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He'd still be under control for six MLB years of service time.

Right, and if he's impressive enough we could always plan to re-sign him before he's a FA. Plenty of latitude if we decide he's worth the investment and actually outbid others. I put the chances of this at 1%, unfortunately. I would love to see him on our prospects list.

On the other hand, I wouldn't be at all surprised if we end up with 1 or 2 other Cubans. I doubt that trip was just us going through the motions. Hopefully we get someone with good upside.

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At least in Cespedes's case, he negotiated free agency after 4 years. Not sure if that's true for Wada and Chen too.

I think Wada and Chen were international free agents, right? Any team could have signed them when we did, anytime can when their contracts are up if they do not re-sign with us and file for free agency.

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I think Wada and Chen were international free agents, right? Any team could have signed them when we did, anytime can when their contracts are up if they do not re-sign with us and file for free agency.

Can you rephrase that second sentence? And are Cespedes and Soler not IFA? Anyone could have signed them.

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Can you rephrase that second sentence? And are Cespedes and Soler not IFA? Anyone could have signed them.

Yea, I was struggling understanding it as I was typing...sorry. I mean when Chen's 3 year contract with the O's is up he can sign with any team he wants, assuming he follows the normal process of filing for free agency. Also assuming we do not re-sign him before the end of his 3rd year (he will be 29 and if still going strong, I hope we would be willing to give him another 3 years, assuming he is not showing any precipitous decline).

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Can you rephrase that second sentence? And are Cespedes and Soler not IFA? Anyone could have signed them.

I am not sure of their cases, but I think they may both be IFA as well. I guess we will know shortly if the Cubs have truly signed Solar....

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http://www.rotoworld.com/player/mlb/6880/jorge-soler

According to Joel Sherman of the New York Post, the Cubs have "won out for" Cuban outfielder Jorge Soler.

The Yankees "tried," writes Sherman, but were ultimately outbid by the Cubs and new team president Theo Epstein. Soler also drew interest from the Dodgers, Braves, Blue Jays, Red Sox and Phillies, among other MLB clubs. The 20-year-old corner outfielder is likely to get his professional career underway in Low-A ball. Jun 11 - 2:13 PM

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