PEORIA, Ariz. -- The Padres have made no secret that they want to increase their international profile, especially in the Pacific Rim.
The organization has four scouts covering the Pacific Rim and the team put on a series of camps for youth baseball players in November in Japan.
The Padres have added former big league pitcher Hideo Nomo to their staff this spring as an advisor, where he'll observe pitchers in camp and offer instruction where he sees fit.
"First of all, coming to Spring Training, [I] want to learn about the team, what kind of team we have, what kind of players we have," Nomo said through interpreter Acey Kohrogi, an advisor to the team's Pacific Rim operations.