Venezuela Area Scout (Oriente)

Department: Baseball Operations — International Scouting. Location: Venezuela. Reports To: Director, Latin American Scouting.

About the role

To support the International Scouting Department by covering a territory and identifying and evaluating amateur talent within an assigned territory, developing trusted relationships, and delivering clear, well-supported recommendations that help shape the Club's signing strategy and future.

Brindar apoyo al Departamento de Scouting Internacional mediante la cobertura de un territorio asignado, identificando y evaluando talento amateur dentro de dicho territorio, desarrollando relaciones de confianza y proporcionando recomendaciones claras y bien fundamentadas que contribuyan a definir la estrategia de firmas y el futuro del Club.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain thorough coverage of the assigned scouting territory.
• Identify, evaluate, and follow current and future prospects with professional potential.
• Create accurate, timely, and detailed player evaluation reports using the Club's scouting systems and standards.
• Maintain schedules, follow lists, preference lists, organizational charts, depth charts, medical information, video analysis, and other prospect-related records.
• Gather relevant background and makeup information through relationships with players, families, coaches, agents, administrators, medical contacts, and other industry sources.
• Monitor player performance and development throughout the scouting cycle and communicate significant updates promptly.
• Collaborate with crosscheckers, Scouting leadership, Research and Development, and other Baseball Operations staff.
• Present clear, well-supported player recommendations during scouting meetings and draft preparation.
• Attend games, workouts, organizational meetings, showcases, tournaments, and other assigned scouting activities.
• Maintain a strong professional network throughout the assigned territory.
• Protect confidential organizational information.
• Represent the Club professionally and comply with all organizational and MLB policies.
• Perform other duties and special projects as assigned.
• Operate various tracking technologies to evaluate players.
• Assist with video and high-frame rate video capture of pitchers and hitters.
• Edit, trim, and combine video