The Mets are assigning Elian Peña to Low-A St. Lucie to start the season, according to Baseball America’s Matt Eddy.
SNY’s Joe DeMayo and Jim Duquette mentioned during the recent spring breakout game broadcast that the organization was going to be aggressive with the 18-year-old prospect in his stateside debut.
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He now appears set to jump the Complex League and kick things off with St. Lucie on April 7.
Peña showcased some of his potential during the spring breakout loss to the Rays prospects, playing a few innings at shortstop and reaching twice with a walk and a 102 mph single to right.
The youngster was also spectacular as he opened his career in the DSL last year, overcoming a dreadful 0-for-26 start to finish with 24 extra base-hits and a .949 OPS over 55 games.
He also swiped 21 bases in 25 attempts and had as many walks as strikeouts (36).
Peña, the No. 7 prospect on DeMayo’s updated Top 30 list, signed for franchise-record $5 million last winter.
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As DeMayo recently noted in his Prospect Mailbag, it wouldn’t shock anyone to see Peña on top 100 prospect lists and competing to be the No. 1 ranked prospect in the system by the end of the season.
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