Hard-throwing lefty from Cuba has drawn a lot of interest

Aroldis Chapman crossed paths with Ichiro in the World Baseball Classic (where he had a 5.68 ERA in 6-1/3 innings while pitching for Cuba, giving up three runs in just 2-1/3 innings against Japan) and is said to be aware of the presence of Felix Hernandez anchoring the Mariners' rotation. In fact, one person close to the situation confirmed that the Mariners are one of the few teams that actually saw Chapman throw in Barcelona when he was working out at the old Olympics baseball facility, before moving his base of operations to Madrid.