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Old 01-07-2010, 08:55 AM   #39
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Re: Reds sent a scout to watch Aroldis Chapman throw

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Originally Posted by Eric_the_Red View Post
Agreed.

Is there anything stopping an American kid from travelling overseas to avoid the draft, have teams bid his price up and let him basically choose which team he wants to play for?
And play where? The only other league that lends any bit of credibility to it would be the Japanese league. And once you sign with a Japanese league you are under contract and if you want to transfer to the MLB your contract has to be bought out. No American kid is going to toil away in the Mexican league or the Dominican summer league, the money just isn't there.
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