Comments on: Flores Out; Ivany In http://farmauthority.dcsportsnet.com/2007/10/03/flores-out-ivany-in/ We cannot always build the future for our youth, but we can build our youth for the future - FDR Tue, 02 Dec 2008 20:46:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.3 By: Scott M. Collins http://farmauthority.dcsportsnet.com/2007/10/03/flores-out-ivany-in/#comment-36566 Scott M. Collins Wed, 03 Oct 2007 13:00:26 +0000 http://farmauthority.dcsportsnet.com/2007/10/03/flores-out-ivany-in/#comment-36566 <p>"The Venezuelan Winter League denied Flores from playing in the [Arizona Fall League]."</p> <p>How does that work?</p> “The Venezuelan Winter League denied Flores from playing in the [Arizona Fall League].”

How does that work?

]]> By: JW http://farmauthority.dcsportsnet.com/2007/10/03/flores-out-ivany-in/#comment-36567 JW Wed, 03 Oct 2007 13:01:07 +0000 http://farmauthority.dcsportsnet.com/2007/10/03/flores-out-ivany-in/#comment-36567 <p>Why?</p> Why?

]]> By: Brian Oliver http://farmauthority.dcsportsnet.com/2007/10/03/flores-out-ivany-in/#comment-36570 Brian Oliver Wed, 03 Oct 2007 13:29:55 +0000 http://farmauthority.dcsportsnet.com/2007/10/03/flores-out-ivany-in/#comment-36570 <p>Not to turn this into a great political debate but I'd imagine that there are some certain expectations of Venezuelan baseball players to participate in their native country's off-MLB-season league.</p> Not to turn this into a great political debate but I’d imagine that there are some certain expectations of Venezuelan baseball players to participate in their native country’s off-MLB-season league.

]]> By: VladiHondo http://farmauthority.dcsportsnet.com/2007/10/03/flores-out-ivany-in/#comment-36571 VladiHondo Wed, 03 Oct 2007 13:33:48 +0000 http://farmauthority.dcsportsnet.com/2007/10/03/flores-out-ivany-in/#comment-36571 <p>As Brian quoted when rosters where initially announced: One foreign player is allowed, as long as the player does not reside in a country that participates in winter ball, as part of the Caribbean Confederation or the Australian winter league.</p> <p>Plus with the demise of the Puerto Rican Winter League, each of the remaining leagues will be more interested in keeping the AFL from poaching good players.</p> As Brian quoted when rosters where initially announced:
One foreign player is allowed, as long as the player does not reside in a country that participates in winter ball, as part of the Caribbean Confederation or the Australian winter league.

Plus with the demise of the Puerto Rican Winter League, each of the remaining leagues will be more interested in keeping the AFL from poaching good players.

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