Yariel Rodriguez WBC 2023 vs Australia

The only certainty in baseball is the cost certainty owners have fought for in each successive collective bargaining agreement. Wages have effectively stagnated over the past 20 years. This is no more evident than in the International Signing market. The push for limits on signing international but frequently latino prospects was likely accelerated by the Cuban Free Agent market of the 2010s. The World Baseball Classic often acted as an Auction showcase for a market regarded as the last unexplored baseball territory.

The market has shifted and bonuses have shrunk. Many top talents are restricted within a team's pool allocation of roughly $6 million. Many organizations are spreading that sum amongst multiple signings. The success of the players mentioned, at least financially has created a tsunami of defections. The days of a mature player honing his craft in the Cuban National Series and walking into the top tier of a Major League organization are largely over. The exception may be a Right Hander recently declared a free agent and likely to set off a bidding war in Yariel Rodriguez

Check him out in action here for Team Cuba from 2023’s World Baseball Classic vs Australia

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