UBF's London Lions to Post Starting Pitcher Cui Huifen

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Lions to Sell Star?
10/17/2049

The London Lions of the United Baseball Federation will reportedly post phenom Cui Huifen, according to leaked documents from the UBF Front Office.

The Lions, who lost there baseball stadium this season, are reportedly ready to move for the 2049 UBF season. King's Field was destroyed in May by an errant missile, and was unsalvagable, though some have suggested that King William wants baseball out of England, and a return to a focus on English sports.

Huifen, who has said he would love to move to the Major Leagues after this current deal expires. Huifen makes $9.83 million dollars a year, and his current contract runs through 2050.

If he is posted, and their is heavy indication that he will be, the 30 year old Taiwanese leftie will have his current contract bought out, and will be elligible to negotiate with the team that wins the Bid on him. Both the Major Leagues and the Victory League will be able to place sealed bids.

More Information will be made available to the media after the end of the World Series, according to a source within the Commissioner's Office.

The Lions have mentioned Glascow, Oslo & Seibu as possible destinations for the franchise in recent months. Olso has reportedly emerged as the frontrunner.

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Huifen Posted by London
11/4/2048

London, UK - Cui Huifen has been posted by the UBF's London Lions, according to sources with Major League Baseball and Victory League Baseball. The 30 year old left handed is now elligibe to be bid upon by all 32 MLB teams, and the 20 teams that make up the VLB. Huifen is 40-28 in his 8 seasons in the UBF, with a 3.50 ERA. He successfully made the transition to a strating pitcher in 2045 with London, and has been impressive since joining London's rotation. London Manager Joseph Jones, who is expected to be sacked, has said that Huifen is the most impressive pitcher he's seen since Mitchel "Specs" Persse, one of the UBF's early stars who was elected to the UBF Hall of Fame after joing 89-57 in his ten year career.

"I hate the idea of breaking up the trio of him, MacGowan and Baozong. Our rotation would have dominated the league still season, if not for the war."

Teams have 1 week to submit claims for the rights to Huifen, at which point they will be given a window to negotiate a contract with him and his agent.