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Much was made of the Cincinnati Reds off-season signing of Aroldis Chapman. Like most Cuban defectors, there were no official scouting reports of Chapman’s repertoire. To those of us outside of the scouting community, most Cuban prospects are relatively unknown. Sure, stories exist of their potential dominance, but until a scouting report is released, we can only make assumptions on hearsay. Thankfully, AOL Fanhouse’s Frankie Piliere gave us a full scouting report of Chapman a few days ago. Needless to say, the report is pretty damn positive, and seems to suggest that Chapman could begin the season in the Major Leagues. For the Reds, that is the 30.25 million dollar question.

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