Friday, June 5, 2009

Angels dismiss international supervisor of scouting

From Melissa Segura at SI:

While it's unclear whether the investigation was a reason for his dismissal, Daniel has close ties to others under MLB and FBI investigation for pocketing money earmarked for the signing bonuses of Latin American players. Daniel was a scout for the Cincinnati Reds from 1992 to 1994, when former Washington Nationals general manager Jim Bowden served as the Reds GM. During the 1994 seasonJorge Oquendo was also a scout in Latin America for the Reds. Oquendo later scouted the region for the ChicagoWhite Sox, under the team's senior director of player personnel, David Wilder. The White Sox fired Wilder in May 2008 after allegations surfaced that he had siphoned money from signing bonuses. As SI.com previously reported, Bowden, Oquendo and Wilder are all focuses of the ongoing investigations.


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