Nearly half of the best Red Sox talent ranked by MLBPipeline.com was born outside the United States, especially in the Dominican Republic and Venezuela, including the team’s top prospect, Franklin Arias.
Red Sox assistant general manager Eddie Romero has spent a long time leading a group of scouts in Latin America to find the best talent. In fact, a few months ago, the player with the largest contract in franchise history was part of that process.
“We have, in our two and a half decades here, been the beneficiary of international signings,” said the team’s president Sam Kennedy on Saturday at Fenway Fest. “I would give huge credit to Eddie Romero and his group in years past for bringing in players that have changed the trajectory of the Red Sox history. That’s been a huge part of our strategy.”
The current active Red Sox roster features three players who were developed after signing at 16 years old through the International Signing Process, which will start on Thursday.
Around 20 players will try to follow in the footsteps of Ceddanne Rafaela, and Brayan Bello, as the team is expected to invest around six million dollars beginning on Thursday.
“I think domestically, the forefront of the conversation tends to be the draft,” said Red Sox Minor League director Brian Abraham to El Emergente. “But I think for greater organizations, for strong organizations, that success, the international signing period, and who we bring in is incredibly valuable. We have been really lucky to have a lot of really good players come to our academy.”
“This is one of the pillars of the organization,” added a scout who asked to remain anonymous.
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“I think we have been able to evaluate the top prospects year after year,” a team scout added to El Emergente. “And then we’ve been able to map out the best path to follow in the ideal scenario. The scouts have done a tremendous job, and I’m sure the organization knows it.”
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