This is pretty huge news for anyone familiar with him, Cuban Pitcher Aroldis Chapman has defected The Gunman rip
from the Cuban National team in Holland. He said (translated)
“I left normally, by the hotel door, and got into a car. It was easy,” he added. Now his plans are “sign with some team and play in the Major Leagues”.
He’s been described as “one of the “three great pitchers in the world right now who are not in the majors.” Here’s his profile. 21 years old, 6′4″ Left handed starting pitcher who routinely throws upwards of 100MPH and has topped out at 102, setting an all time record for a pitcher in Cuba.
One Man Band video Here’s a video of him from some recent international competition. He gets lots of Randy Johnson comps, and they’re extremely apt. He’s tall, lanky, throws very hard and is very wild. Best pitch is his fastball, slider has some depth but he commands it very poorly.
It will take some time for MLB to clear him, but he will draw H-U-G-E interest from many clubs once his paperwork goes through. You don’t find lefties that throw that hard all that often, no matter how raw he is.
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Huge news. Huge huge news. He’s def going to get a major league deal.
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Steve S. Reply:
July 1st, 2009 at 10:59 pm
Whoever signs him should make him work his way up through the minors, as well as have him spend possibly the first few months in Instructs. But yes, he should get a MLB deal and be up with a MLB team within a year or two.
He’s too wild now, but there’s so much there to work with.
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what is the process hes gonna have to go through? will he be a free agent? when will he be able to be signed?
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Steve S. Reply:
July 1st, 2009 at 11:29 pm
He will likely set up residence in the DR or Mexico, then wait for months and moths for his paperwork to go through. Figure he’s about a year away.
The two Cubans that just cleared took 11 months for all the paperwork to go through.
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For all his raw stuff his stats sure don’t look that great against non major leaguers… Obviously this kid has huge talent but no way is he 21 (try like 28)
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