Fernando Arango picked up his ringing cell phone in mid-October 2010 to see that it was Freddy Torres calling. He had an idea of what this call would be about. Arango, the Brewers' Latin American scouting coordinator at the time, answered to hear Torres raving about a young Venezuelan shortstop.
"I got this guy here that can really swing the bat," Torres said.
That's all Arango needed to hear. He immediately packed his bags and made reservations with the knowledge that trusting Torres, a former shortstop signed at a young age by the Tigers, would likely benefit the Brewers.