Mets choose up partial Max Scherzer tab to land Ronald Acuna’s brother

If the Mets have been searching for a prime prospect with celebrity bloodlines to assist replenish their farm system, they might have achieved far worse than touchdown Luisangel Acuña.

Steve Cohen and the Mets paid a heavy worth to amass the 21-year-old youthful brother of Braves’ MVP candidate Ronald Acuña Jr., who was the lone return in the blockbuster trade Saturday night of co-ace Max Scherzer to the Rangers, based on The Put up’s Joel Sherman.

The 21-year-old shortstop and second baseman was ranked the third-best prospect within the Rangers’ farm system, and the Forty fourth-best in all of baseball.

The Mets’ prime two prospects, based on MLB Pipeline, are Single-A catcher Kevin Parada (thirty ninth total) and Triple-A shortstop Ronny Mauricio.

The Mets needed to pay down a lot of Scherzer’s remaining contract, together with the $43.3 million choice for 2024 that the three-time Cy Younger winner picked up, to finish the deal.

The Rangers will probably be chargeable for roughly $22.5 million via 2024, whereas the Mets pays about $36.6 million of the remaining $59.1 million left on Scherzer’s pact.

The youthful Acuña has a slash line of .315/.377/.453 with 25 doubles, seven residence runs, 51 RBI and 42 stolen bases in 84 video games for Double-A Frisco this season.

“My brother is extra superior and higher than I used to be at his age,” Ronald Acuña Jr. instructed The Dallas Morning Information via an interpreter earlier this 12 months. “Possibly I used to be as gifted however not as superior.”

The Braves’ Acuña is having an MVP-caliber season for the NL East leaders, with 24 residence runs, 50 stolen bases and a .993 OPS via 102 video games. After all, he already copped NL Rookie of the 12 months honors (2018) and made his first of 4 profession All-Star appearances throughout his age 20 and 21 seasons, respectively.

Luisangel Acuña discovered himself roadblocked within the center infield with the Rangers, who signed shortstop Corey Seager to a 10-year deal value $325 million and second baseman Marcus Semien to a seven-year deal value $175 million forward of final season.

He was promoted to the Double-A Texas League for 37 appearances final 12 months after beginning the season at Excessive-A Hickory of the South Atlantic League.

Acuña signed out of Venezuela in 2018 for $425,000. That’s greater than 4 instances the $100,000 bonus Atlanta gave his brother as a 16-year-old in 2014, earlier than he inked an eight-year deal value $100 million assured with the Braves in 2019.