Thursday morning was important for the Mets organization, even without a decision from Kyle Tucker.
For the second year in a row, the Mets landed one of the best international players when the signing period rolled around – this time by stealing him from the Yankees.
The Mets officially brought in Dominican shortstop Wandy Asigen, rated by MLB Pipeline as the second-best prospect in the class, for a reported $3.9 million.
The Mets started the day with a pool of $5,440,000, which they increased by sending a 20-year-old lefty prospect to the bench. Franklin Gomez to the Guardians for increased allocation of land prospects.
Asigen is a 16-year-old lefty swinger whose big bat is his calling card — and until last month he was expected to be a Yankee.
The Yankees fired former international scouting director Donny Rowland, after which Asigen withdrew from his deal.
The Mets struck, once again finishing with one of the top prospects in the class.
Last year, the Mets landed infielder Elian Peña, who was rated as the third-best prospect in his class by MLB Pipeline, for $5 million.
In his first professional assignment in Rookie Ball, Peña went 0-for-26 in his first nine games, taking off and finishing with a .949 OPS with nine home runs and 21 steals in 55 games.
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