2bagger,
Pete's international trips are something completely different than the Great Lakes Regional Team that is being questioned. This event is run through USA Baseball which is supported and recieves its funding from the National Government so I hope that clears up that legitimacy. As far as exposure, while participating in this event last fall I would say I saw close to a hundred scouts and recruiters at the various games and workouts ranging from the best of the best in schools like Arizona State and Stanford all the way to smaller Junior Colleges and local Division 3 schools.