Aroldis Chapman, the 21-year-old Cuban defector with a 102 MPH fastball, has applied for MLB free agency, a status he’s likely to earn in the coming weeks after establishing residency outside of Cuba:
Greatest Pitching Prospect in History of the World Set to Become Free Agent
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↵Early Monday, Chapman’s representatives announced that the left-hander has established residency in Andorra, a tiny country of about 84,000 that borders Spain and France.
↵By establishing residency outside the United States, the 21-year-old Chapman avoids being subject to baseball’s amateur draft. MLB must study his residency and legal paperwork before declaring him a free agent.
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↵As soon as he is declared a free agent, teams can start working him out and bidding. And by “teams” I mean “Yankees and Red Sox.”
↵This video has more info about Chapman.
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