While new Orioles senior director of international scouting Koby Perez is glad to have the stores of international bonus pool money his new club accumulated for the signing period that began July 2, executive vice president and general manager Mike Elias said the club is in no rush to spend it for spending's sake.
Perez, hired Tuesday from the Cleveland Indians to oversee a department that hasn't been well-utilized previously with the Orioles, said on a conference call Wednesday that the "very fluid" nature of the Latin American market means things can change.
“We have what we call the ‘late bloomer’ who comes along a little bit later in the signing class, and fortunately having the money puts us in a great spot to be the front-runners for those types of guys,” Perez said.