The New York Mets missed on out Japanese ace Roki Sasaki in free agency, but David Stearns pivoted nicely, using the team's international bonus pool money to land a potential star hitter.

The New York Mets were ruled out of the Rōki Sasaki sweepstakes, but there are plenty of other elite international prospects. The signed Elian Peña to a record-breaking deal.

The 17-year-old infielder is expected to sign for $5 million, which will close to double what they gave catching prospect Yovanni Rodriguez ($2.85 million) last year. It is the biggest bonus in the class,

The Mets have signed a promising Dominican infielder, considered the second-best international free agent, just behind Japan's Roki Sasaki.

Elian Peña has now signed for the largest signing bonus of any Latin American player in this international signing class.