August 08, 2007

Mets Sign Two 16 Year Olds

Over at the Mets Official Press Release theywrite about the Mets signing two 16 year old free agents:

The New York Mets announced today that they have signed international free agents Cesar David Puello Santana and Wilmer Alejandro Flores. Puello, 16, is an outfielder from the Dominican Republic, while Flores, a 16-year-old infielder, hails from Venezuela. Both players will report to the Mets Instructional League in Port St. Lucie, Florida.

"We are very happy to bring both of these talented young men to the New York Mets organization," said Mets Director of International Operations, Ismael Cruz. "Puello is a great athlete with excellent makeup. He has good power, a good arm and the ability to run," said Cruz.

"Flores is the biggest international signing this year and we are very excited at the opportunity to have him in our organization," states Cruz. "Many teams were bidding higher for him and he chose to come to the Mets ahead of the others for the opportunity to play in our organization. Both signings are a result of a team effort from everybody in international scouting."

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

a new gomez and martinez t lookforward to

Anonymous said...

they just keep signing these kids and they keep producing