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1/17/24

Tom Brennan - 2024 International Signees List


Signing Prospects Is One Thing. Leaping to success, though? Time will tell. 

List Source: The Athletic

The Athletic also noted that Stearns has not yet revamped its International team, so these selections were driven by the Mets team in place.
My summary thoughts? 
Apparently, Yovanny Rodriguez’s signing bonus exceeded that of Francisco Alvarez.  One site noted the 6th ranked YR might be the best player to come out of this draft. May he become a superstar.
Mets fans, of course, would not be blamed if they exercise a degree of skepticism. The last 2 years’ top signings, Daiverson Gutierrez and Simon Juan, have under-performed so far.
Interesting is that one comes from the Bahamas, one from Colombia, and the rest are from prospect hot beds in the DR and Venezuela.
Where are the baseball prospects from highly populated Brazil?
Mets 2024 international signees are:
Yovanny Rodriguez
11/7/2006
C
Venezuela
Edward Lantigua
11/13/2006
OF
Dominican Republic
Leandy Mella
2/4/2007
INF
Dominican Republic
Yensi Rivas
10/14/2006
INF
Dominican Republic
Bohan Adderley
11/10/2006
INF/OF
Bahamas
Vladi Guerrero
9/21/2006
OF/INF
Dominican Republic
Luis Montero
9/9/2006
LHP
Dominican Republic
Maxgregori Harvey
11/12/2006
RHP
Dominican Republic
Angel De La Rosa
11/20/2005
LHP
Dominican Republic
Leyvi Rodriguez
5/17/2006
RHP
Dominican Republic
Anthony Delgado
1/27/2007
OF
Dominican Republic
Fidel Pinango
7/13/2007
INF/OF
Venezuela
Jonnhan Sanchez
5/8/2007
OF
Venezuela
Josmir Reyes
9/21/2006
C
Venezuela
Leiner Ramirez
7/3/2007
INF
Colombia
Rocky Solano
12/28/2006
OF
Dominican Republic
Starling Fernandez
10/17/2006
INF
Dominican Republic
Roybert Herrera
6/30/2007
INF/OF
Venezuela
Diover De Aza
8/15/2007
INF
Dominican Republic
Franklin Candelario
12/11/2006
OF
Dominican Republic
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7 comments:

  1. Ernest DoveJanuary 17, 2024 at 9:23 AM

    My source puts Yovanny Rodriguez up there with anyone in this class.

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  2. Tom BrennanJanuary 17, 2024 at 9:35 AM

    Ernest, nice.

    Any idea what, if anything, is going on with unsigned # 26 Raymel Ortiz?

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  3. Paul ArticulatesJanuary 17, 2024 at 11:46 AM

    You never know where the next big talent comes from. It is reassuring to see that the Mets are paying appropriate attention to the international area.

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  4. Tom BrennanJanuary 17, 2024 at 12:08 PM

    Paul, we need to rock in the international market. A cheap way to get future stars like Alvarez.

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  5. bill metsiacJanuary 18, 2024 at 11:34 AM

    Too bad that,except for Senga, we haven't been able to attract stars from Asia.

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  6. Tom BrennanJanuary 18, 2024 at 12:08 PM

    Bill, if i was a Japanese star, I'd want to go to a winning team with deep pockets and ideal weather, not a lot of media pressure, and as close as possible to home.

    That does not sound like the NY Mets. It sounds like the west coast. Thankfully, we got Senga.

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  7. Tom BrennanJanuary 18, 2024 at 12:14 PM

    Bill, the Yankees were THE TEAM when Hideki Matsui came to the U.S.

    Career, Japan and US, he had 496 doubles, 508 HRs, and 1,654 RBIs. He was an RBI machine for the Yankees, too, not just in Japan.

    We need a Japanese guy who can do THAT.

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