Mariners In On 17 Year Old Rafael DePaula

There is speculation he may have visa issues down the road. Apparently a little white-out on a birth certificate raises red-flags..

Also, does anyone else find the US vs. Swiss women’s curling match strangely erotic? I’m watching it without sound and listening to the LL podcast. I’m hoping it’s the curling that’s causing the semi..

6’ 3" and expecting a million+ deal

I don’t know how much we should trust the credibility of this site at all, so take it with a grain of salt, but here it is.

On January 8, DePaula’s one-year suspension expired and he once again became eligible to sign with a major league team. Yet that’s not the end of the story. Because DePaula — who had attracted heavy interest from the Yankees and Red Sox prior to his suspension — maintains that the information he submitted last year was correct, there exists the possibility that he may once again be subject to — and fail — another MLB age investigation and be suspended yet again.

But DePaula has something new working on his side this time around. According to Cabrera, DePaula’s birth information was recently verified by the Junta Central, the Dominican’s official registrar. Within the next couple of weeks, DePaula will supposedly receive paperwork from the Junta that verifies his age.

“They determined he is who he says he is and that he’s the age he says he has,” Cabrera said.

There is no guarantee that MLB’s investigators will take this information from the Junta Central as fact. There have been several instances in the past when investigations have ignored the Junta’s findings. But Cabrera said he’s optimistic that MLB will rule in DePaula’s favor this time.

It sounds like the 17 year old figure is the claim that’s in dispute.

Jim Abbott, with all of his college accolades, only received a $207,000 bonus as a first round draft pick in 1988.

Well, in fairness, they paid him $414,000 but he dropped half of it..

Just wondering.