Field of Broken Dreams: Brett Bardwell

I was not fully aware of the situation that went on with Latin players because I was younger at the time of the article and did not pay as much attention to sports, or at least not as in depth, as I do now. It was certainly wrong for the MLB to do the things they did. The Latin players could have viewed it as fine because they had never had anything in their life and this could be a possible way out of the life they have known, but they should have been given the same opportunities that every other player has. There was something that made me somewhat happy when reading this article, though: the fact that MLB has changed their ways. Their are players every year who come into the league from South America, Cuba, Japan, etc. and they get paid for it too. Some recent players to come in include Yoenis Cespedes, Yu Darvish, Yasiel Puig, Aroldis Chapman and many more. Most of these prospects are signing deals that are in the 30+ million dollar range over 4+ years. I understand that there are players who have been in the major leagues that are making 25+ million dollars per year, but that is because they have hit the free agency market and been paid a large amount of money for their services. Also, barring injury, these players will likely get big pay increases if they continue to perform the way that they have so far. Although things in the past were certainly not the greatest, I am glad to see that the MLB has made strides to more properly pay these foreign players.