better chance to repeat his delivery more consistently) and was parked well into the mid-90s at both the alt site and instructs. I've grown a little more skeptical of pitchers with rainbow breakers like Allan's, but if it turns out to be a problem, I think he has the feel for spin to quickly add a slider. His physical transformation is an indicator to me that he'll work to make that adjustment when asked. (Alternate site, Fall Instructional League)