beck.mlblogs.com - 10/27/2009
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Jason Beck / MLB.com Add the Tigers to the meeting list for Cuban pitcher Aroldis Chapman as he talks with Major League teams. Tom Moore, the team's director of international scouting, confirmed a published report that the team has shown interest in meeting with the highly-regarded left-hander ...
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 ...
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Prospect Aroldis Chapman to watch ALCS Game 6 as ...
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 in on hunt for Cuban defector Aroldis Chapman
MLB - Sports Rumors - Yahoo! Sports —
... Cuban defector Aroldis Chapman already has more than a few major league teams after him. You can now apparently add the ...
Report: Tigers express interest in Cuban pitcher Aroldis Chapman
Detroit Tigers —
... : The team has contacted Chapman's camp in attempts to schedule a meeting later this week or early next week, the source said. Tom Moore, Detroit’s Director of International Scouting to MLB, confirmed interest in Chapman, but said the Tigers are only interested in meeting Chapman and his agent, Edwin Mejia, to see if he is a good fit for the club. MLBlogs.com, Oct. 26 : "We're basically just at the interest level. Because of the nature, I think it's a situation where they're going to take the time to allow clubs to spend some time with the player and see who he is," said Tom ...
Tigers kick the tires on Aroldis Chapman
Detroit Tigers blog —
... has hit 102 mph on radar guns, has garnered substantial interest from major league teams since he defected July 1. His zipping fastball, youth, projectable frame (6-foot-4 and lean) and a shallow free-agent pitching pool are expected to make Chapman one of the most expensive players on the market this offseason.
Segura also reported the cost will be more than the $32M the Yankees paid Jose Contreres in 2002.
MLB.com's Jason Beck got some word from the team on the matter:
"We're basically just at ...
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