Prospects Josh Wolf and Isaiah Greene react to joining Cleveland Indians in Lindor-Carrasco trade - cleveland.com

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Thursday must have felt like draft day all over again for Josh Wolf and Isaiah Green.

Not more than two years removed from high school, the pair of second-round picks learned that they are heading to the Indians as part of the return on a trade that sent Francisco Lindor and Carlos Carrasco to the Mets.

Wolf, a right-hander, pitched eight innings in five appearances for New York’s rookie level team in 2019. Greene played only five high school games as a senior in 2020 before COVID-19 shut things down.

Both seemed eager to embrace the Indians organization after learning about the trade. Wolf said on Instagram that he’s “ready to get to work in Cleveland and help bring a championship to the Land!”

Greene was stunned to read that he’d be wearing a different jersey after Thursday, adding “I am seriously looking forward to being part of @indians.”

Wolf and Greene join Amed Rosario and Andres Gimenez in the package coming back to Cleveland for Lindor and Carrasco. All four were drafted and developed by the Mets, but Wolf and Greene were picked under ex-GM Brodie Van Wagenen’s regime, so it’s unsurprising that current Mets president Sandy Alderson felt comfortable parting with them.

The duo was ranked ninth and 10th in MLB Pipeline’s most recent list of top Mets minor leaguers.

Wolf hails from Texas where he was drafted out of Saint Thomas HS. MLB Pipeline rates both his curveball and his fastball as plus pitches. He averaged around 94 mph in his rookie ball season. He also earned recognition for his ability to adapt and his aptitude for making adjustments.

Indians president of baseball operations Chris Antonetti said Wolf is developing a slider and has the ingredients to become a successful starter at the major league level. That could certainly take off once Wolf gets a chance to meet Cleveland’s player development staff, which has a history of accelerating a pitcher’s growth.

“We’re excited to welcome him to the organization and partner with him and our pitching group to help him develop on that path to being a really good pitcher,” Antonetti said.

Greene, a California-born outfielder, projects as a lefty-hitting centerfielder with comparisons to Michael Brantley and Garrett Anderson. MLB Pipeline scouts describe his talent as “raw” but he brings a contact-oriented approach to the plate as well as speed to run the bases. He was ranked the 49th-best prospect available in the 2020 draft. Antonetti lauded his discipline at the plate.

“He controls the strike zone really well and good contact ability,” Antonetti said. “Great ingredients to work with to develop into a productive player on both sides of the ball.”

With a degree of uncertainty facing minor leaguers as spring training approaches, Antonetti said it has not yet been determined where the duo will begin their Indians careers.

“It’s probably too early to say,” Antonetti pointed out. “With all that’s happened in the minor leagues right now and we’re scratching our heads as to where we start some of our own guys. The first thing we want to do is get to know Josh and Isaiah a little bit, have an opportunity to see them at some point when we start in spring training and then figure out where the best place for them to begin their career with us.”

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