Yankeetorial: It's time again for MLB to size up the Latino 15-year-olds

This from the wires:

Miguel Angel Sano, a top shortstop prospect, will work out for the Yankees at their academy in the Dominican Republic next Thursday, according to Sano’s agent, Rob Plummer. Sano, who turned 16 last month, is said to be drawing significant interest before the signing period for international players begins on July 2.“I would say he has a Hanley Ramirez body and the possible upside of an Albert Pujols-type bat,” Plummer said.

Age 16. Let's all imagine Hanley Ramirez' pre-pubescent body. If you've got pictures on the hard-drive, you're probably breaking federal law. By the way, did they strip Sano? Measure him? How old was he when he signed Plummer? Thirteen? Twelve? Eleven? Ten? Nine? Eight...

Folks, it's almost July 2, El Dependents Day.

The day of MLB's cattle auction for Latino boys.

In the U.S., we don't let pro teams sign 16-year-olds. Some morality hang up on our part, I guess. Educators frown on it. (They're no fun.) But south of the border... hey, muchacho! Habla Ingles? The rules don't apply. Sixteen is the new 18, or the former 21. So the boys get herded by 9, groomed by 12, measured by 15, sold at 16... and ready for the glue farm by 23.

It's a plantation system Philip Morris would envy. Bud Selig -- baseball's $18 million per year commissioner -- doesn't care, as long as the bloodys are served strong, with a dash of salt, and his rug doesn't fall into his eyes.

Every year, we scream about this system as loudly as we can. Nobody listens. The Yankisphere parots the PR bullshit that it's a different culture, that we can't impose morals, that they're really poor and this a way to make .. yattayattayatta.

Sixteen year old boys, folks, cash on the hoof, bought and paid for.

By us.

(To be continued.)