Two Cuban Stars Defect

Ripe for the Yanks' picking?

about 3 years ago SenorSwanky 4 comments 0 recs |

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I wonder in my own little conspiratorial way...

…If people in MLB actually facilitate these defections? Perhaps not directly, but indirectly.

I'm a baseball fan. What did you expect?

by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Jan 1, 2009 5:56 AM EST reply actions

I wouldn’t be surprised if there are scouts or agents out there encouraging it. In this day and age, the idea of a walled-off communist country is a joke. The Internet, cell phones, etc., make it easy for these guys to be in touch with the wider world and realize what they’re missing. So regardless of people whispering in their ear and helping them defect, they surely have the desire to. The Yanks are pretty good at finding Dominican prospects lately, so I hope we’re involved when they reach the DR.

"If you lived in my grandfather's house...and you wanted to eat, you had to be a Yankees fan." --Joe Biden

by SenorSwanky on Jan 1, 2009 10:32 PM EST up reply actions

Intriguing

Gomez might be worth a mil just to see what he can do.

by sdhman11 on Jan 1, 2009 10:57 PM EST reply actions

Yeah

Both would be nice. 2 million each shouldn’t be a problem.

But this is the real prize if he ever defects:
http://eastwindupchronicle.com/oh-and-can-you-guys-bring-chapman-along-with-you/

He’d be nice, too:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yulieski_Gourriel

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by J-Gao on Jan 5, 2009 5:21 PM EST reply actions