Comments on: Nationals Sign Four From Venezuela http://farmauthority.dcsportsnet.com/2007/01/17/nationals-sign-four-from-venezuela/ We cannot always build the future for our youth, but we can build our youth for the future - FDR Wed, 20 Aug 2008 08:41:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.3 By: Ryan Sullivan http://farmauthority.dcsportsnet.com/2007/01/17/nationals-sign-four-from-venezuela/#comment-6965 Ryan Sullivan Wed, 17 Jan 2007 19:37:43 +0000 http://farmauthority.dcsportsnet.com/2007/01/17/nationals-sign-four-from-venezuela/#comment-6965 <p>Anyone heard anything about these 4 guys?</p> Anyone heard anything about these 4 guys?

]]> By: Brian J Oliver http://farmauthority.dcsportsnet.com/2007/01/17/nationals-sign-four-from-venezuela/#comment-6969 Brian J Oliver Wed, 17 Jan 2007 19:43:15 +0000 http://farmauthority.dcsportsnet.com/2007/01/17/nationals-sign-four-from-venezuela/#comment-6969 <p>Not word one. It would seem to me that the bigger name guys (a la Esmailyn Gonzalez) usually draw more attention individually from the typical resources (Baseball America, etc).</p> Not word one. It would seem to me that the bigger name guys (a la Esmailyn Gonzalez) usually draw more attention individually from the typical resources (Baseball America, etc).

]]> By: rafael http://farmauthority.dcsportsnet.com/2007/01/17/nationals-sign-four-from-venezuela/#comment-6984 rafael Thu, 18 Jan 2007 03:41:37 +0000 http://farmauthority.dcsportsnet.com/2007/01/17/nationals-sign-four-from-venezuela/#comment-6984 <p>nobody hear about carlos gonzalez , alberto gonzalez or gerardo parra all diamondbacks elite prospects from venezuela,just wait and see ,mike rizzo have the track record,i would not be surprizes if they are better that esmailyn gonzalez,baseball america do not have scouts or cover that country they rely in press releases out of the country or teams</p> nobody hear about carlos gonzalez , alberto gonzalez or gerardo parra all diamondbacks elite prospects from venezuela,just wait and see ,mike rizzo have the track record,i would not be surprizes if they are better that esmailyn gonzalez,baseball america do not have scouts or cover that country they rely in press releases out of the country or teams

]]> By: Tulsa Fan http://farmauthority.dcsportsnet.com/2007/01/17/nationals-sign-four-from-venezuela/#comment-7058 Tulsa Fan Fri, 19 Jan 2007 16:32:27 +0000 http://farmauthority.dcsportsnet.com/2007/01/17/nationals-sign-four-from-venezuela/#comment-7058 <p>Do you know if the Venezuelan players are steered to teams via buscones like the DR or is the process of signing players different or bit more organized?</p> <p>After the DR, the most bountiful harvest, by a wide wide margin, of young players in the minor leagues come from Venezuela and it's good to see the team begin to establish itself and become active there.</p> <p>Great job on the website.</p> Do you know if the Venezuelan players are steered to teams via buscones like the DR or is the process of signing players different or bit more organized?

After the DR, the most bountiful harvest, by a wide wide margin, of young players in the minor leagues come from Venezuela and it’s good to see the team begin to establish itself and become active there.

Great job on the website.

]]> By: Brian J Oliver http://farmauthority.dcsportsnet.com/2007/01/17/nationals-sign-four-from-venezuela/#comment-7072 Brian J Oliver Fri, 19 Jan 2007 22:51:36 +0000 http://farmauthority.dcsportsnet.com/2007/01/17/nationals-sign-four-from-venezuela/#comment-7072 <p>TF - Yeah, the buscones pretty much are universal (though the names may change slightly from place to place). From what I understand, the next big places for international scouting are Nicaragua, Ecuador and once things settle a bit, Colombia</p> TF - Yeah, the buscones pretty much are universal (though the names may change slightly from place to place). From what I understand, the next big places for international scouting are Nicaragua, Ecuador and once things settle a bit, Colombia

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