I noted last week in a post about Guillermo Pimentel that the Seattle Mariners’ international budget has been increased two or three fold this year, and while they may be a front runner for Pimentel they have their eyes on Wagner Mateo as well, according to a Jorge Arangure (ESPN) tweet.

Like Pimentel, Mateo is one of the first names you’ll hear listed as a top talent after Miguel Angel Sano.  Here’s some video:

There isn’t much to say about Mateo except that he’s an extremely toolsy left-handed 16 year old. Athletic, decent power already, his arm strength has been improving steadily.

Will he outgrow center field? Hard to say at this age, but he looks like he could go either way.

Swing looks good overall, although he’s wrapping the bat a bit, making it a longer than it needs to be.  An easy fix.

Update: Jorge Arangure tweets:

@JonBBT Definitely favorites for Pimentel, but they aren’t the likely destination for Mateo. Of course that can all change with a phone call

I feel slightly ridiculous linking to Twitter so often, but despite being the butt of every joke nowadays it’s proving to be very useful.

Update: More (better) video!