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 .