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Forget all that stuff about the Phillies being in on Lazaro Armenteros

It's over.

First, there was the showcase to which every team sent an ambassador.

After taking in a Caribbean World Series game with Yasiel Puig, he was set to make a decision.

Then his American agent quit after getting a death threat from a Dominican counterpart.

Thus has been the journey of 16-year-old Cuban outfield prospect Lazaro "Lazarito" Armenteros, who achieved notoriety after the video advertising his skills hit the internet. It was a trip that, for at least a time, the Phillies were said to be involved, at one point listed alongside the Padres, Cubs, Dodgers, and a few mystery teams as top contenders.