seattletimes.nwsource.com - 10/16/2009
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Aroldis Chapman crossed paths with Ichiro in the World Baseball Classic (where he had a 5.68 ERA in 6-1/3 innings while pitching for Cuba, giving up three runs in just 2-1/3 innings against Japan) and is said to be aware of the presence of Felix Hernandez anchoring the Mariners' rotation. In fact, one person close to the situation confirmed that the Mariners are one of the few teams that actually saw Chapman throw in Barcelona when he was working out at the old Olympics baseball facility, before ...
novafantasysports.com - 10/23/2009
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novafantasysports.com —
Update: Lefty Aroldis Champan of Cuba, has begun
his tour of Major League cities in order to...
begin the process of his signing a free agent contract. Chapman is a 21 year old defector fromCuba who is widely considered the top left-handed prospect in the world, with a fastball that has ...
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Aroldis Chapman Starts Tour
sports.espn.go.com - 10/15/2009
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sports.espn.go.com —
SAN DIEGO -- A tall, wispy, willowy figure
walks through a crowd of reporters on the way...
to the Cuba dugout wearing a deep red batting practice jacket that hides his uniform top. His facial features resemble those of Alfonso Soriano : high cheekbones, ...
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Jorge Arangure Jr.: Cuba likely better than 2006 team
sportspromedia.com - 10/15/2009
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About Aroldis Chapman
U.S.S. Mariner —
... Last weekend, Larry Stone profiled Chapman for the Times, alluding to the M’s interest and listing them as one of the teams in attendance when he threw a bullpen session in Madrid. Most of it is the standard fare; the M’s are players because they have money and Chapman has pitched against Ichiro in the WBC and knows about Felix, for whatever that’s worth. His agent, relative unknown Edwin Mejia, has thrown out the familiar line of his guy being the type of player that “comes across every 40 or 50 years”, and word is that Chapman is going to want $60m on the market, nearly ...
2010 Free Agent: Aroldis Chapman
Advanced Fantasy Baseball —
Larry Stone of the Seattle Times wrote of Cuban Defector Aroldis Chapman last week: Envision a 21-year-old pitcher — left-handed, no less — that has lit up radar guns to the tune of 102 mph, drawing raves from scouts as the southpaw Stephen Strasburg. Now consider that this pitcher is not just a myth, but a living, breathing entity, who can be found these days in, of all places, Madrid. And just one other thing: He's a ...
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Mets Out of Cuba
baseballmusings.com 10/25/2009 — The Mets won’t persue Cuban defector Aroldis Chapman .
Hubbuch says the Mets made this decision after learning about his $40-$60 million price tag.
I’d like to know how many years that covers.
Cuba says no thanks to women's boxing
universalsports.com 8/22/2009 — Cuba has no intention of fielding a team in women's boxing when the event makes its Olympic debut at the 2012 London Games, according to the president of the Cuban boxing federation.
USA tops Cuba for World Cup gold
mlb.mlb.com 9/28/2009 — Team USA took advantage of a critical error by Cuba with two outs in the seventh inning Sunday on their way to a 10-5 win in the gold medal game of the World Cup in Nettuno, Italy.
2010 Free Agent: Aroldis Chapman
advancedfantasybaseball.com 10/18/2009 — Larry Stone of the Seattle Times wrote of Cuban Defector Aroldis Chapman last week: Envision a 21-year-old pitcher — left-handed, no less — that has lit up radar guns to the tune of 102 mph, drawing raves from scouts as the southpaw Stephen Strasburg. Now consider that this pitcher is ...
United States Wins Gold in 10-5 Win Over Cuba
rumbunter.com 9/27/2009 — Team USA won its first back to back gold medal at the World Cup title since 1973-74 with a 10-5 victory over Cuba today.
It didn’t come without a fight. In the ninth, Cuba loaded the bases on Brad Lincoln. Lincoln was lifted from the game as all everything international star Alfredo ...
Orioles Top Prospect No. 20: Kam Mickolio —
Bleacher Report - MLB 10/16/2009
Even though it seems as if Mickolio has been teetering on the verge of the Majors for the past two years (and he has), the truth about the 6'9'' behemoth is that his potential is as vast as the state of Montana (his home state). Mickolio is ...
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