Somebody like Jose Albertos would make sense from a Yankee organizational perspective. Young kid throwing in the 90s.Curious what the "+" is, presumably not Soler. Warren makes sense, also that clears a 40 man spot for Chapman.
Who would be their pen lefty? Wilson?If they get Warren back, that makes it a little easier to move Miller also. Bryan Mitchell should be back at some point also, although I haven't heard any updates on him in a long time.
Shreve, you mean? Bleier is on the team also, but not a lot of immediate options. Jacob Lindgren is still floating around somewhere, not sure what his deal is (minor league DL since April, no news stories that I see), and they have quite a few lefty SPs doing well in the minors, so maybe they'd try to convert one or two of them.Who would be their pen lefty? Wilson?
“@sahadevsharma: Candelario rumors are false, he is not a part of the Chapman deal.”It's midnight on a Sunday and both teams are travelling today/tonight, maybe they are just waiting until tomorrow to announce it.
Or it could be details like the rest of Chapman's salary (not sure why either team would care much but who knows), the fifth guy in the deal (maybe Theo wants Cashman to throw in a low level lottery pick if he is sending back Candelario and Warren also), who knows. I am pretty glued to Twitter but don't really expect anything definitive until the AM.
Link? I haven't seen any 'name' or national writers report that.Rumors out of Chicago that an extension is holding up the Chapman deal keep popping up.
Julie DiCaro has reported it. She has a blue check mark so I consider her a credible source but as we all know these negotiations are fluid. Although she does jump to a conclusion that money means an extension.Link? I haven't seen any 'name' or national writers report that.
She is also the only one who mentioned Soler, who doesn't seem to have ever actually been involved.Julie DiCaro has reported it. She has a blue check mark so I consider her a credible source but as we all know these negotiations are fluid. Although she does jump to a conclusion that money means an extension.
Julie DiCaro @JulieDiCaro 32m32 minutes ago
Hearing money is the hold up with Chapman, so I guess that means an extension.
It's looking more and more likely she is not credible so I won't mention anything from her again. The majority seem to think it's Torres, Warren, and a couple more pieces coming to NY for Chapman. Heck of a ROI for Cashman.She is also the only one who mentioned Soler, who doesn't seem to have ever actually been involved.
Great job by Cashman if the deal gets done. Theo is in it to win it.It's looking more and more likely she is not credible so I won't mention anything from her again. The majority seem to think it's Torres, Warren, and a couple more pieces coming to NY for Chapman. Heck of a ROI for Cashman.
Heyman on 98.5 right now says no extension.So no extension?
Makes the Zeigler deal look like solid gold.Wow. No extension and they got a package comparable to what the Sox gave for Kimbrel. Seems like a good year to be sellers, although at some point the supply of teams willing to pay these prices has to run out.
Really? I feel like they didn't give up much.If I were a Cubs fan I'm not sure how happy I'd be with that haul. But if it wins them the WS it's irrelevant.
They give up 2 months of Chapman for 2 of the Cubs' top 5 prospects and a major league arm. Great trade for the Yankees considering they gave the Reds 2 non-prospects for him.Is that a good deal for the Yankees?
Where do those prospects rank outside of the Cubs farm system?They give up 2 months of Chapman for 2 of the Cubs' top 5 prospects and a major league arm. Great trade for the Yankees considering they gave the Reds 2 non-prospects for him.
Torres is around #25 on the MLB.com and Baseball America lists, McKinney is #75 on the MLB.com list and not in the top 100 of the Baseball America one.Where do those prospects rank outside of the Cubs farm system?
Torres is a top 20 overall prospect and McKinney is a top 100 prospect.Where do those prospects rank outside of the Cubs farm system?
"Gleyber Torres is the big piece included in the deal. Torres is a 19-year-old out of Venezuela, a shortstop by trade with the tools to stick. Baseball America recently called him the 27th-overall prospect in the game. He’s a prospect chip likely worth somewhere around $50 million in surplus value."Where do those prospects rank outside of the Cubs farm system?
They have some guys to plug into the lineup right now, the problem is the guys blocking them. Sanchez and Judge are both certainly ready, Bird will be back sometime next year. I agree a bit with what you're saying about lower minor prospects, but this is a guy who MLB.com has just a few spots behind Benintendi.It feels like a fail to me because that haul lacks a young player the Yankees can plug into that lineup right away. But if Cashman can use Torres in another deal for a Jose Fernandez then it will have been worth it. Sorry, I just don't care much for highly touted 19 year A+ prospects. Those guys are everywhere.