I remember when people laughed at the Dodgers for starting baseball academies in Latin America in the 1970s. Now all the teams are setting up around the world to train promising young athletes.

In this new age of the game, baseball is overlooking one important area - the inner cites. I know Joe Morgan and others have been critical of MLB's huge investments overseas while ignoring a pool of talent within our own cities.

Anyway, I'm sure the teams are just trying to improve.