Having worked for a Major League ballclub as one of the front-line employees, I know very well that "MLB" is "the owners", and the owners are all about the money. The little people get abused within this system, and the Dominican players, while not under the control of MLB ( there is no official MLB farm system there) clearly get manipulated here by the owners (MLB), so that the owners can keep signing costs low, or relatively low.
This film takes us on a personal journey with two Dominican prospects as they approach "July 2nd", the biggest day in their lives----- the day they can officially sign a major league contract worth millions. Or so they think. It becomes clear that the owners (MLB) have no intention of letting the signing bonus frenzy continue as top prospects in 2008 garnered 4-5 million dollars to sign. It is clear that the Dominican prospects are valued differently because they are poor, and likely poorly represented.
Some of the Dominican prospects are excellent. The fact is that the Dominican players can't compare evenly with a college player or a high school player in the US because of training regimens, equipment, and quality of coaching. Nevertheless, the Dominican players are manipulated by the owners (MLB) in what appears to be collusion.
The owners, represented by "scouts", create "buzz" about players in order to affect which teams seek to sign them. The owners, based on past experience, circulate gossip about which players may be dishonestly representing their ages, in order to reduce the potential signing bonuses. The movie shows how real a threat the dishonesty is to the process. Apparently, a 16-year old Dominican player is worth much more than a 17-year-old player. This does not compare to the US players, who are actually viewed as better prospects in their late teens or even their early 20's having come from college environments. So, the Dominicans get different treatment, not all of it fair or justified. This was the interesting part of this film, and the owners (MLB) need to be careful. I highly recommend this film to baseball fans!