Eduardo Sanchez & Dennis Ortega Joined Margarita Camp For The 2017-18 LVBP Season

The Braves de Margarita began their practices Monday at the Sports Development Center of Empresas Polar, in San Joaquín (Carabobo), with the presence of 21 players, under the orders of the bank coach, Reinaldo Ruiz, who will be in charge of the equipment until the arrival of the manager Henry Blanco. (Translated)

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Brayan Hernandez Reassigned From Single-A Greensboro To Short-Season Single-A Batavia

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Kevin Maitan Is Venezuela's Next Great Prospect

It’s been a long time since Venezuela has ever had an amateur prospect as good as Kevin Maitan.

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Scouting Kevin Maitan & Four Other Top Shortstops For July 2

The strength of the 2016 international signing class is at shortstop. They won’t all stick at the position, but in a year in which the top outfielders aren’t quite on par with previous classes, shortstop is the position with the best combination of high-end prospects and depth.

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Mariners Sign International Free Agent Brayan Hernandez

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Top 30 International Prospects List

Scouting and ranking international prospects is a different process from doing so on the pro or amateur side in the United States. In the draft, teams are primarily scouting 18-year-old high school seniors and 21-year-old college juniors, with every organization having access to the same basic information because every prospect plays in public games. Some teams may spend more time watching certain prospects and they might bring in a handful of players for pre-draft workouts, but whether a team is scouting Carlos Rodon at N.C. State or Brady Aiken at his high school games or with Team USA, every club makes decisions off the same publicly available looks.

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Dermis Garcia Leads Newest Group Of International Prospects

Vasilio Tejada has watched hundreds of talented teenagers hit baseballs throughout the past two decades in the Dominican Republic.

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Juan DeLeon, Brayan Hernandez Bring Wide Range Of Skills For July 2, 2014

Scouts have a habit of picking players apart. Their jobs depend on it, and nobody wants to have their name next to a $2 million signing who flames out before they even make it to Double-A.

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July 2 Notebook: Five Top Names To Watch

We took a look on Tuesday at nine of the top international prospects eligible to sign this year when the 2014-15 signing period begins on July 2, focusing on players with ties to the Yankees, Red Sox, Rays and Brewers. Here are five more players generating buzz as July 2 approaches:

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