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.

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

The Mets have been in a verbal agreement to sign the No. 2 international prospect Elian Peña out of the Dominican Republic — Sasaki is No. 1. With their international bonus pool money, $6,261,600, according to Baseball America, set to replenish Wednesday, they’ll have enough to officially sign Peña.

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