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Cubs Acquire Andrew Chafin

By Connor Byrne | August 31, 2020 at 2:27pm CDT

2:27pm: Arizona’s getting a player to be named later, according to Bob Nightengale of USA Today. The D-backs could also include money in the swap, per Nightengale.

2:16pm: The Cubs have acquired Chafin, Jon Heyman of MLB Network tweets.

2:10pm: The Cubs are working to acquire Diamondbacks left-hander Andrew Chafin, Joel Sherman of the New York Post reports.

To this point in his career, the 30-year-old Chafin has only been a member of the Diamondbacks, who drafted him 43rd overall in 2011 and who has largely pitched well in their uniform since he made his debut in 2014. Chafin owns a 3.68 ERA/3.20 FIP with 9.54 K/9, 3.88 BB/9 and a 52.2 percent groundball rate in 271 2/3 innings, but keeping offenses at bay has been a problem this season. He has already given up six earned runs on nine hits and four walks (10 strikeouts) through 6 2/3 frames in 2020. Chafin has also been on the injured list for about two weeks because of a left finger sprain.

If he returns to health soon, Chafin’s history suggests he’ll give the NL Central-leading Cubs another credible reliever – which they certainly need. They’ll enter Monday’s action with a replacement-level bullpen that has recorded a 5.42 ERA/5.10 FIP over a month into the season. Chafin may not be long for the Cubs organization, though, as he’s due to reach free agency after the season. In the meantime, he’s earning a prorated $3.045MM.

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  1. wrek305

    5 months ago

    Is he any good? They need more than one arm.

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    • Fangdango

      5 months ago

      If you don’t mind a LH reliever who tends to walk the first batter he faces after entering the game, he’s not terrible.

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      • bronyaur

        5 months ago

        High WHIP, good ERA+ over his career. Train wreck so far this season. I’m guessing that they won’t be giving up much for him unless he produces.

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    • Smokin Joe Charboneau

      5 months ago

      I believe Chafin has two arms, so wek305 should be happy.

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    • ChiSox_Fan

      5 months ago

      Dumpster divin’ Theo!

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      • kyleschwarbersmomkyleschwarbersmom

        5 months ago

        C’mon, that’s so 2019. Even chitown courdoroy boy has moved on from that.

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  2. lanceAlot73

    5 months ago

    Can we trade Ken Kendrick too?? Please

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    • wrek305

      5 months ago

      Who is that?

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      • lanceAlot73

        5 months ago

        The billionaire team owner

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        • wrek305

          5 months ago

          He would be better than the cheap a$$ Ricketts

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        • Fangdango

          5 months ago

          He’s the managing general partner, part of an ownership group. He’s also not a billionaire. Other than that, you’re doing great! LOL

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        • mike127

          5 months ago

          Loving the cheap a$$ Ricketts snipes. Here’s the real issue with the Cubs—that cheap a$$ (and his family) put almost a BILLION dollars of their own money (no city, no taxpayer help) to refurbish and build around Wrigley. The problem is that that total was about $400-$500 OVER budget from the beginning of the project…and the proceeds from those ventures was to go back in to the ball club.

          So, when Ricketts goes on record saying they are bleeding money or there are catastrophic losses during this he means HE is bleeding money. They did that all with their own money….and guess what, if all of that suffers during this—they money that was to go into player payroll isn’t going to be what it is.

          I find it amazingly hard to believe that someone that spends a billion dollars of his/their own money is cheap. May have made some poorly timed decisions, but certainly not cheap.

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        • lanceAlot73

          5 months ago

          Your right, the whole ownership group is cheap! Dbacks are the Orioles of the NL West.

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        • NickGarren

          5 months ago

          Wrigley was falling apart. Remember the nets to protect the fans from falling concrete?? Did the Wrigley Family put any money into fixing the park? Did the Trib??? Did Sam Zell? Ahhhhh that would be a big fat NO!! So they went and renovated Wrigley on their dime- not the taxpayer like Reinsdork did when he threatened to go to Tampa. And the Cub have twice paid the luxury tax and occured the penalties of such. They are not being “Cheap”. The Cub just launched their own TV network which the money will be used to better the team- unlike when they were on WGN and didn’t get squat! The Cub were ripped off by the Trib for decades. Yeah the “Cheap” Ricketts who went out and got Theo Epstein and ended the championship drought. You do understand there are players like Baez who are gonna have to get paid right? So the team reset it’s spending to get under the luxury tax threshold cause the penalties get steeper…try like paying a league minimum contract 10 times more because you are over.

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        • kyleschwarbersmomkyleschwarbersmom

          5 months ago

          I would say the Wrigley family did a great job with the ballpark. It probably took precedent over the team. That’s why it became the tourist attraction that it is now. The Tribune Co. were able to swoop in and take advantage because P.K. didn’t have his estate in order when he died.

          The Ricketts did try to get some taxpayer help. Rahm didn’t go for it and wasn’t going to help them out especially with the budget problems in both city and state. And I don’t blame them for trying. Just about every owner does it. I think they’ve been good owners overall. There’s certainly worse owners out there.

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  3. jawinks

    5 months ago

    Chafinteresting

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    • chitown311

      5 months ago

      My thighs are Chafin from these tight corduroys

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      • kyleschwarbersmomkyleschwarbersmom

        5 months ago

        Just buy some Cruex then, clown.

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      • wrek305

        5 months ago

        What grown a$$ man wears corduroy pants?

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      • bhambrave

        5 months ago

        Are they boot-cut or flares?

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        • kyleschwarbersmomkyleschwarbersmom

          5 months ago

          Chitown is a skinny pants guy even though he probably weighs 300 lbs.

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  4. jryder0

    5 months ago

    He’s ok but is currently injured and base his been any good this season

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  5. Steve Nebraska

    5 months ago

    Aiming high

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  6. cubs19

    5 months ago

    The Cubs and Theo need to be focusing on the future.Acquiring 30+ yr old players is not the future.

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    • wrek305

      5 months ago

      it doesn’t help that the ricketts won’t theo to spend big money. Because they could’ve probably at least had inquired about robbie ray or clevinger.

      Edit: any money at all.

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    • anthonyd4412

      5 months ago

      They’re in first place and need bullpen arms, why trade for the future?

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      • cubs19

        5 months ago

        bc this will probably be the last yr that the core of the team will be together.

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  7. NickGarren

    5 months ago

    He’s on the I/L??

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  8. Douggy44

    5 months ago

    See ya Albert

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    • wrek305

      5 months ago

      no almora isn’t being traded. It’s gonna be cash or a random no name double a player.

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  9. Bryzzo4417!

    5 months ago

    No issue with this trade. Return will likely be minimal for the dbacks, and Chafin has a solid track record. A perfectly fine get, even if it’s not a huge boon to the bullpen.

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    • tim815

      5 months ago

      Avilan would have made more sense.

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    • Whifff

      5 months ago

      Cy Chafin is no replacement for Kimbrel. It’s a move for the sake of a move. If Theo gave away more than a case of baseballs he was fleeced.

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      • Bryzzo4417!

        5 months ago

        The cubs are in first place and in excellent position to make the postseason (97% chance per fan graphs). This is an addition that helps their weakest point, not sure how you can say it’s a fleecing. No one expects him to replace Kimbrel.

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  10. jhealy21

    5 months ago

    Not the reliever I wanted from d-backs…. Chafin has far less facial hair than the guy I wanted….

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    • Douggy44

      5 months ago

      Agreed, Bradley would have been a huge get for a lack luster closing role

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    • wrek305

      5 months ago

      Who did you want Archie Bradley?

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  11. CJML

    5 months ago

    He’s left handed with a pulse? Good get

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  12. NickGarren

    5 months ago

    should have been Archie Bradley..

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  13. msqboxer

    5 months ago

    The guys ERA is 8 something and on the IL…..this is the difference maker?

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    • kyleschwarbersmomkyleschwarbersmom

      5 months ago

      Still pinching pennies. Better to look at the lifetime record here and that he managed to stay seven seasons in the majors with just the DBacks.

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    • Bryzzo4417!

      5 months ago

      He’s pitched 7 innings. Probably better to go by his rock solid career numbers.

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  14. jimij

    5 months ago

    Cubs have had some pretty good luck this season will c if it holds out

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  15. medecine man

    5 months ago

    Cubs will have a great deal of money off the books next year. I wonder what the Ricketts excuse will be then?

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