I'm told my second point was vague.
I'm a bit worried the Ms are trying not to give the Venezuelan regime any excuse to move against them. They've continued to send/allow players to play winter ball there, and are trying to sign players from there - in fact, several commentators think they're going to get 3 or 4 premium prospects from Venezuela this year. But that also means they appear to be leaning on Felix and others to say nothing about what's going on, although they are asked daily about it.
I don't know how much this enters into on-field performance, but I know Felix is VERY family-oriented and that his father is a notary (in that system essentially a lawyer who does no appearing in court - handles contracts, wills, etc.) - so he has to deal with the government regularly and so is exposed in all the stuff going on. Like Matt, I'm praying for the Venezuelan people, especially those that are caught in the middle of all this.
The Venezuelan elites have a lot to regret about the way the country has been run and how the oil riches have been distibuted. But like Matt, I believe socialism is and has been a chimerical vision of a fair society which always ends up authoritarian and deeply unfair. Pray for a resolution, but hopefully not a revolution.