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Originally Posted by bn2cardz
Cespedes and Abreu were in their upper 20's when they finally came. Cespedes is now 30 and Abreu 29. Jose Fernandez defected in 2008 when he was still in H.S.. These three guys will have little affect on their team roster.
I do agree that their player poll isn't as large as the US, but it is essentially their All-Star team against a team that was just below .500 last year so it isn't like we are sending our All-Star team.
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im sure there are guys on the Rays that are over 25 years old and touching 30..not sure why you mention the ages of Cespedes an Abreu....and there are a bunch more like Chapman etc.
also there are many cuban prospects over in the U.S. that not famous yet like Cespedes that would be on that cuban team to make it a true all star team....so again we are facing a team minus their best 20 or so players...cant say its not a HUGE affect on their team roster and the population difference between the two countries is HUGE
plus Boxberger and Archer are all stars from last year..plus Longoria is on that team etc