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| Julio De La Cruz at the plate. |
The Pirates have willingly spent significantly more money in Latin America during Neal Huntington's tenure. Part of the new emphasis in Latin America has come from a directive put forth by team owner Bob Nutting. Thus far, the results have been mixed. Overall, the Latin American pipeline has been a boon over the past few years, with Starling Marte, Luis Heredia, Alen Hanson, and Gregory Polanco all becoming top prospects in all of baseball. Interestingly, Heredia is the only player of the four who received a significant bonus, which turned out to be a seven-figure bonus.
