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Old 01-07-2010, 09:16 AM   #40
Eric_the_Red
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Re: Reds sent a scout to watch Aroldis Chapman throw

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Originally Posted by bucksfan2 View Post
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.
Didn't JD Drew essentially sit out a year toiling in the Independent League and then get paid? I'm thinking that is a Strasburg-type prospect went & played in Mexico for a year, his value would remain high.
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