Aroldis Chapman Defects
Chapman is a 21 year old LHP from Cuba who throws in high 90s. Forget Wagner Mateo spend your dollars on this kid, Sabean
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wow, great to see this kid defect
fuck you Castro!
by FluLikeSymptoms on Jul 2, 2009 12:46 AM PDT reply actions
GINATZ BARSS
Seriously though, this guy threw cheese during the WBC. I’d love to get him.
Merkin Valdez? Manuel Mateo? A rose by any other name...
A good PFX article from the WBC.
http://www.beyondtheboxscore.com/2009/3/15/798267/cuba-pitchf-x
Mentions Chapman some.
How could you forget Livan and his extreme girth ?
My adopted son Matt Downs . Ranked as the 24th best prospect in the Giants farm system by Baseball America !!
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by say hey nation on Jul 2, 2009 1:02 PM PDT up reply actions
I'd rather spend that money on an extension for timmeh
just sayin’
waiting for 2011....
Oh, I was under the impression that you weren’t just saying. Thanks for clearing that up.
Merkin Valdez? Manuel Mateo? A rose by any other name...
Rick Parker (Lewis) Can't Lose said 25 minutes ago
Anyone else see this kid pitch in the WBC this year? He’s in his early 20s and throws 97-100 from the left side, and he can do it repeatedly over several innings. My memory is that he had sort of a big crossover step and that he had kind of a whiplike arm action, which I found a little disconcerting from an injury perspective, but that was from seeing him once several months ago so I might be totally off-base. Anyway, the stuff is filthy, even if the mental makeup may not be there yet (Chapman fell apart because of defensive lapses and close pitches going against him in the game I watched), and I’d love to see the Giants pursue him.
Anyone know what the status of a Cuban defector is in the eyes of the MLB? Does Chapman now become eligible like any other international player?
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A player must set up residency outside Cuba and USA then he becomes eligible like other international players. Most Cuban defectors set up in DR or Costa Rica. This kid is going to sign for megabucks – $30M or more
Thanks, wilriv21
I guess Contreras is just about the only player I can think of who touched off anything near what the frenzy will probably be for Chapman. He was a little different in that he was a little more seasoned and ready to step into rotation, and in that his upside may not have been quite what Chapman’s is; but in any case, it quickly became a Red Sox / Yankees bidding war, with everyone else left out in the cold financially.
by Rick Parker (Lewis) Can't Lose on Jul 2, 2009 3:00 PM PDT up reply actions
my uneducated guess at where he winds up: the Angels
They need pitching desperately, have a lot of money to spend, and like signing Latin players.
by FluLikeSymptoms on Jul 2, 2009 3:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Probably a good guess — they already have another Cuban in Kendry Morales.
"I'm not sure what the hell charisma is, but I have the feeling it's Willie Mays." --Ted Kluszewski
by Rick Parker (Lewis) Can't Lose on Jul 2, 2009 3:55 PM PDT up reply actions
they will probably also be one of the leading contenders
by FluLikeSymptoms on Jul 2, 2009 4:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Not just them. This is going to be crazy.
Most teams would probably be willing to go somewhere between 20-30, and this might well get pushed up into 40 something, depending on how hot the bidding gets.
I’d love it if the giants could get in to it, but its hard to see it, considering there is the going to be a lot of money earmarked for pitching already (in the near future, at least).
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as much as I would love to see him in a Giants uniform, there are probably better uses for their $30 million at this point
by FluLikeSymptoms on Jul 2, 2009 11:19 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m not sure the bidding is going to be as high as all that. At the time of his defection, Contreras was viewed pretty much unanimously as the best pitcher in Cuba, and also as a safe bet to step right into a Major League rotation successfully. While Chapman is certainly good at this point, he’s definitely more of a work-in-progress (albeit with limitless upside). He would almost certainly have to spend some time on the farm before he was ready for a major-league assignment. So while he’s unquestionably a top prospect, he’s still a prospect — he’s not a Contreras, or a Matsuzaka, or a Hideki Matsui.
I think 20-30 million is definitely the high side — I think it could well be in the 10-20 range.
"I'm not sure what the hell charisma is, but I have the feeling it's Willie Mays." --Ted Kluszewski
by Rick Parker (Lewis) Can't Lose on Jul 3, 2009 9:04 AM PDT reply actions
There will be a bidding war
It has been stated that if Chapman was available in this year’s draft he went of went #2 only behind Stephen Strasburg. It is also has been stated that Chapman is considered the best LHP prospect in the world. The kid is going to get a sweet deal. Especially if Yankees are involved in bidding,
You're right
The more I’ve thought about this today, the more my prediction sounds totally insane to me. Since everyone is theoretically able to get in on the action here, the price will skyrocket. Contreras got 4 years and $32 million five or six years ago — that’s probably the baseline here.
"I'm not sure what the hell charisma is, but I have the feeling it's Willie Mays." --Ted Kluszewski
by Rick Parker (Lewis) Can't Lose on Jul 3, 2009 6:57 PM PDT up reply actions
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