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| Author: | ironyisadeadscene [ Thu Oct 29, 2009 12:39 pm ] |
| Post subject: | prized cuban pitcher chapman to red sox? |
http://sports.espn.go.com/boston/mlb/ne ... id=4604628 well, with the red sox sent home and packing, and the yankees still playing, and unable to do anything about roster personal changes till the end of the series, the red sox are wasting no time trying to one up the yankees. why on earth doesnt this kid have to go through the draft? and why on earth isnt dave dombrowski on this? |
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| Author: | Van_Da_Man [ Thu Oct 29, 2009 3:26 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: prized cuban pitcher chapman to red sox? |
Where's Doug Melvin when we need him!?!? lol |
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| Author: | ironyisadeadscene [ Thu Oct 29, 2009 7:16 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: prized cuban pitcher chapman to red sox? |
if hes the real deal, he completely shifts the balance of power in the division. good pitching always outweighs good hitting. the yankees dont have that good of pitching. |
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| Author: | patkane88 [ Sun Nov 01, 2009 11:22 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: prized cuban pitcher chapman to red sox? |
ironyisadeadscene wrote: if hes the real deal, he completely shifts the balance of power in the division. good pitching always outweighs good hitting. the yankees dont have that good of pitching. True but if the red sox get the cuban the yanks will probably counter with Cliff Lee. |
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| Author: | Howie Hodge [ Sun Nov 01, 2009 1:45 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: prized cuban pitcher chapman to red sox? |
Cliff Lee has another year on his contract next year. |
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| Author: | ironyisadeadscene [ Sun Nov 01, 2009 3:27 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: prized cuban pitcher chapman to red sox? |
cliff lee isnt THAT good. he had one awesome year, where he won a cy young, and had a solid season this past season. other then that, hes a boarderline starter. |
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| Author: | psychemedisabrefan [ Sun Jan 10, 2010 7:39 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: prized cuban pitcher chapman to red sox? |
the sox got out bid for chapman By Jeff Passan, Yahoo! Sports 5 hours, 50 minutes ago Aroldis Chapman to sign with the Reds Cuban left-handed pitcher Aroldis Chapman, whose defection sparked a bidding war among major league teams that coveted his 100-mph fastball, agreed Sunday morning to sign for $30 million with the Cincinnati Reds, sources close the negotiations told Yahoo! Sports. The Reds had been “going after him like crazy,” according to one source, and outbid several other teams, including the Los Angeles Angels, Florida Marlins and Toronto Blue Jays. The 22-year-old Chapman’s value has steadily climbed since a Dec. 15 workout in Houston in which he wasn’t throwing at full speed and still hit 97 mph. His potential as a front-of-the-line starter intrigued teams from coast to coast. The bidding increased from an initial $15.5 million offer from the Boston Red Sox in early December to the highest reported proposal of $23 million from Toronto a few days ago. Chapman immediately becomes the top prospect in the Reds’ system and could join a dangerous young rotation if Edinson Volquez returns healthy from Tommy John surgery and Johnny Cueto and Homer Bailey develop. The Reds had been particularly quiet this offseason, sitting on a team that went 78-84 last year. Where the 22-year-old Chapman begins the season – in the high minor leagues or in the Reds’ rotation – will likely depend on how he pitches in spring training. Scouts and executives who saw him at the Dec. 15 workout said Chapman has potential to be a No. 1 starter. Few NL teams beyond the Reds and Marlins were linked to Chapman. The Houston Astros and Washington Nationals sent their general managers to the workout. The New York Mets were an intriguing possibility as well, fulfilling Chapman’s desire to play in a big city. Cincinnati, which could shed almost $20 million from its payroll after this year by declining options for Aaron Harang and Bronson Arroyo, stepped up at the end by offering only $2 million less than Jose Contreras received when he defected. The increased interest coincided with Chapman firing Edwin Mejia, a fledgling agent who helped him establish residency in Andorra after he defected from the Cuban national team over the summer. His new agents, Randy and Alan Hendricks, are well-respected around baseball, and officials said they appreciated the transparency the Hendrickses applied to Chapman. Because he spent his formative years in Cuba, Chapman was something of an unknown. His fastball was legendary, his slider dangerous and his changeup a potential plus pitch, but scouts had seen him a limited number of times – including during the World Baseball Classic last March – and were reluctant to engage in a blind bidding. After the workout in Houston, many were convinced. The 6-foot-4 Chapman, not throwing at maximum effort, flashed good command of his breaking pitches in two short bullpen sessions. And his fastball led one front-office man to say, very simply, “It’s awesome.” The Reds apparently agreed. |
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| Author: | ironyisadeadscene [ Mon Jan 11, 2010 3:47 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: prized cuban pitcher chapman to red sox? |
i saw that last night... 6 million? why the fuck didnt detroit go after him??? |
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| Author: | Howie Hodge [ Fri Jan 15, 2010 2:15 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: prized cuban pitcher chapman to red sox? |
He is a risk. He clocks in the nineties; but what is his mental makeup? Can he mix it up with other pitches when his fastball is not working on a given day? There is a rumour; and at this point just a rumour, that he is in fact 5 years older than his listed age. Far from a sure thing. Look at the history of Cuban defectors over the last few years. |
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