Saw a reference to this NY Times/Athletic article posted here last fall...but even if just 25% of what Dave Wilder asserted was true,

[caulfield12]

https://sports.yahoo.com/mlb-reportedly-finds-dominican-prospect-with-4-million-padres-deal-is-19-years-old-not-14-022945322.html

 

https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2024/11/02/report-prospect-linked-to-padres-caught-falsifying-age-documents/

 

Edited November 3 by caulfield12

[Texsox]

Wait a minute. The Sox problems go back years and years? 

I miss the green font.

Somehow Wilder keeps getting his name in the news but with really no new news. It's almost like some media outlets have a random name generator to rehash old stuff. 

[Dick Allen]

9 hours ago, caulfield12 said:

https://sports.yahoo.com/mlb-reportedly-finds-dominican-prospect-with-4-million-padres-deal-is-19-years-old-not-14-022945322.html

 

https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2024/11/02/report-prospect-linked-to-padres-caught-falsifying-age-documents/

 

I'm sure there are tons of guys playing right now with fake dates of birth. I bet every team has several in their organization.

[caulfield12]

3 hours ago, Dick Allen said:

I'm sure there are tons of guys playing right now with fake dates of birth. I bet every team has several in their organization.

A bit reminiscent of the Braves' and Nationals' scandals...at least this was stopped before money changed hands.

JR was right...haha...don't sign underage LA kids!

[Dick Allen]

1 hour ago, caulfield12 said:

A bit reminiscent of the Braves' and Nationals' scandals...at least this was stopped before money changed hands.

JR was right...haha...don't sign underage LA kids!

In a way he was wrong. They aren't underaged. They just claim to be. There are suspicions Jose Abreu is a bit older than his listed age. How would anyone know? i saw a picture of Jose Contreras in 1982. He didn't look 11 years old.