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I have no idea how fast this dude's fastball is, but it looks like some real heat. And his breaking stuff is filthy. Every batter looks absolutely foolish in these clips.
I don't know the rules and when he'll be eligible, but I would love for the Cubs to make a bid on him. Unfortunately, whatever the Red Sox paid for Dice-K is going to look like chump change compared to Darvish...
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He looked good in the WBC.
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Yeah some team is going to throw some serious dough at that kid.
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His dad wants him to be on the Red Sox or Yankees. That's where he'll be.
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Since those two teams will outbid every other team in baseball by a wide margin, it probably doesn't matter where pops wants him to go.
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Since those two teams will outbid every other team in baseball by a wide margin, it probably doesn't matter where pops wants him to go.
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Good for them. Those international huge-ass posting fees transactions always work out.
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Since those two teams will outbid every other team in baseball by a wide margin, it probably doesn't matter where pops wants him to go.
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Indeed.
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His parents went to my college years ago. It has a really high international student attendance.
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Since those two teams will outbid every other team in baseball by a wide margin, it probably doesn't matter where pops wants him to go.
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Good for them. Those international huge-ass posting fees transactions always work out.
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You gotta admit though, he's a special pitcher. Cy material.
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Since those two teams will outbid every other team in baseball by a wide margin, it probably doesn't matter where pops wants him to go.
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Good for them. Those international huge-ass posting fees transactions always work out.
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You gotta admit though, he's a special pitcher. Cy material.
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And so are Strasburg and Chapman. These are 3 very special pitchers that might be the top 3 overall prospects in the world right now. At least Strasburg isn't going to the Yankees or Red Sox, yet. I'm going Chapman Yankees, Darvish Red Sox.
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I wouldn't be surprised if Chapman got a run from the White Sox. They got Crackhead Ramirez and Contreras, he fits in.
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Darvish by the way...looks amazing. His stuff is filthy. At the WBC Final he came in with a standing ovation and from the upper deck you could see the filth. It was amazing. He could have the same initial effect that Byung-Hyun Kim had, back when he was good.
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I can't see the Sox paying the kind of money this kid can demand. So unless he takes a "Cuban Discount", I don't see it.
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I can't see the Sox paying the kind of money this kid can demand. So unless he takes a "Cuban Discount", I don't see it.
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Yeah, seemed as though Alexei and Viciedo took pretty reasonable contracts and flew under the radar. Chapman is getting promoted like mad, so I doubt KW will want to get into a bidding war with teams who have bottomless pockets.
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I can't see the Sox paying the kind of money this kid can demand. So unless he takes a "Cuban Discount", I don't see it.
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Yeah, seemed as though Alexei and Viciedo took pretty reasonable contracts and flew under the radar. Chapman is getting promoted like mad, so I doubt KW will want to get into a bidding war with teams who have bottomless pockets.
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Agreed Rok. That's not his style. If he has 50mm to spend, I don't see it on someone who has never thrown a pitch in the majors.
I know it is easy to say this, but he's got NYY/Bos/LA written all over him.
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