Mets Are Done With Gavin Cecchini

NYPost.com:

Three weeks after trading one 2012 first-round pick, the Mets have gotten rid of another.

First it was Kevin Plawecki being shipped to Cleveland, and now it is Gavin Cecchini being designated for assignment to make room for reliever Justin Wilson on the 40-man roster.

Cecchini, the 12th-overall pick out of high school, played in just 36 games in his Mets career, batting .217 in stints in 2016 and 2017. He missed most of last season, which began in Triple-A, with a foot injury. Before going down on May 9, the righty infielder slashed .294/.342/.468 in 30 Las Vegas games.

“4 months of rehab and hard work to get myself back healthy and back on the field,” he wrote on Instagram in August, before playing the season finale with Single-A St. Lucie. “It’s been a grind physically and mentally. But it’s only made me stronger. Can’t wait to get back out there soon and finish the season strong with my boys! #GC2 #godstiming.”

Cecchini is the victim of a Mets roster stuffed with infielders, as they have added Robinson Cano, J.D. Davis and Jed Lowrie this offseason.

Getting rid of two 1st-round picks in 3 weeks doesn’t speak well to your scouting department, much less Sandy Alderson.