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Within the framework of the first day of international signings of
Juan Simón, who is considered a five-tool player, signed for a bonus of $1.9 million dollars, being the most expensive contract that the Mets performed on this day.
Mets achieved other important signings of prospects
In turn, the Big Apple team signed other important prospects such as the Dominican outfielder Willy Fañas for $1.5 million, shortstop Jesús Báez for $275,000, Venezuelan shortstop Dangelo Sarmiento for $700,15 and Dominican outfielder Jefrey Rosa for $100,.
“This is the first step to make your dreams of becoming a Major Leaguer come true. I want to thank everyone, from the player family to our amazing scouting staff, for their hard work in this process.”
For his part, the general manager of the Mets, Billy Eppler, highlighted the importance of this day and said he was excited and anxious for these players to reach the Major Leagues. “Today is another step towards establishing and achieving sustained success” (…). “We are excited for these players to begin their journey to Queens. We also want to thank Tommy, Steve Barningham and our entire international scouting department, as well as everyone in the baseball operations department who worked tirelessly to make this day possible.”
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