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Dominican Republic camp closed - Scout released
Strange Brew eh replied to foamboy1's topic in Brewers Minor League Talk
What do I wish they would do with the $400K saved. Thanks for asking!!! I would use this to set up a scouting academy in Australia or Taiwan. Here is my reasoning. Back in the early days of Dominican and Latin America scouting it was normally whomever found you first, signed you(and cheap at that). Nowadays, there are tons of scouts in the area and now many of the good players are going in a bidding war (a smaller version of Free Agency). The original teams in the area (see Toronto) had an advantage, now they don't. Put an academy in Indonesia, Taiwan wherever and be the first team to mine for talent there. Additionally, give away all the TV rights to the largest station you can. If you do this you will develop a following in that region, which will give you an advantage when trying to sign players. The dodgers, due to their name, should have an easier time convincing a mother for their son to goto an academy in Latin America vs a Milwaukee. Being a small market requires allocating your resources where you can best get the bang for the buck. I'd love to have an academy in Japan but it's more expensive than here. However, SE Asia is cheap and they play baseball there. Just like the dominican republic 20 years ago.