Johan Oviedo Talks Green Card, Citizenship

Of all the players on the Chiefs roster, no one has experienced a journey quite like that of Johan Oviedo. Born in Cuba in 1998, Oviedo's journey to Peoria took him through Ecuador, Haiti, the Dominican Republic and finally to Florida. Last month he spent two days between starts away from the team, traveling to Florida to finalize paperwork for residency to receive a Green Card.

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Breaking Down The Prospects Lost By The Braves

This past week was not a good one for the Atlanta Braves. The highly-awaited penalties shook every part of the system, from the international front to the draft to the front office.
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Phillies May Pursue Kevin Maitan

Remember those trades the Phillies made this summer that got them a whole lot of "international amateur signing bonus space?"

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MLB Removing Prospects From Braves

Major League Baseball informed multiple Braves international signings today that they will become free agents, multiple sources told Baseball America.

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Braves Sign Dominican RHP Juan Contreras For $1.2M

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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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Cardinals In The Hunt For Jonatan Machado, Victor Garcia, & Carlos Soler

The international signing process has become messier than ever. Not that it’s ever been a clean, straightforward puzzle to put together before, but the combination of aggressive scouting, major league rules and external factors beyond baseball has pushed the arena to a new level.

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