I have definitely spent time thinking that between all of the Cuban players we have, and Marco Paddy, that there well may be a big board that exists somewhere in the Sox organization which anticipates when certain Cubans are going to come available on the American market. In fact I would be mildly surprised if they don't. I have also spent time wondering if when it gets to Jerry's level if there is an aversion to signing the super young players, so they do plan on leaving room for the Cuban kids as they come free. So if a kid they thought was coming over doesn't make it in the right "class" (say Colas was supposed to be here in the Yolbert class) which is why they end up with oddly large leftover funds at times, it kind of makes sense.
Is that what is happening for real? I have zero idea. I would be interested to ever find that out though, because it would make more sense than they just are that bad in Latin America minus Cuba.