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1Bretzky1
Major League Baseball is considering extending the draft to the Dominican Republic. The Economist has an interesting article on the topic.
I've been curious about the seemingly vanishing presence of Puerto Ricans in MLB. In 2011 there were just 24 Puerto Ricans on MLB rosters, which was fewer than the number of Canadians (28). In the 70s and 80s there were probably three to four times that number. According to this article, the extension of the draft to Puerto Rico might be the culprit.
I've been curious about the seemingly vanishing presence of Puerto Ricans in MLB. In 2011 there were just 24 Puerto Ricans on MLB rosters, which was fewer than the number of Canadians (28). In the 70s and 80s there were probably three to four times that number. According to this article, the extension of the draft to Puerto Rico might be the culprit.
2krolik
An interesting article. I didn't know about how the draft had affected Puerto Rico. More "globalization" of this sort seems to lead to pernicious pockets of protectionism.
About a decade ago I was in the Dominican Republic and the level of play I saw in my brief exposure seemed high. What I remember most, though, was walking in a smallish town which boasted no major team and seeing, several times, cars with Chicago White Sox logos cruise by. They appeared to be some kind of company cars. Scouts, I suppose.
About a decade ago I was in the Dominican Republic and the level of play I saw in my brief exposure seemed high. What I remember most, though, was walking in a smallish town which boasted no major team and seeing, several times, cars with Chicago White Sox logos cruise by. They appeared to be some kind of company cars. Scouts, I suppose.
3Bretzky1
I'd like to see some statistics about how the richer teams fare relative to the poorer teams in signing Latin talent.
In theory, having a draft system favors the poorer teams because they can free ride on the richer teams efforts in scouting players. The baseball world is an awfully small one, and I'm sure that word gets around about the general feeling about a player among the scouts who see him. Therefore, the poorer teams don't have to invest as many resources in scouting draftable players.
But with Latin players (at least those outside Puerto Rico) that's not the case. With Latin players, the richer teams should have an advantage because they have the money to pour the resources into a Latin American scouting network and should be able to get first dibs on signing such players because you don't have to wait to draft the guy when he turns 18; you can sign him the day he turns 16. That's two fewer years you need to worry about word getting around.
In theory, having a draft system favors the poorer teams because they can free ride on the richer teams efforts in scouting players. The baseball world is an awfully small one, and I'm sure that word gets around about the general feeling about a player among the scouts who see him. Therefore, the poorer teams don't have to invest as many resources in scouting draftable players.
But with Latin players (at least those outside Puerto Rico) that's not the case. With Latin players, the richer teams should have an advantage because they have the money to pour the resources into a Latin American scouting network and should be able to get first dibs on signing such players because you don't have to wait to draft the guy when he turns 18; you can sign him the day he turns 16. That's two fewer years you need to worry about word getting around.
