The Dodgers have let go of a large portion of their international scouting department today. Included in the group let go were Bob Engle (vice president), Patrick Guerrero (scouting coordinator in Latin America), Franklin Taveras (scouting coordinator in the Dominican Republic), Rafael Colon (special advisor for international player performance), Joseph Reaves (director of international and Minor League relations), Hidenori Sueyoshi (senior manager of international scouting), and Bruce Hurst (Latin America field coordinator). The reasoning behind the moves is unclear at this time but none the scouts let go were hired by current president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman. Maybe this is just his way of bringing in his own team.