Overview
- Multiple outlets report the 16-year-old Dominican standout is expected to sign with the Mets when the international period opens on Jan. 15, though no agreement can be official before then.
- The reported bonus is roughly $3.8 million, which would consume most of the Mets' $5.44 million 2026 international bonus pool.
- Asigen had a verbal agreement with the Yankees for about $4.3 million but backed out after the club moved on from international scouting director Donny Rowland, per Baseball America and the New York Post.
- He ranks No. 2 on MLB Pipeline’s 2026 international list and No. 4 on Baseball America’s board, with evaluations citing a special left-handed swing, 110-plus mph exit velocities, plus speed and shortstop defense.
- Reporting links the Mets’ spending ability to funds freed when an earlier informal deal with Venezuelan prospect Josue Chacoa was canceled following an MLB investigation.