7:02pm: Baseball America's Ben Badler reports that Lupo will receive a bonus in the low-to-mid six figures.
1:41pm: The Mets made their first foray into this season's post-July 2 international prospect market yesterday, signing Venezuelan outfielder Vicente Lupo and infielder Leon Jackson Canelon, reports Miguel Bastidas at El Informador de Barquisimeto (link in Spanish). Mets scout Hector Rincones told Bastidas the Mets considered the two among the top talents in this year's bumper crop of Venezuelan prospects, though he didn't announce the terms of the contracts.
Lupo is the more-heralded of the pair, as the Royals and Mets have both been reported to be pursuing him. He ranked 25th on Baseball America's list of international prospects, and Rincones gave a frank appraisal of what put him there: "Vicente Lupo is so strong," he said, repeating it twice for effect. "That drew much of our attention." Canelon, on the other hand, is a contact hitter whose soft hands and speed appealed to Mets scouts. Both players will now head to the Mets team in the Dominican Summer League.
if there is one thing Omar is very very good at…its signing good latin prospects…
Or just signing prospects, latin or not.
Yeah yeah whatever….we want Lee!!
Guess what. not gonna happen unless u wanna give up wilmer flores. a potentail a-rod type player. thats just stupid. ive seen flores play. u think reyes was a phenom? strasburg? this kid is amazing to watch
Yeah yeah whatever….we want Lee!!
If we can’t get Lee for a bag of balls forget it. as long as he doesn’t end up if in our division we’ll be fine.