Today begins the International signing period.
This post will feature all information that comes in regarding the Mets signed children.
Please join me in adding to this site today.
Mack
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The International signing period is here and the Mets are targeted to sign four of the top 100 picks in the draft. That’s better than the 3.3 per team average. One if them is 6’0”, 165 LHP David Hurtado. Hurtado is already hitting 95 with his fastball and is one of the top lefties available in the draft. Don’t expect to see him pitch for one of the DSL teams until 2024.
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New York Mets ($5,284,000)
Daiverson Gutierrez, C, Venezuela
Christopher Larez, SS, Venezuela
Daviel Hurtado, LHP, Cuba
Heriberto Rincon, OF, Dominican Republic
Anthony Baptist, OF, Dominican Republic
Top 3 guys look good. Just wish once that it was us getting the $5 million guy.
HU Folks
I a longtime reader and appreciate your contributions and comments. Picking on on Tom's comment I wonder what percentage of the top contracts actually make it to the majors. Does anyone know if there's been an analysis of the success rate related to signing bonus by the International signees?
I like adding to the system with theses kids…….we’ve done pretty well of late.
Any more feedback on the five newbies (outside of the comments on Hurtado)?
Baseball America has an article on all the top players , and scouting reports, but it is behind a paywall
Tom so right
4 of the top 100 to me says 3 3rd round picks
I want to shoot for the top guys
Do they fail ? Often but the HR alway seems better than the bunt hit
Coney Island Eric, I have not done one, but it is an excellent question. Remember as one example, Vlad Guerrero was the biggest contract, Greg Guerrero was about 1/3 of that $$ and has been a complete Mets bust.
Hey Eric
Don't know the percentage but it is quite low
Again, the Mets have mostly gone "retail" on international signings, including this year with the catcher being $ 27 overall, while the Yanks have gone all in on higher ranked guys more often including this year - read this about Yanks:
As Jasson Dominguez makes his way toward The Bronx, the Yankees made another investment in the international market on Sunday, agreeing to terms with 9th overall ranked outfielder Brandon Mayea, according to a source.
The 17-year-old Mayea is from Cuba and is set to get $4.35 million, according to sources, which is the majority of the Yankees $5.2 million international pool.
It would be interesting to analyze which approach has worked better for each team over the past 20-25 years.
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