July 1, 201015 yr Nobody... Ben Badler: MAYBE NEXT YEAR These teams don't appear to be competing for any of the big-name prospects, and it's possible they won't hand out a single six-figure bonus this summer. Chicago White Sox: The White Sox' Latin American program is in need of renovations. The farm system is lacking in Latin American prospects, and the organization has not been mentioned in connection to any prospect in conversations leading up to July 2. The firing of former director of player personnel Dave Wilder in the wake of a federal investigation around allegations of bonus skimming has severely set back the franchise in Latin America. Not surprising but still disappointing. Hopefully they can sort themselves out for next years bumper crop of IFA's. Edited July 1, 201015 yr by Ozzie Ball
July 2, 201015 yr Its sad how much we financially ignore our farm system. You don't invest cash, you don't get results.
July 2, 201015 yr Is there anybody in our network of organizational contacts who can shed some light on what our latin american plan is going forward? Laumann, maybe? Seems like it would be a good topic for an interview/article.
July 2, 201015 yr I don't profess to be an expert on baseball organization strategy but appears for an organization to be successful, it needs to find a perfect balance between stat-based scouting and game scouting, as well as building from within and through free agency. And further in the building from within, an organization needs to complement it's draft haul with Latin American (world, too) free agents. In a league where more and more players are from Latin America, the Sox continue to ignore that entire demographic with the exception of the rare signings like Alexei and Dayan.
July 2, 201015 yr Its sad how much we financially ignore our farm system. You don't invest cash, you don't get results. You are being penny wise and pound foolish. They are saving the money for the Major League free agent class of 2013. They need to sign Jamie Moyer, Vlad Guerrero and Chipper Jones for their last seasons. The team will need the leadership.
July 3, 201015 yr The Braves and Rays have already signed guys. Man I wish we had their scouting and development systems.
July 4, 201015 yr QUOTE (daggins @ Jul 3, 2010 -> 05:39 PM) The Braves and Rays have already signed guys. Man I wish we had their scouting and development systems. I wish we would be willing to spend significantly more on the Draft/IFA.
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