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Evolution of the Foreigner in Baseball
Evolution of the Foreigner in Baseball
The ratio of Americans to foreigners at the major league level has risen from 3% in 1903 to 26% in 2008. International scouting is more important than ever as there is a high probability that one out of every 5 players on your team will have learned the game somewhere other than in the US.
Some teams and general managers have shied away from foreigners but others have embraced them; to a point where 50% of their players were born outside of the States or Canada. Omar Minaya and Ned Colletti are stocking their teams with imports more than any other General Managers in recent years. Omar Minaya made his presence felt immediately after being hired to lead the Montreal Expos in 2002. Though they already had a large % of foreigners on their team (40.4% in 2001), Minaya quickly boosted it up to 44% and after taking over the New York Mets in 2005, he raised their ratio of foreigners from 23% in 2004 to 47% in 2006. Does this translate to winning? Well, it didn't necessarily result in a World Championship for the Mets but how about for other teams?
Consider the % of foreigners on the last 10 World Series winning teams:
Its also important to note that for the purpose of this study, a foreigner is classified as a player whose birthplace is anywhere other than the United States or Canada. The study does not take into consideration the location of upbringing for a specific player and so players such as Bruce Bochy (France), Jeff Bronkey (Afhganistan) and Keith McDonald (Japan) are deemed foreigners.
The top 15 teams with the highest % of foreigners
Some teams and general managers have shied away from foreigners but others have embraced them; to a point where 50% of their players were born outside of the States or Canada. Omar Minaya and Ned Colletti are stocking their teams with imports more than any other General Managers in recent years. Omar Minaya made his presence felt immediately after being hired to lead the Montreal Expos in 2002. Though they already had a large % of foreigners on their team (40.4% in 2001), Minaya quickly boosted it up to 44% and after taking over the New York Mets in 2005, he raised their ratio of foreigners from 23% in 2004 to 47% in 2006. Does this translate to winning? Well, it didn't necessarily result in a World Championship for the Mets but how about for other teams?
Consider the % of foreigners on the last 10 World Series winning teams:
2008 PHI 15% 2007 BOS 33% 2006 STL 24% 2005 CHW 32% 2004 BOS 22% 2003 FLA 28% 2002 ANA 20% 2001 ARI 19% 2000 NYY 30% 1999 NYY 31%It would be very difficult to correlate championships to the ratio of foreigners on a given team but in general, the % does not deviate much from teh average.
Its also important to note that for the purpose of this study, a foreigner is classified as a player whose birthplace is anywhere other than the United States or Canada. The study does not take into consideration the location of upbringing for a specific player and so players such as Bruce Bochy (France), Jeff Bronkey (Afhganistan) and Keith McDonald (Japan) are deemed foreigners.
The top 15 teams with the highest % of foreigners
2004 Los Angeles Dodgers 51.2% 2006 New York Mets 51.0% 2005 Los Angeles Dodgers 47.7% 2005 New York Mets 47.6% 2007 New York Mets 46.9% 2008 New York Mets 46.0% 2002 Montreal Expos 44.2% 2003 Montreal Expos 44.2% 2006 Los Angeles Dodgers 44.0% 1997 Toronto Blue Jays 43.2% 2003 New York Yankees 42.9% 2005 Baltimore Orioles 41.3% 2008 New York Yankees 41.2% 2001 Montreal Expos 40.4% 2004 Baltimore Orioles 40.4% 2005 Seattle Mariners 39.6%By Franchise (Data since 1980):
Arizona Diamondbacks 25.7% Florida Marlins 24.9% Los Angeles Dodgers 24.2% Pittsburgh Pirates 21.4% Colorado Rockies 21.4% Tampa Bay Rays 20.8% Washington Nationals 20.5% Toronto Blue Jays 20.1% Cleveland Indians 18.7% New York Yankees 18.4% Baltimore Orioles 18.0% Seattle Mariners 17.4% New York Mets 17.3% Atlanta Braves 16.9% Texas Rangers 16.3% Cincinnati Reds 16.3% St. Louis Cardinals 15.9% Chicago Cubs 15.8% Chicago White Sox 15.6% Milwaukee Brewers 15.5% Houston Astros 15.4% Los Angeles Angels 14.6% Kansas City Royals 14.3% Boston Red Sox 14.2% Detroit Tigers 14.2% San Diego Padres 13.9% Minnesota Twins 13.6% Oakland Athletics 13.6% Philadelphia Phillies 13.4% San Francisco Giants 12.8% By Year: 1903 3.3% 1904 4.2% 1905 4.2% 1906 4.3% 1907 3.6% 1908 4.0% 1909 2.8% 1910 2.4% 1911 1.8% 1912 2.7% 1913 2.6% 1914 3.7% 1915 2.3% 1916 3.4% 1917 2.9% 1918 3.4% 1919 2.1% 1920 2.1% 1921 1.9% 1922 1.4% 1923 0.8% 1924 0.7% 1925 1.3% 1926 1.1% 1927 0.7% 1928 0.8% 1929 0.9% 1930 0.6% 1931 1.2% 1932 1.1% 1933 0.8% 1934 0.6% 1935 1.0% 1936 0.8% 1937 1.0% 1938 0.9% 1939 0.9% 1940 1.1% 1941 0.9% 1942 1.5% 1943 2.2% 1944 2.8% 1945 3.1% 1946 1.3% 1947 1.4% 1948 1.4% 1949 2.6% 1950 3.1% 1951 3.4% 1952 3.0% 1953 3.8% 1954 4.2% 1955 5.0% 1956 5.5% 1957 5.7% 1958 6.1% 1959 6.8% 1960 9.0% 1961 7.5% 1962 7.4% 1963 7.9% 1964 8.8% 1965 8.7% 1966 9.3% 1967 10.1% 1968 10.4% 1969 11.5% 1970 11.2% 1971 10.2% 1972 10.7% 1973 11.2% 1974 11.1% 1975 9.7% 1976 11.4% 1977 10.4% 1978 10.3% 1979 10.4% 1980 11.2% 1981 10.5% 1982 10.6% 1983 11.9% 1984 11.2% 1985 11.1% 1986 11.0% 1987 11.9% 1988 13.5% 1989 12.5% 1990 13.1% 1991 14.4% 1992 14.2% 1993 14.5% 1994 15.0% 1995 16.6% 1996 17.9% 1997 21.1% 1998 19.9% 1999 21.3% 2000 22.4% 2001 24.1% 2002 25.4% 2003 25.0% 2004 26.7% 2005 27.1% 2006 27.2% 2007 26.2% 2008 26.2%
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