#24 Aderlin Rodriguez
Bats/Throws: R/R
Height/Weight: 6’3”/210 lbs
Born: 11/18/91 (Santo Domingo, DR)
2009 Rank: NR
Why Ranked Here: The Mets spent $600,000 to bring Rodriguez into the fold in 2008, and the money behind that assessment counts for something.  The Mets paid Rodriguez because they believed in the superlative bat speed.  As they’ve done in recent [...]

Baseball America is running a series on the top international signings from 2008.  Ben Badler wrote about the NL East where the Mets were unusually quiet, signing only one player to a six-figure bonus.
I’ll add here that I’ve heard Mets officials, up to GM Omar Minaya, speak positively about Rodriguez.  Here’s what BA had to [...]