Patrick Reusse discusses how talented Venezuelan players are scouted and developed now that MLB closed all their academies in the country:
Here’s what is amazing: Teenage Venezuelans of interest are now sent to Cartagena, Colombia, for full evaluation — meaning, the land of Pablo Escobar is now seen as a more stable environment for baseball camps than exists in Venezuela.
Once a Venezuelan player is signed, the goal is to send him from Cartagena to a baseball academy in the Dominican Republic — such as the outstanding facility that the Twins and Phillies opened a year ago.
Why the detour to Cartagena? Travel between Venezuela and Colombia is routine. Visas and other paperwork are required for a baseball team to employ a 16-year-old in the Dominican.
It might be easier to get a player out of Cuba today.
from baseballmusings.com http://ift.tt/2GHVxf3
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