The Mets have the best scout in the world when it comes to evaluating Cuban free-agent third baseman Yulieski Gourriel.
That scout batted third for them Wednesday night at Citi Field in the Mets’ 11-2 blowout of the Pirates.
While playing in Cuba, Yoenis Cespedes was teammates and close friends with Gourriel, and told The Post that Gourriel can have a tremendous immediate impact in the major leagues.
“At the time that I left that was the best ballplayer in Cuba,” Cespedes said through interpreter Melissa Rodriguez. “He is a five-tool player. When I was in Cuba we were best friends.