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The 11 best Mets minor league hitters I saw this year: 5, Andres Gimenez

Team: Binghamton Rumble Ponies

Position: SS

Born: 9/04/98 (21)

Height: 6’0”

Weight: 160 lbs.

Bats/Throws: L/R

Acquired: IFA, July 2, 2015 (Barquisimeto, Venezuela)

2019 Season: 117 G, 432 AB, .250/.309/.387, 108 H, 22 2B, 5 3B, 9 HR, 24, 102, 28/44, .306 BABIP (Double-A)

The Man

Considered one of the best international rookies in the 2015-2016 class, the Mets added a highly regarded talent into their minor league system when they signed Venezuelan shortstop Andres Gimenez, giving him a signing bonus just north of $1 million.