The Mets have sent cash, John Buck and Marlon Byrd to the Pirates for 19-year-old Single-A 2B Dilson Herrera and a player to be named later, according to reports from CBS Sports, MLB.com and ESPN New York.
Herrera is playing his first full season in Single-A, where he is batting .265 with a .330 OBP. He’s hit 27 doubles in 109 games, with 11 home run and 11 stolen bases.
Herrera was ranked as the 11th-best prospect in Pittsburgh’s farm system entering 2013.
“While he’s not the biggest guy in the world, he’s shown he can really hit and projects to be an above-average hitter in the future, with more power than you’d expect from a guy his size,” Mayo said in his report. According to Mayo, Herrera is a an above-average runner, who should be able steal bases consistently.
Herrera was the second-youngest player ever to be selected for the MLB Futures Game, which he played in this summer in Citi Field.
“Herrera is a nice get for the Mets,” Baseball America’s Ben Balder said on Twitter. “Good hitter, premium position, solid pop for his size.”