Ok first let me lay down the details. I am 18 (turning 19 next month), my dad is practically a legend down here, I am sacrificing a year of college and playing college baseball after completing one year, I am half dominican and half black but I am considered american.
Ok now thats out the way let me begin. My dominican uncle's friend is a tampa bay scout so my uncles suggested that I come down here for him to see me. I came down here thinking that if they sign me cool if they don't then I go back to the united states. I thought this was going to only take about a month but then they said I should stay in DR until January and I'll get signed. This would mean that I would not be going to school (after already completing a year of college) and I was expected to play on the baseball team for my school this year. However everyone knows who my dad is and everyone is willing to help whereas people in the united states get jealous and hold me back. My uncle on my black side of the family says that I have a better chance in the united states because I can play in college go to a university and get drafted for more money. Everyone on my dominican side says stay down here and get signed right away. Back in the US i was under the radar because my team wasn't good so no scouts came to see me. Down here there are scouts at my games everyday. It's been four months as of this writing and nothing has happened. I've been seen by many scouts and nothing is happening. Am I wasting my time? Should I go back to the united states and try to get drafted for perhaps more money but no guarantee, or should I stay here and try and get signed? Does me being american play any part in this?
Ok now thats out the way let me begin. My dominican uncle's friend is a tampa bay scout so my uncles suggested that I come down here for him to see me. I came down here thinking that if they sign me cool if they don't then I go back to the united states. I thought this was going to only take about a month but then they said I should stay in DR until January and I'll get signed. This would mean that I would not be going to school (after already completing a year of college) and I was expected to play on the baseball team for my school this year. However everyone knows who my dad is and everyone is willing to help whereas people in the united states get jealous and hold me back. My uncle on my black side of the family says that I have a better chance in the united states because I can play in college go to a university and get drafted for more money. Everyone on my dominican side says stay down here and get signed right away. Back in the US i was under the radar because my team wasn't good so no scouts came to see me. Down here there are scouts at my games everyday. It's been four months as of this writing and nothing has happened. I've been seen by many scouts and nothing is happening. Am I wasting my time? Should I go back to the united states and try to get drafted for perhaps more money but no guarantee, or should I stay here and try and get signed? Does me being american play any part in this?