Pirates of the Caribbean: Part scout, part savior (flag)

post-gazette.com — BOCA CHICA, Dominican Republic -- Rene Gayo is a mountain of a man in many ways, big as Santa Claus and, to some, no less generous. As the Pirates' director of Latin American scouting, he is empowered to dramatically change people's lives -- exponentially, almost unimaginably -- with a mere ...

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Where Have You Gone, Andy Van Slyke? — For reasons that will become shortly apparent, I've been working on cleaning/updating the sidebar links. That means that I've got some new links to add to the sidebar, as well as some other things for your general perusal. ...

Link Roundup: Latin America and the Minors
Bucs Dugout — ... Meanwhile, this is an interesting piece on Gayo himself, who sounds like the kind of guy who could write an amazing autobiography. ...

More Rumors, Anyone?
Raise the Jolly Roger — You guessed it, Jack Wilson. [The Detroit Free Press] says the talks are "ongoing" and that "there appears to be genuine interest on both sides." Although the Pirates aren't going to get great value for Wilson, the Detroit system is [not exactly chalk-full of prospects], so this is something to keep an eye ...

Kovacevic: Pirates Of The Caribbean: Part scout, part savior
BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog — Kovacevic: Pirates Of The Caribbean: Part scout, part savior Part 3 of 3 in Dejan’s series about Pittsburgh’s Dominican academy profiles Latin American scouting director Rene Gayo. He bounced from the Texas Rangers to Cleveland, and his turning point came in 1998 when the Indians were eliminated by the New York Yankees and Cuban pitcher Orlando “El Duque” Hernandez. John Hart, the Indians’ general manager, fumed and assigned Gayo to study the team’s operations in Latin America. By 2000, Gayo had the title of scouting director for that region and soon would sign a remarkable total of 11 players who have made it to Cleveland or ...