MLB is considering adding an international draft to the next CBA in hopes of fixing a system that has spiraled out of control.
Big league rosters are littered with Latin American players, but the path to the pros for prospects from the region is fraught with corruption.International amateurs would benefit from the sort of draft through which Americans and Canadians already enter the league, as it would introduce much-needed transparency.
Besides Americans, Dominicans are the most represented nationality in MLB, comprising 10% of 2021 Opening Day roster spots. Venezuelans were second at 7%, while Cubans comprised 2%.in last week's Caribbean Series. This offseason's negotiations could determine the path they may one day take.Under the current system, prospects begin working with trainers — who earn a portion of their future bonuses — as young as age 10, hoping to catch the eye of a big league scout.
Verbal commitments then effectively take that player off the market until he reaches eligibility at age 16, at which point the expectation is he'll sign for what he was promised . The issue is that scouts often promise more money than they can spend, so when it comes time to sign, many players are told their bonuses have been slashed, if not gone entirely.
Under-the-table payments are another problem, as trainers from different regions essentially sell players to each other with scouts as middlemen. "It's a mafia," one trainer
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