August 09 to August 15 (2010): 11-27, 3 2B, 0 3B, 2 HR, 5 RBI, 0 BB, 4 K, 1/1 SB
Born in the Dominican capital of Santo Domingo, Aderlin Rodriguez followed the path turned to by so many of his fellow countrymen, training with a buscone and hoping to be signed by a major league organization. Already displaying plenty of power in his big frame with the possibility to manifest even more with additional growth and swing mechanic optimization, the Mets liked what they saw and gave the 16-year-old a $600,000 signing bonus, the most they gave any one player during the 2008-2009 international signing period.