Scouting The Top International Pitching Prospects

Investing big money in a 16-year-old pitcher isn’t something many teams are comfortable doing. The risk involved in 18-year-old high school seniors is already high, but take a 16-year-old kid from the Dominican Republic who probably doesn’t even have one consistent plus pitch yet and the risk involved climbs dramatically.

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Venezuela Sending 22 Prospects To 2016 MLB Showcase

A sample of the universe of the best players that will be available to sign the July 2, the date on which the market for international firms annually opens, met Tuesday and Wednesday in Santo Domingo, Republic Dominican, to show their skills to the main representatives of 30 organizations of major League Baseball in the 2016 edition of the Showcase International Talent Development Department organizes every year since 2012.  (Translated)

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