The Mets drafted 22 players, but perhaps none more interesting than the player most call “Zeb,” who says he is not fluent but speaks several languages.
For reasons beyond the obvious, Zebulon Vermillion is not like most prospects.
As the kids were celebrating, the name was going viral. Zebulon Vermillion, as he has to explain to just about everyone he meets, was born in Vail, Colo., not too far from the Rocky Mountains and a summit known as Pikes Peak. His parents, the outdoorsy type, read that the apex was named after Zebulon Pike, and it stuck with them.
Of course, the Mets drafted him not because his name could win Scrabble games but because his arm might win big league games. “When I was pitching in the College World Series, I think I threw like 60 percent cutters,” Vermillion said of his two outings in which he threw a pair of perfect innings from the bullpen.
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