When the Brewers’ front office announced that they were closing their Dominican Academy this past off-season, they decided to focus on developing a few quality Latin players instead of attempting to sign as many prospects as possible.

    <p>"Our focus now is to bring Latin players to the States as soon as possible and get them playing here," special assistant to the General Manager Dick Groch told Tom Haudricourt of the <i>Milwaukee Journal Sentinel</i> during Spring Training.  "We have to find out how they compete, which allows you to make decisions sooner."</p>
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