The Mets had a verbal agreement with outfielder Ricardo Cespedes — and finally made it official yesterday when he turned sixteen. He signed for $725K. Here’s a blurb from BA about him…

Last year Jhon Carmona trained Dominican shortstop Amed Rosario, whose $1.75 million bonus from the Mets was the biggest of the 2012-13 international signing period.

This year Carmona has an outfielder, Ricardo Cespedes, who has also been getting interest from the Mets. Cespedes is a 6-foot-2 lefty with a good set-up, a nice swing and a line-drive, gap-to-gap approach. Cespedes doesn’t have the athleticism or raw power that Rosario had, but he has a cleaner stroke while showing solid speed and arm strength.

Dominick DiFucci of Mets Chronicle found some video on him here, for those of you interested in watching: