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Odrisamer Despaigne Stats and a Comparison with Miguel Alfredo Gonzalez and...
Updates: If interested in more defector profiles and comparisons, here are Miguel Alfredo Gonzalez, Dalier Hinojosa, Aledmis Diaz, Dariel Alvarez, Alexander Guerrero, and Misael Siverio. I have...
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Dariel Alvarez Stats, Aledmis Diaz Stats, and Endless Cuban Comps
Aledmis Diaz Updates: If interested in more defector profiles and comparisons, here are Miguel Alfredo Gonzalez, Dalier Hinojosa, Odrisamer Despaigne, Alexander Guerrero, and Misael Siverio. In case...
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Eloy Jimenez Will Sign. Jen-Ho Tseng May Not. **UPDATES**
Eloy Jimenez to Sign After the Trade Deadline Jesse Sanchez reported Sunday that Eloy Jimenez will sign for $2.8 million with the Cubs on August 1st or 2nd. This is not overly surprising, as his...
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Alexander Guerrero Stats
Cuban News The Dodgers are reportedly out of the running for Miguel Alfredo Gonzalez. This comes as a bit of a surprise given their current proclivities for spending. The pitching in LA is looking...
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Misael Siverio Stats and Video
Cuban News The notable free agent news of the day is that the Cubs are unlikely to sign Miguel Alfredo Gonzalez, per CSN's Patrick Mooney. This is a good thing, I think, unless his price ends up...
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Bear Grab Catfish: Cubs Sign Jen-Ho Tseng
Earlier in the week I wondered why the Cubs hadn't signed Jen-Ho Tseng yet, and made the case that unlike Eloy Jimenez, the team had no reason to wait on Tseng. I speculated that the club was waiting...
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Eloy Jimenez Officially Signs With the Cubs, Leonardo Molina With the Yanks
Eloy Jimenez officially announced his signing with the Cubs today in a press conference in the Dominican Republic. The move has been long-rumored, but the Cubs asked him to wait until after the trade...
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Jose Dariel Abreu Defects, Alexander Guerrero Bidding Still Open
Jose Dariel Abreu Defects As has been widely reported, 26-year old Cuban slugger Jose Dariel Abreu has defected with the intention of becoming a free agent in Major League Baseball. He is currently in...
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Jen-Ho Tseng Headed Down Under; Complete Cubs IFA News
Jen Ho-Tseng Officially Signs The Cubs made things officially official with Jen-Ho Tseng on Monday, in a move that was originally reported three weeks ago. The team is a friend of Taiwan, having now...
View ArticleThe Cubs’ IFA Mistake
There hasn't been any significant news on the International Free Agency front since the Cubs officially signed Catfish Tseng last week. (The Cubs don't seem to be in on Alexander Guerrero, which is...
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Wladimir Galindo, Gleyber Torres, and Eloy Jimenez Updates
Wladimir Galindo, who I mentioned last season as a possible addition to the international signing class, has reportedly signed with the Cubs. The news was broken on his twitter account in December....
View Article2014 IFA: Yankees, Cubs, and #FreeDSLCubs2
2014 International Free Agency I’m still catching up on the latest developments in the international free agent market, and it turns out there’s a few to cover, including a big one: The Yankees have...
View ArticleThere Will Not Be an International Draft Until 2017 (At Least)
The articles I cited earlier today reference the Yankees' fear that an international draft will be instituted soon, and that it's driving their current desire to sign everyone. ESPN NY: The Yankees...
View Article2014 IFA: Yankees Double Down, More Names Emerge
A surly Kiley McDaniel has followed up his original scoop about the Yankees' plans to to binge on this year's by putting some names out there: Dermis Garcia (3B, Dominican) is believed to have a deal...
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Erisbel Arruebarruena Stats; Aledmys Diaz and Alexander Guerrero Comps
Cuban shortstop Erisbel Arruebarruena has reportedly agreed to terms with the Dodgers for five years and $25 million. Arruebarruena, who is in desperate need of a nickname (Babar? Belarus?), was...
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Rusney Castillo Stats, Scouting Report, and Video
Rusney Castillo is a centerfielder who defected from Cuba last December. He was suspended from international travel and National Series play in August, meaning that this was at least his second attempt...
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Dayron Varona Stats
Today's daily defector is Dayron Varona. Varona is a centerfielder from Camaguey. His departure from Cuba was originally reported in November, but that appears to have been inaccurate. Dayron did...
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Mets, Red Sox, Others Interested in Cuban Defector Ernesto Molinet
Ernesto Molinet is a 29 year-old first baseman who defected at some point after the 2013 Cuban National Series. Like Daniel Carbonell, Molinet's defection has mainly gone unnoticed in the press. Even...
View ArticleCubs 2013 IFA Updates: Jimenez, Tseng, Mejia and Torres *UPDATED*
Baseball America (in the form of Ben Badler) is in the process of recapping all of the under-23 International Free Agency signings to date. Today he takes a look at the Cubs and the rest of the NL...
View ArticleThe Cubs’ IFA Mistake
There hasn’t been any significant news on the International Free Agency front since the Cubs officially signed Catfish Tseng last week. (The Cubs don’t seem to be in on Alexander Guerrero, which is...
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