Comments on: Chapman Sweepstakes between Boston and NY

By: The other Chris H

The other Chris H — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:52:29 +0000

Sean Henn reportedly hit 100 but I never saw, and at least we have seen Chapman hit 100 at the WBC… and Henn isn’t a prospect anymore… He got signed and cut by the Twins and Orioles last year… I think he signed with the Blue Jays or something.

How does he remind you of Henn other than being left handed and both reportedly hit 100? Everyone always wants to say they remind me of Contreras or somebody but in reality they don’t remind you of that person they just have 1 thing in common with them.

If I threw a 95 MPH sinker from the right side and was Taiwanese everyone would say I remind them of Wang…

By: Roarke

Roarke — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:42:40 +0000

Reminds me more of Sean Henn (who could also hit 100 as a LHP). He’s a prospect, and not even a top-10 guy.

By: The other Chris H

The other Chris H — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:57:24 +0000

If he was right handed I don’t think it would be worth it to sign him, he would just be another right hander with a good fastball but someone who can throw 97+ from the left side is worth a little more risk…

By: leftylarry

leftylarry — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:45:56 +0000

The other Chris H: Igawa signed a 20 million dollar deal and the Yankees have never had a 50 million dollar minor leaguer…Yes we can afford it! It’s 8 million a year for 5-6 years which isn’t cheap but it isn’t breaking the bank either… From all indications the Yankees aren’t going after a Lackey or Holliday and instead will stay in the Cameron/Sheets kind of low budget deal moves…On top of that we have enough money coming off the book even with pay raises and re-signing Matsui and Pettitte we would still end up saving money from this years payroll.

WELL, YOU CAN TELL BASED ON MY HANDLE THat I am partial to Southpaws.Especially port siders who throw 97+. Let's get him!

By: The other Chris H

The other Chris H — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:39:46 +0000

Igawa wasn’t even close to this kid… People never knew if Igawa’s stuff would translate you already know no matter what the kid has a fastball that will translate.

By: The other Chris H

The other Chris H — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:38:58 +0000

He is no where near Dice K! Dice never threw 100 and most sits in the low 90’s… They are 2 completely different pitchers…. He also has had no real pitching coaches worth anything and his training facilities were crappy if he straightens out his mechanics then you should see his velocity fluctuate less… HE also throws a 2 seam fastball so that is one reason some of his pitches aren’t 100 MPH… Most of his problems to me stem from him not having his mechanics down, if they can fix that and get him comfortable with his throwing motion you will see a lot of improvement quickly IMO.

By: The other Chris H

The other Chris H — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:36:01 +0000

That is the thing to me, if he fails this isn’t a Jason Giambi contract we can’t get out of it’s just 8 million and while that is huge to you and me that’s peanuts in baseball. I think the juice is worth the squeeze.

By: The other Chris H

The other Chris H — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:34:47 +0000

I think we have a choice, but I also think if the Yankees scouts are comfortable with him then sign him!

I will let them decide though… Everyone is right all any of us have seen are internet videos of the kid and articles talking about him, he will have to throw a live bullpen to real batters before anyone signs him anyway, if the Yankees see something and like it I’m all for bringing him in.

By: The other Chris H

The other Chris H — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:32:48 +0000

I have watched all the video you can find (some of it isn’t WBC footage) and he is very raw and needs some time to develop for sure… However if you are going to say the guy is all about the money you might want to take a look at his life! The guy comes from a communist country, before he got here he had never even seen an Iphone and he had to leave his pregnant girlfriend to get here and his daughter was born a few weeks after he left… He needs money to try and get some to them and he has never been able to wear many chains before this. He is a 21 year old experiencing the world you and I have know our whole lives for the first time. Cuba as far as he is concerned was a different planet than the one he is on now.

The Red Sox signed the SS from Cuba like 2 weeks ago… He was actually Aroldis’ teammate it’s one reason the Red Sox are a favorite to sign Chapman.

By: The other Chris H

The other Chris H — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:29:04 +0000

He throws harder, he’s left handed, he is a lot more raw and he is about 9 years younger than Contreras… The only thing they both have in common is being Cuban…