chicagotribune.com - 25 days ago
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The Aroldis Chapman market is going to be interesting to judge. The Mariners are the latest team to jump seriously into the bidding, possibly hoping to have another front-line arm so they can deal Felix Hernandez before he reaches free agency. The Cubs and White Sox have expressed interest, but it's unclear if they have the resources to compete with the Yankees, Red Sox, Cardinals, Mets, Tigers, Orioles and others for the Cuban with the 100 mph fastball. ...
bustedcoverage.com - 26 days ago
sports.yahoo.com - 26 days ago
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We now interrupt our World Series coverage to
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the Facebook page of Athletes Premier International, the sports agency that is currently representing Cuban defector Aroldis Chapman in his bid to get a major ...
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Aroldis Chapman is enjoying his job-hunting visit to America
talkingchicagobaseball.com - 22 days ago
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In the first Cuban lottery the stakes were
enormous, and it came down to really only the...
Yankees or Red Sox, with outside shots of the Cubs or Angels. Jose Contreras was thought to be an immediate front line starter for a Major League Team. Millions and millions of dollars later, Contreras ...
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Rogers On Chapman, Vazquez, Valentine, Gonzalez
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com —
... Phil Rogers of the Chicago Tribune looks at a few hot stove topics from around the league in his latest article. Here are a some of his thoughts: ...
Chicago Cubs Headlines for Sunday
A League of Her Own —
... There's not really anything jaw-dropping in this week's edition of Crazy Uncle Phil is hearing whispers again. But with precious little else to report, we'll hop on the crazy train and take a ride till the next stop. ...
Rumors: Vazquez, Chapman, King Felix
Circling The Bases —
With the offseason just days away, Phil Rogers of the Chicago Tribune is back with his latest batch of rumors to preheat the Hot Stove. Among them, he floats Javier Vazquez as a possible trade candidate now that Tim Hudson is expected to finalize an extension with the Braves this week. Vazquez had one of the most unsung seasons in the majors this season, going 15-10 with a 2.87 ERA, 1.03 WHIP and 238 strikeouts (2nd in the NL). The Braves are looking to bolster an outfield that hit just .262/.329/.397 with a measly .726 OPS (27th in MLB). While I agree that the Braves should ...
‘Cos It Already Is (For Chad)
SoDo Mojo | A Seattle Mariners Blog —
... on hit f/x, Chad asked for our thoughts on Aroldis Chapman. Why not, the Chicago Tribune is now reporting that the Seattle Mariners are now entering the bidding war for his services. There are definitely a lot of thoughts to be had on this situation. My opinion is much like that of what Taylor expressed. Chapman himself is so unbelievably raw I would think he would end up in high A ball or best case scenerio AA West Tennessee. Just my personal opinion and I could be completely wrong on this assessment Now from where ever they start him the organiztion can permote him ...
The Bill James Handbook 2010 - Projections For The Washington Nationals' Pitchers In 2010 + Fall Notes.
Federal Baseball —
... If you haven't already read this when it was linked to in the comments of a previous post or elsewhere around the internet, since it was basically the only "news" to come out of DC this weekend, check out Chicago Tribune writer Phil Rogers "On Baseball" column entitled, "Cuban pitcher Aroldis Chapman in great demand", wherein, Mr. uh, Rogers writes (without citing a source, anonymous or otherwise) that the time for Bobby Valentine to claim a major league managing job may have passed: ...
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Aroldis Chapman and Felix Hernandez
Phil Rogers, Chicago Tribune:
The Aroldis Chapman market is going to be interesting to judge. The Mariners are the latest team to jump seriously into the bidding, possibly hoping to have another front-line arm so they can deal Felix Hernandez before he reaches free agency.
Rogers must have had a hard time figuring out how to open his article, because this is just stupid. The Mariners wouldn’t go after Chapman as a replacement for King Felix. ...
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baltimoresun.com 25 days ago — Orioles international scouting director John Stockstill met Friday with free-agent Cuban left-hander Aroldis Chapman and his agent, Edwin Mejia, in New York. Stockstill, who watched the highly coveted 21-year-old pitch in the World Baseball Classic ...
News: Aroldis Chapman in New York City
metsblog.com 10/21/2009 — According to Jorge Arangure of ESPN.com , Cuban pitcher Aroldis Chapman will arrive in New York today and begin series of meetings with MLB teams.
Side Scouting Report: Aroldis Chapman, LHP
baseballbeginnings.com 30 days ago — Posted By John Klima on July 2, 2009 Ardolis Chapman (Getty Images) Aroldis Chapman, LHP Cuban National Team (Free Agent) PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Tall, lean and loose, thick legs, high hips, long arms, legs and fingers. Whippy body; physically matured, ...
Angels Yet To Call On Aroldis Chapman
mlbtraderumors.com 23 days ago — The Angels have been linked to free agent lefty Aroldis Chapman via scouting director Eddie Bane . Given Chapman's friendship with Kendry Morales and interest in Southern California, the Halos could be a decent fit. However, our source says the ...
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FOXSports.com News for MLB 26 days ago
Television ratings for the World Series are rebounding from last year's record lows.
The Yankees' 3-1 win over the Phillies on Thursday night on Fox earned an 11.7 fast national rating and 19 share. That's up 44 percent from the 8.1/13 for last ...