Aroldis Chapman Traded to Yankees
Posted: Tue Dec 29, 2015 2:03 am
Yankees have acquired Chapman from the Reds for 4 prospects in a trade that Cashman indicated was just too good to turn down. The 4 prospects dealt to Cincinnati are Eric Jagielo, Rookie Davis, Caleb Cotham and Tony Renda.
Rookie Davis was ranked as the Yankees 6th best prospect by Baseball America in their latest rankings. None of the other prospects were ranked in the top 10.
Chapman is under investigation for domestic violence and could be suspended for some portion of the season and is a free agent at seasons end. The belief is that the Yankees traded for Chapman with the intention of resigning him and keeping him long term. If Chapmans suspension is longer than 60 days (not confirmed exactly how long) the Yankees may actually get an extra year before he becomes a free agent (Dodgers and Cubs mentioned as teams with the high end prospects that could eventually be in on Miller).
Indications for now at least is that the Yankees will go into the season with all 3 guys (Chapman, Miller and Betances) on the roster forming arguably the most dominant bullpen in at least 30 years. Belief is that this gives the Yankees the upper hand come the trade deadline (when teams are willing to give more) to potentially get that top line starting pitching prospect they have been desperately hunting for.
Of the prospects, the only guy that was hard to lose was Davis, the Yankees 3rd best pitching prospect after Kaprielian and Acevedo. Jagielo is believed to have to move to the OF or 1b on account of his defensive issues. Renda and Cotham are not considered great prospects.
I like that s deal a lot.
Rookie Davis was ranked as the Yankees 6th best prospect by Baseball America in their latest rankings. None of the other prospects were ranked in the top 10.
Chapman is under investigation for domestic violence and could be suspended for some portion of the season and is a free agent at seasons end. The belief is that the Yankees traded for Chapman with the intention of resigning him and keeping him long term. If Chapmans suspension is longer than 60 days (not confirmed exactly how long) the Yankees may actually get an extra year before he becomes a free agent (Dodgers and Cubs mentioned as teams with the high end prospects that could eventually be in on Miller).
Indications for now at least is that the Yankees will go into the season with all 3 guys (Chapman, Miller and Betances) on the roster forming arguably the most dominant bullpen in at least 30 years. Belief is that this gives the Yankees the upper hand come the trade deadline (when teams are willing to give more) to potentially get that top line starting pitching prospect they have been desperately hunting for.
Of the prospects, the only guy that was hard to lose was Davis, the Yankees 3rd best pitching prospect after Kaprielian and Acevedo. Jagielo is believed to have to move to the OF or 1b on account of his defensive issues. Renda and Cotham are not considered great prospects.
I like that s deal a lot.