FutureSox Podcast: Maria Torres on corruption faced by baseball players in the Dominican Republic

Mike Rankin and James Fox welcomed on Maria Torres of The Athletic, who worked with writer Ken Rosenthal on: 'A failed system': A corrupt process exploits Dominican baseball prospects. Is an international draft really the answer? ($). 

Maria shares insight regarding the scouting process of young Dominican players and the deception they face when developing as a prospect. She also details the significance of payroll across Major League Baseball's international signing pool, the leverage scouts have in the Dominican and whether or not she believes an international draft will help solve a number of pressing issues the system currently faces. 

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