Tag: MLB Draft

Frenzel meets with Mets, takes physical

Cole Frenzel is getting his first-hand look at the New York Mets.

Frenzel, 21, was drafted by the Mets in the seventh round of the MLB draft in early June and was at Citi Field on Friday for the team’s game against the New York Yankees.

Frenzel is a 2008 Dickinson High School graduate and was an all-Pac 10 Conference selection this spring as a sophomore first baseman at the University of Arizona.

While he hasn’t signed a contract with the Mets, Frenzel said via text message Friday that he did a physical with the team so that, if he does sign, he will be able to play immediately.

Frenzel posted a picture of himself in the Mets’ locker room with David Wright, the team’s all-star third baseman, on his Facebook page Friday morning.

Frenzel told The Dickinson Press last week the Mets have indicated that if he signs, he would likely be sent to their short-season Class A club, the Brooklyn Cyclones.

Frenzel plays the waiting game

Cole Frenzel is still patiently waiting.

The Dickinson native has told the New York Mets what his contract demands are, and now he has to wait for Major League Baseball to approve the amount of money he is asking for.

Frenzel, a first baseman for the University of Arizona, was a seventh-round draft pick of the Mets earlier this month. He said Thursday that the amount of money he was asking for is above the MLB’s level for seventh-round picks.

However, Frenzel added this is a common problem for early round draft picks to encounter and that the MLB can approve or disapprove of his demands. But first, he has to wait for all the draft picks ahead of him who are also asking for more money than is allowed at their spot.

The deadline for signing a drafted player is Aug. 15. Frenzel said the MLB and Mets could agree to his contract demands in two days or two weeks. He has no way of determining that.

Until then, he’ll play the waiting game.

If the Mets deal falls apart, he could still head to Hyannis, Mass., and play for a quick stint in the Cape Cod Summer League. He could also return to Tucson, Ariz., and resume training for his junior season.

Whatever the case, Frenzel said he has to be in Dickinson the second weekend of July because he’s in the wedding of his former teammate and current Dickinson High assistant baseball coach Andy Tomanek.