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eastwindupchronicle.com - 5/25/2008

Competition for Talent Intensifies in Taiwan as Number of Scouts Multiplies

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Ed. Note: The following article first appeared in The Taipei Times Saturday, May 25th. ——- In 2002, former LA Dodgers and current La New Bears star Chen Chin-feng (陳金鋒) became the first Taiwanese baseball player to don a Major League uniform. Shortly thereafter, the first four Taiwanese players signed to MLB blue sheets— including Chen, Yankees starter Wang Chien-ming ...

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East Windup Chronicle: Gold Rush for Taiwanese Talent Fuels Rivalry
BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog — East Windup Chronicle: Gold Rush for Taiwanese Talent Fuels Rivalry And Aaron adds..."My colleague Jackson did a pretty interesting article about the scouting world in Taiwan and how it’s become so much more competitive (he calls it a gold rush) because of the success of Wang, and to a lesser extent Tsao and Kuo. He’s got an interview with the Mariners scout, whose one of the better scouts over here in Asia.” The salad days of the late 90s appear to be over, however, forcing MLB scouts residing in Taiwan to dig deeper and become more resourceful in their search for prospects. ...