12-15-2009, 11:24 PM
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This guy is the real deal. He was the dominant pitcher during the world classic earlier this year and I was calling for the Cubs to sign him then and now.
<!--quoteo-->QUOTE <!--quotec-->"He's a hard thrower from the left side," David Lakey, the national cross checker for the New York Mets, told MLB.com. "I think they said [he hit 96 mph on the radar gun]. That kind of arm is hard to find from the left side."
According to sources, Boston is the only team known to have made an offer for Chapman, for $15.5 million. But that offer was made a few weeks ago to his former agent, Edwin Mejia.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
This guy is the real deal. He was the dominant pitcher during the world classic earlier this year and I was calling for the Cubs to sign him then and now.
<!--quoteo-->QUOTE <!--quotec-->"He's a hard thrower from the left side," David Lakey, the national cross checker for the New York Mets, told MLB.com. "I think they said [he hit 96 mph on the radar gun]. That kind of arm is hard to find from the left side."
According to sources, Boston is the only team known to have made an offer for Chapman, for $15.5 million. But that offer was made a few weeks ago to his former agent, Edwin Mejia.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->