On Tuesday, the Pittsburgh Pirates released 19-year-old outfielder Larry Alcime, exactly three years after he signed for a $350,000 bonus. Just over a week ago, they also released infielder Kyle Simmons, who signed at the same time as Alcime for a much smaller bonus. Those two were linked because they are both from the Bahamas, a country that has not produced much Major League talent over the years.
Around the same time the Pirates signed Alcime and Simmons, they also signed Sherten Apostel. Then this past international signing period, they signed Apostel's younger brother Shendrik and infielder Tilsaimy Melfor.