Re: [情報] Cubs sign Juan Carlos Paniagua
MLB Approves Juan Carlos Paniagua’s Deal With Cubs
Major League Baseball has approved Juan Carlos Paniagua's $1.5 million deal
with the Cubs, one year after terminating his $1.1 million deal with the
Yankees that he signed using the same age and the same name.
According to a source familiar with the situation, MLB ruled Paniagua's age
undetermined, a decision that put the onus on the Cubs of whether to continue
forward with the contract. Paniagua received his visa from the U.S. Consulate
and made his first start for the Cubs yesterday in the Rookie-level Arizona
League, where he threw two scoreless innings of relief with one walk and one
strikeout.
Paniagua, a 22-year-old Dominican righthander who signed with the Cubs last
month, has had two previous pro contracts terminated despite using the same
date of birth (April 4, 1990) to sign every time. Paniagua originally signed
with the Diamondbacks for $17,000 in May 2009 as Juan Carlos Collado, pitched
in 2009 and part of 2010 in the Dominican Summer League on a pending
contract, but his contract was terminated due to fraudulent paperwork.
He was declared ineligible to sign for one year, then signed with the Yankees
for $1.1 million in 2011 as Juan Carlos Paniagua, but MLB terminated that
contract due to what the league called "falsified documents." Paniagua was
again declared ineligible to sign for one year, then signed with the Cubs on
July 19 once his penalty ended using the same name and the same age he used
to sign with the Yankees.
Paniagua had touched 98 mph back in 2011, but more recent reports—including
a May workout in Puerto Rico—have had him around 93-95 mph. His changeup has
long been his No. 2 pitch but he has shown an improved 81-84 mph slider over
the past year. Since Paniagua signed his contract after July 2, his bonus
will count against Chicago's $2.9 million international bonus pool for the
2012-13 signing period.
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