Comments on: And We Have A Record… maybe?

By: Idetrorce

Idetrorce — Sun, 16 Dec 2007 00:38:03 +0000

very interesting, but I don’t agree with you
Idetrorce

By: Brian from Mississippi

Brian from Mississippi — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 19:48:35 +0000

Ha Ha – bolsa – I think the Domincans say fundo or funda, something like that.

Thanks for the reply…keep up the good work! Oh, and I’m still jealous of your travels.

By: Norberto paulino

Norberto paulino — Sun, 08 Jul 2007 02:00:53 +0000

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By: jhelfgott

jhelfgott — Sun, 08 Jul 2007 00:08:54 +0000

Nicaragua and Colombia are the big ones. Scouts weren’t going to Nicaragua in the mid-80s/early-90s because it was thought to be unsafe. Now, they’re back, and the talent is pretty cheap. Colombians are generally considered more athletic than Nicaraguans (Nicaragua is a pretty short country as far as national averages go), but Nicaragua balances that out by being a little more baseball crazy.

Scouting/signing in both countries is growing, though, unlike Panama, which is pretty much staying the same.

The big explosion will be if/when Cuba opens up.

By: Navin

Navin — Sat, 07 Jul 2007 06:56:03 +0000

Richard, Colombia has already provided one of the biggest names of this year’s free agent market (if not the biggest) in RHP Julio Teheran, who signed with the Braves. It seems like some of these other countries are beginning to get bigger talent and teams are scouting them more heavily than in the past.

By: Richard

Richard — Sat, 07 Jul 2007 02:58:15 +0000

Will any other Latin countries begin to supply more talent to MLB besides just the DR, Venezuela or potentially Cuba? Colombia? Nicaragua? Or Mexico?

By: Norberto paulino

Norberto paulino — Fri, 06 Jul 2007 21:32:35 +0000

also Baseball america is repoting the same thing that it is 1.5 million dollars. here is the link.

http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/prospects/news/264421.html

By: jhelfgott

jhelfgott — Fri, 06 Jul 2007 00:36:47 +0000

Hey Brian.

I came to the Dominican Republic, where I started my year, with only the most basic grasp of Spanish. While I didn’t actually take Spanish courses there, I really gained a working knowledge of the language in the DR. I have been told in every Spanish-speaking country I have visited since that I speak with a Dominican accent. The whole year long, it was a struggle to remember to pronounce the letter ‘S,’ and I still smirk inwardly whenever anyone asks for a bolsa, so I’d say the Dominican Spanish influence is definitely still with me.

By: Navin

Navin — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 17:01:26 +0000

Hi there, I love your blog. Just thought I’d let you know a few sites (including Soxprospects.com says Almanzar only signed for $1.5 million). Here’s a Boston Herald link that mentions it: http://redsox.bostonherald.com/redSox/view.bg?articleid=1009724

Please keep up the good work, I really enjoy your blog!

By: Brian from mississippi

Brian from mississippi — Wed, 04 Jul 2007 21:23:29 +0000

I written before and I want to ask you something somewhat off-topic. Besides the total immersion is there another you learned to speak Cuban, Dominican, or Mexican Spanish?