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Jorge Arangure Jr.: Cuba likely better than 2006 team
sports.espn.go.com - 10/15/2009
Jorge Arangure Jr.: Cuba likely better than 2006 team
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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, dark, chocolate skin and large, bright eyes. ...
seattletimes.nwsource.com - 10/16/2009
Hard-throwing lefty from Cuba has drawn a lot of interest
— seattletimes.nwsource.com — 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 ... (more) Hard-throwing lefty from Cuba has drawn a lot of interest

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Hot Foot:  Go for Aroldis

MetsBlog.com:  I’m Reading: about Francoeur, Holt, Chapman & Davis

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Go for Aroldis
Hot Foot — ... free agents, age is a question, yet there are no rumors swirling around about Chapman to indicate anything should be untrustworthy.  So in terms of age, Chapman is still moving towards the prime of his career while the majority of the interesting free agents are moving away from their peaks.  In regards to upside, and talent, Chapman is also the cream of the free agent class. Say the words 6′4″ lefty, and most scouts would already be giddy.  But as Jorge Arangure Jr. wrote for ESPN.com in March, Chapman has a fastball that can get up to 102 MPH.  Now, that’s cool.  Plus, like ...

I’m Reading: about Francoeur, Holt, Chapman & Davis
MetsBlog.com — ...  argues in favor of the Mets signing 21–year-old Cuban defector Ardolis Chapman, who, according to Jorge Arangure Jr. of ESPN.com, has hit 102 mph with his fastball. ...

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