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Phillies2017
Enter Rodney?
jd396
First DL stint ever? Dang. I thought he had gotten hurt once but it must have just been something that cleared up with a couple days rest. Maybe he can undergo an ego-ectomy while he’s on the DL.
NYC Fan
Lopez, Franco, Severino and Soto for Chapman?
virginiascopist
For two months of Chapman, Lopez alone should do it.
jp08
Except Papelbon will not be resigned and Chapman is 28 and will be signing a free agent contract through his prime years. Washington should trade for Chapman and give him Papelbon’s $ and a few more million to get to what he wants (15 mil AAV seems to be consensus). With that being said, NYY trades Refsnyder, Chapman and pays all of Chapman’s remaining $, (around 5 mil). Washington trades Trea Turner.
virginiascopist
Yes, Papelbon will not be re-signed. However, Chapman is basically a rental, with no guarantee the Nats could re-sign him after the season.
There is no way Washington will trade six years of their shortstop of the future, Trea Turner, for two months of Chapman and Refsnyder (when they already have Murphy at 2B and Zimmerman at 1B for the foreseeable future).
The comp for Chapman’s value is the Orioles giving up Eduardo Lopez in 2014 for two months of Andrew Miller. At the time, Lopez was ranked in the 60s of the 100 top prospects, very close to where Lopez is currently ranked.
jp08
They love Espoiniza and his strikeouts. If the Bats don’t make a move they can say goodbye to another year if Papelbon is out for an extended length. Besides its only a 4-5 million difference between Papelbon and Chapman’s expected salary, so having first dibs at offering him a deal will make signing him easy. What’s 4 more mil for a guy who doesn’t fight your franchise player.
virginiascopist
“… for a guy who doesn’t fight your franchise player.”
Don’t need to choke someone when you’ve got a gun.
I’m not saying the Nats won’t go after Chapman as a rental (with an eye towards signing him long-term), simply that they are not giving up Trea Turner to do it. They have many other pieces they can move. And by the way, are we even sure the Yankees will be selling?
jp08
They allow guns in the dugout…. I need watch more games. For Trea Turner yes the Yankees will sell. For Chapman any team will buy. The question is cost and the difference in signing Chapman long term. 4 million more for a guy who throws more 100 mph pitches in a season than the rest of the MLB combined is an easy choice.
NYC Fan
Lopez, Franco, Severino and Soto for Chapman.
billysbballz
Great timing for Yanks and bad for those cubbie fans with there awful trade proposals. Yanks bullpen arms just went up in value boys.
Here’s a trade idea that Cashman floats to Theo with Nats waiting in wings to pounce.
Great offer for Cubs:
Cubs get Gardner to replace Schwarber, Chapman, and Headley plus 15 mill for Happ and Baez.
Cubs can trade or platoon Headley in a Baez type role and play Gardner in left.
Chapman becomes there dominant lefty closer.
Losing Happ as there only farm prospect is a win win and Baez is blocked anyway and Yanks can use Baez in utility role.
Once Theo says no I can’t lose Baez Yanks turn to Nats and help rebuild there bullpen and thus Cubs go another year with no World Series.
Cub fans you are on the clock, gotta give to get and please no more of those awful trade proposals you been sending all week giving up nothing more than Vogelbach and few double A arms all not rated in anyone’s top 100 prospect list for one of the Yanks big arms.
Gogerty
So just pointing out I am a fan of neither team, but you want Cubs to take on 2 additional contracts (($60M total in contracts after the $15 payment) in blocked players they do not need? On top of that give up one of their better players and top 3 prospect, number 68 on Top 100.
If I am Theo I would rather have a pre arbitration player blocked and be super utility than Headley and Gardner. Just another opinion.
amishthunderak
How is there no mention yet of this being Dusty Bakers fault for not managing the bullpen correctly?
tpar55
I’m not a Yankee fan but you have to give Cashman credit for the can’t lose trade for Chapman. If the Yankees are in it, AC is the closer at the end of a shutdown bullpen. If he’s a seller, he’s got at least 2 starved for a WS title teams that just happen to need a closer and have lots to trade.