Wilmer Alvarado Destroys The Guatemalan League

The bat of Venezuelan receiver Wilmer Alvarado remains on after harvesting the triple offensive in Salvadoran baseball , to the point of registering a .632 high offensive average in his current incursion into the National Baseball League of Guatemala, which by now Sum nine extrabases, two of them quadrangular.  (Translated)

Meridiano

Padres Signed 17-Year Old Cuban LHP Ramon Perez

The Padres have agreed to terms on a contract with Cuban left-handed pitcher Ramon Perez, the club announced Thursday.

San Diego Official Site

Yoan Moncada Cleared To Sign With Any MLB Club

The path was cleared Tuesday for top Cuban prospect Yoan Moncada to negotiate and sign with the Major League club of his choice.
MLB Official Site

Major League Baseball has changed course and is now allowing teams to sign Cuban players under the “general license” from the Office of Foreign Assets Control, paving the way for Cuban infielder Yoan Moncada and others to be able to sign. Given the interest level throughout the game in Moncada, it seems likely that he will sign this month to be ready to go when the minor league season begins.
Baseball America

Yoan Moncada Clears Government Hurdle

David Hastings, the agent for Cuban infielder Yoan Moncada, received a notification from the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on Friday night stating that his player may be generally licensed as an unblocked national, according to new guidelines for a general license amended Jan. 16, 2015.

MLB Official Site

MLB, Not OFAC, Is Why Yoan Moncada Can't Sign

Major League Baseball, not the United States government, is the reason that Yoan Moncada and several other Cuban players have yet to begin their careers.

Baseball America

Yankees Held Private Workout For Yoan Moncada

Cuban infielder Yoan Moncada can’t sign just yet, but he’s in the process of conducting private workouts for teams. The Yankees, Baseball America has learned, are one team that has already held a private workout for Moncada.

Baseball America

Oliver Marmol Finds Calling Bringing Game To Foreign Land

The biggest game of Oliver Marmol's season came not in front of the 3,000 folks packed into Tri-City's Joseph L. Bruno Stadium for the short-season Class A New York-Penn League title game in early September, but rather on an unkempt lot in the high-poverty Nicaraguan town of Cristo Rey just a little more than two months later. Gone were the bright lights and the pursuit of a trophy, all that glitz exchanged for the acrid odor of surrounding sewage and a gesture that signified hope.

St. Louis Official Site

Yoan Moncada May Be Out Of Orioles' Price Range

The Orioles were among several teams that scouted Cuban infielder Yoan Moncada in Guatemala on Wednesday, an industry source said.

Baltimore Sun

Cardinals Scout Yoan Moncada In Guatemala Showcase

The Cuban player Yoan Moncada displayed Wednesday in Guatemala conditions for at least 50 scouts from 30 teams in the majors, which could provide a multimillion dollar contract.  (translated)

El Nuevo Herald

Yoan Moncada Could Change The Game

The most intriguing free agent in the world spends his days in Guatemala, a place not exactly known for its rich baseball history. More than 18,000 major league players’ birthplaces are known, and not a single one was born in the country that serves as a bridge between Mexico and the rest of Central America.

Yahoo

Showcase Planned For Yoan Moncada

Scouts believe Yoan Moncada could be the best teenage prospect to come from Cuba in years.

Jesse Sanchez At The Park