"According to Juan C. Rodriguez of the Sun-Sentinel, the Marlins are still in the hunt and have increased their initial $13 million offer to the Cuban defector.
A few teams were notably linked to the Chapman chase last week.
ESPN The Magazine's Jorge Arangure Jr. reported that the Blue Jays held a private workout for the highly touted Chapman on New Year's Eve morning in Florida and then met with his representatives.
A day earlier, Mark Saxon of ESPNLosAngeles.com reported that the Angels could have an edge in signing the left-hander because Chapman has become a close friend of Angels first baseman Kendry Morales, a fellow Cuban refugee who recently helped convince him to switch agents (ESPN)."
Their are rumors going around that he is going to sign in the next 10 days. It is odd, because not one seems to have any idea where he might go. Some people think with the Marlins increasing their offer that he will head there, since there is just a high Cuban population in the area, but who the fuck knows? I really hope the Sox get him, since they do a great job developing young pitching (Papelbon, Lester, Buccholz, ect).
No comments:
Post a Comment