December 28, 201510 yr Proof positive someone is working in MLB industry today, haha. Was starting to think it was quiet in deference to Hendu, Bobby Dews and Strauss deaths all in one 24 hour period.
December 28, 201510 yr Author Bob Nightengale @BNightengale 19s19 seconds ago The #Reds were confident they could move Aroldis Chapman and he is officially a #Yankee. Deal is done
December 28, 201510 yr Author Jack Curry @JackCurryYES 2m2 minutes ago Hearing Yankees will give up 4 minor league players for Chapman. But none from elite group of Sanchez, Judge, Mateo, Bird, etc.
December 28, 201510 yr Joel Sherman @Joelsherman1 21s21 seconds ago Ks per 9 IP among relievers last yr: 1. Chapman 15.74. 2. Miller 14.59. 3. Betances 14.04 #Yankees. Yep. NYY has top 3 now.
December 28, 201510 yr QUOTE (staxx @ Dec 28, 2015 -> 03:30 PM) Yikes that is one scary bullpen. Would be surprised if they don't deal Miller or the other guy not named Chapman
December 28, 201510 yr Risky move by the Yankees given the possible suspension upcoming. I bet that limited the quality of talent they had to give up.
December 28, 201510 yr QUOTE (EvilJester99 @ Dec 28, 2015 -> 03:27 PM) Jack Curry @JackCurryYES 2m2 minutes ago Hearing Yankees will give up 4 minor league players for Chapman. But none from elite group of Sanchez, Judge, Mateo, Bird, etc. RHP Rookie Davis is part of the package. I'll guess that the rest is 3B Eric Jagielo, LHP Ian Clarkin, and SS Kyle Holder. Just a shot in the dark.
December 28, 201510 yr QUOTE (fathom @ Dec 28, 2015 -> 03:31 PM) American League is absolutely loaded Is it though? I think there are like 13 teams that could potentially make the playoffs. There are good teams but not really anyone that's a favorite. NL has 8 teams battling for 5 spots and 7 terrible teams.
December 28, 201510 yr Author Bryan Hoch @BryanHoch 2m2 minutes ago Yankees have acquired Aroldis Chapman from the Reds for RHPs Caleb Cotham and Rookie Davis and INFs Eric Jagielo and Tony Renda.
December 28, 201510 yr QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Dec 28, 2015 -> 03:32 PM) RHP Rookie Davis is part of the package. I'll guess that the rest is 3B Eric Jagielo, LHP Ian Clarkin, and SS Kyle Holder. Just a shot in the dark. Bryan Hoch @BryanHoch 3m3 minutes ago Yankees have acquired Aroldis Chapman from the Reds for RHPs Caleb Cotham and Rookie Davis and INFs Eric Jagielo and Tony Renda. 30 retweets 8 likes Well I got 2 of the 4
December 28, 201510 yr QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Dec 28, 2015 -> 10:33 PM) Is it though? I think there are like 13 teams that could potentially make the playoffs. There are good teams but not really anyone that's a favorite. NL has 8 teams battling for 5 spots and 7 terrible teams. There are just no bad teams, IMO, in the AL. In the NL, half the teams aren't even trying.
December 28, 201510 yr The NL has some really good teams and some really terrible teams. I'd say that the AL is more even and competitive amongst all the teams. The bad AL teams from last season (White Sox, Tigers, Red Sox) are even trying to make a run at the post-season next year. Edited December 28, 201510 yr by soxfan2014
December 28, 201510 yr Author Well at least there is some news while everyone goes insane waiting for the big 3 OFs to sign somewhere....
December 28, 201510 yr I am trying to think of some strange twisted way this trade can force the dominoes to fall with the outfielders.......yeah.....no.
December 28, 201510 yr It'd be awesome if the Sox could trade for Andrew Miller now but it'd never happen.
December 28, 201510 yr QUOTE (ChiSoxFanMike @ Dec 28, 2015 -> 03:51 PM) It'd be awesome if the Sox could trade for Andrew Miller now but it'd never happen. Can we trade Robertson for Andrew Miller?
December 28, 201510 yr QUOTE (chw42 @ Dec 28, 2015 -> 03:52 PM) Can we trade Robertson for Andrew Miller? If a deal were to happen, I wouldn't want DRob to be involved. A bullpen ending with Jones, Robertson, and Miller would be insanely fun to watch on a daily basis.
December 28, 201510 yr QUOTE (Y2JImmy0 @ Dec 28, 2015 -> 03:33 PM) Is it though? I think there are like 13 teams that could potentially make the playoffs. There are good teams but not really anyone that's a favorite. NL has 8 teams battling for 5 spots and 7 terrible teams. I'd say all 15 AL teams could make the playoffs, even the A's had a positive run differential most of the season and they underperformed their Pythagorean record by 9 games. They always seem to contend when people don't expect them to as well. The top NL teams might be a bit better than the top AL teams, but I'd say every AL team is better than the Reds, Brewers, Marlins, Phillies, Braves, Rockies and Padres. That's half of the NL right there. There's no easy wins in the AL.
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