Fun With International Prospects

[BaltimoreTerp]

This isn't meant to be a thread discussing the relative merits of international signings and all of the various issues. I just thought it would be fun to have a running thread on the various things that come out, amusing or not, with these players.

For example, Alvaro Aristy...

http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/10/27/padres-prospect-lied-about-age-identity-for-1-million-bonus

You've got a 19-year-old pretending to be sixteen, steroids, "administrative errors", visa issues, and lots of money. What else could you want, other than Jose Rijo?