Poitevint Interview

http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/full/2013/09/02/47/1200000000AEN20130902001900315F.html

I figured this was as good a spot for International Amateurs as any.

"Drive, determination, trust," Poitevint said in an interview with Yonhap News Agency on Friday. "I've always been strong on them. You have to have that type of characteristics to be a winner."

Poitevint was in South Korea last week to watch Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) players. At age 83, the veteran scout said he still watches up to eight baseball games a day, not to mention the cross-ocean trips he makes from his home in California.

Poitevint also discussed the promise for left-hander Yoon Jung-hyun, who signed with the O's in July as the latest South Korean project for the Poitevint-Duquette duo.

The scout said Yoon, a college dropout in South Korea, wasn't in good shape when the O's first spotted him, but he has since made progress.

"He's got a good delivery," Poitevint said of the 20-year-old pitcher. "He can surprise a lot of people. A couple of years from now, you might look at him as a top draft choice."

Super. Thanks.

So I guess our ban from South Korea was short lived.