sportsillustrated.cnn.com - 10/26/2009
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Cuban defector Aroldis Chapman will be at ALCS Game 6 at Yankee Stadium as a guest of the Yankees, sources said. The invitation is a not-do-subtle way of gaining an advantage in talks for the talented left-handed pitcher. Word is that Chapman is seeking a deal worth $40-60 million, and the ...
sportsillustrated.cnn.com - 10/27/2009
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The Tigers have joined the host of teams
expressing interest in Cuban left-hander Aroldis Chapman, a source...
tells SI.com. The team has contacted Chapman's camp in attempts to schedule a meeting later this week or early next week, the source said. ...
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Tigers join Aroldis Chapman sweepstakes - MLB - SI.com
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latimesblogs.latimes.com - 10/27/2009
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The two most coveted free-agent pitchers this winter
could be John Lackey and Aroldis Chapman. The Angels...
are not confident in their chances of retaining Lackey, who could be in line for a $100-million contract. Torii Hunter has the most...
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Angels: Lackey going, Chapman coming?
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Source: Cashman, Yankees Officials Have "Good Conversations" with Aroldis Chapman
YanksBlog.com —
SI.com's Jon Heyman reported that the Yankees had invited Aroldis Chapman to ALCS game 6 . On his Twitter, ESPN's Jorge Arangure reports that, according to a source, Brian Cashman and other team officials had "good conversations" with the lefty. It couldn't hurt to have him watch the team win a pennant. That has to be a good selling point, no?
Yanks met with Chapman during Game Six
River Avenue Blues —
... While the current Yankees were busy clinching a trip to the World Series last night, a potential future Yankee was busy meeting with GM Brian Cashman and several club officials. Cuban southpaw Aroldis Chapman attended Game Six as a fan (and as a “guest of the team“), and apparently at some point sat down with the braintrust and had what Jorge Arangure called “ ...
Monday Night Open Thread: World Series Edition
Sliding Into Home: A Yankees Blog —
... - Cuban pitcher Aroldis Chapman was in the Bronx for last night's game six, and met with Brian Cashman and other Yankees officials. A source told ...
Tigers Join Aroldis Chapman Chase
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com —
... Add the Detroit Tigers to the list of teams in pursuit of Aroldis Chapman, according to a report by Melissa Segura in SI.com.
Segura writes that "several industry sources expect Chapman will command more than the $32 million
the Yankees paid Cuban right-hander Jose
Contreras in 2002." Speaking of the Yankees, Chapman was a guest of the team for Game 6 of the ALCS, writes Jon Heyman. And the Blue Jays new GM, Alex Anthopoulos, has concluded that it is "not realistic" to sign Chapman, according to Jordan ...
Are the Tigers Getting in Line for Aroldis Chapman?
Bless You Boys —
... are interested. (And they invited him to Yankee Stadium to watch Game 6 of the ALCS. How's that for a recruiting pitch?) ...
Land Of Hope And Dreams
Fack Youk —
... Francisco Cervelli. If the Yanks do go with a three man rotation, A.J. Burnett would start Game Five in Philly. I doubt the Yankees would want to lose Posada's bat in that game since they're already missing the DH, so the third catcher on the roster would lose a lot of his already limited usefulness. Lots of factors to consider here; and in some ways the eventual Hinske announcement may give insight to the Yankees' pitching plans for the Series. In other news, earlier this week the story broke that the Yankees met with Cuban defector Aroldis Chapman during Game ...
Aroldis Chapman is enjoying his job-hunting visit to America
Big League Stew —
... this week. He's also been invited to New York by the Yankees for Game 6 of the World Series and one can only imagine what kind of snapshots that visit will produce. Stay tuned. ...
The Cuban Pitcher Crisis
Fack Youk —
... , and hosted him at Yankee Stadium during the clinching Game Six of the ALCS. He is easily the most heralded player to come out of Cuba since - well, take your pick - Prieto, Livan, Arrojo, El Duque, Baez, Contreras, whoever. Chapman could prove to be the best Cuban hurler since Luis Tiant or Mike Cuellar, or even ...
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Let the Aroldis Chapman bidding war begin.
bloggingaboutbaseball.com 10/26/2009 — The other day I profiled 2010’s top free agent starting pitchers.
I purposely left the biggest question mark of them all out of the discussion: Aroldis Chapman.
Chapman is a 6′4″ lefty out of Cuba. Chapman’s fastball hits 100 ...
Yanks in Lead for Chapman?
nybaseballdigest.com 10/25/2009 — Mike Harrington of The Buffalo News believes the Yanks are in the lead for Cuban defector Aroldis Chapman. Reports are that Chapman will be on hand for Game 6 tonight. Knowing the Red Sox are also in the hunt makes this reminiscent of the Jose Contreras bidding back in 2003.
The Mets had a ...
Tigers Join Aroldis Chapman Chase
mlbtraderumors.com 10/27/2009 — Add the Detroit Tigers to the list of teams in pursuit of Aroldis Chapman , according to a report by Melissa Segura in SI.com .
Segura writes that "several industry sources expect Chapman will command more than the $32 million
the Yankees paid ...
More teams pretend that they'll pony up for Aroldis Chapman
bases.nbcsports.com 10/27/2009 — The Tigers and the Angels are the latest reported -- or at least speculated -- to throw their hats into the Aroldis Chapman ring. Add their names to the Orioles, Red Sox, White Sox, Cubs, Yankees, Mets, Athletics and Cardinals.Which...
Aroldis Chapman Review
mlbtraderumors.com 30 days ago — With all the information swirling around about free agent lefty Aroldis Chapman , I thought a summary would be helpful. Chapman has been declared a free agent and can sign at any time, though a deal is unlikely before the conclusion of the World ...
Seeing Straight on Aroldis Chapman
firebrandal.com 10/27/2009 —
When any new phenomenon arrives, it takes a while for people to adjust their lifestyle and accommodate these changes. Cell phones are the most recent example. The Internet was another.
In the baseball world, free agent-prospects are the newest slang, which, understandably, are forcing ...
Prized Cuban Prospect Chapman Visits The Red Sox
soxanddawgs.com 30 days ago —
While the New York Yankees are currently playing in the World Series (go Phillies btw), we can expect another battle to heat up between the Boston Red Sox and Yankees this offseason.
The prize, top Cuban prospect Aroldis Chapman.
For those who don’t know about Chapman, he’s a ...
Aroldis Chapman, LHP
prospectinsider.com 29 days ago — The Seattle Mariners are reportedly interested in left-hander Aroldis Chapman. That's news, because there's always been this contingency side of the payroll ledger the M's come up with on occasion and blow payroll for a player. It's only happened ...
Mets meet with Cuban pitcher Chapman
newsday.com 10/24/2009 — October 23, 2009 By DAVID LENNON david.lennon@newsday.com The Mets had their expected meeting Friday with lefthander Aroldis Chapman and his agent, but it was unclear if they discussed financial parameters with the 21-year-old Cuban defector. Chapman ...
Aroldis Chapman Already Being Awesome
duelingcouches.blogspot.com 29 days ago — Here is a picture of Cuban defector pitcher Aroldis Chapman in a strip club in Boston. Welcome to my fantasy team sir.
Andy dandy in postseason again —
NY Post: Sports 10/26/2009
Andy Pettitte was the lone figure on the field at Yankee Stadium early Saturday night. The lights were off and a strong rain was falling. Game 6 of the ALCS had been postponed about an hour earlier. Pettitte now had a huge workday ahead of him in 24...
Beasts of East will rule Philly —
NY Post: Sports 10/26/2009
The Angels learned in this ALCS that the Yankees can beat you in many ways. Little Ball and Big Pitching by Andy Pettitte paved the way last night for the Yankees' 40th pennant on a perfect October night.
Now the new Yankee Stadium has an AL penn...
Girardi feeling bubbly buzz —
NY Post: Sports 10/26/2009
Joe Girardi took an ocean of heat for moves that didn't work out during the ALCS. Now that he is going to the World Series for the first time as a manager, he's feeling the same buzz he did as a player.
"I have the same feeling of excitement," Gir...
