Minor League Mondays: Wandy Asigen Might Rapidly Rise Through The Mets' Farm System

One of the most exciting parts of the season right now for the New York Mets is the development of their younger players. Social media appears to have a new highlight of a Mets' prospect performing well almost hourly. While most of the hype has come from David Stearns' deadline acquisitions or Mitch Voit, one player who has quietly been turning heads is young shortstop Wandy Asigen, who is the focus of this week's edition of Minor League Mondays.

Wandy Asigen has been an intriguing young player in the Mets' farm system.

Asigen, 17, took an interesting route to get into the Mets' organization. The New York Yankees had an initial agreement with Asigen when he was 16, but he backed out of that deal in December due to concerns about turnover in the Yankees' international scouting department. The Mets pounced, giving Asigen $3.9 million to sign with them, one of the biggest bonuses in franchise history for the No. 2 rated player in last season's international signing window.

Asigen has been playing in the Mets' Dominican Summer League Orange team as a 17-year old and showcasing absurd production for someone his age. Over the course of his first 23 professional games Asigen has hit .279 with 3 home runs, 9 RBI, 6 stolen bases and a .995 OPS in 61 at-bats.

The performance is very impressive for a professional debut as Asigen has showcased elite exit velocity and a strong eye at the plate as he has drawn 19 walks in 80 plate appearances, a nearly 25 percent walk rate. Power is the name of Asigen's game as he has 60-grade pop on the 20-80 scouting scale, with 60 coming in near-elite territory. Asigen also has a 60 grade in terms of speed, showcasing the kind of arm and range that should allow him to stick at shortstop for the long haul.

The one drawback for Asigen right now is his bat-to-ball skills, which have seen him make contact on just over 61 percent of his swings. That is a skill Asigen can improve as he continues to progress through the minor leagues, but his skill as a young player at this level is legitimately mesmerizing.

MLB.com has Asigen rated as the Mets' sixth-best prospect in its most recent update, which is a tremendous sign of faith for a player who hasn't even turned 18 yet. Since Asigen is still experiencing the transition to both professional ball and American culture, he will likely finish this year in the DSL.

What should be interesting to watch, however, is how soon the Mets bring Asigen stateside. The Mets aggressively pushed Elian Pena, another high-priced international free agent shortstop, stateside this year and have seen him earn a promotion to High-A Brooklyn recently. Asigen has certainly shown the chops to make a stateside jump so he could mirror Pena's path and begin 2027 in Low-A St. Lucie to play full-season ball as an 18-year old.

There is a good chance Asigen is already in the category of untouchable prospects for the franchise given the chance he could rocket through the minors if he gets a better handle on bat-to-ball skills. There is a long way to go before Asigen is knocking on the door of the majors but few players in the Mets' system have more upside than he does.