With the announcement of Wednesday's agreement that will allow Cuban players to safely come to the United States to play baseball in the same manner that professionals from South Korea and Japan can, the Orioles will have an even wider talent base to sift through as they revamp their international operation, which executive vice president and general manager Mike Elias has vowed to do.
Previously, Cuban players have had to leave their home country under quiet and often dangerous circumstances to pursue a Major League Baseball career, making them valuable commodities on the player market once they signed but exposing them to inhumane conditions on their way to free agency.