He was 3-0 with a 2.01 ERA and 20 saves for NY. NY certainly got a good deal as well.
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Chapman will be a huge boon for the Chicago bullpen, which now has only the 15th best ERA in baseball.
The Dodgers previous year declined to trade any top prospects when they needed to acquire starting pitching, resulting in a deal for Alex Wood and Mat Latos rather than one for David Price, Cole Hamels or Johnny Cueto. The Cubs traded their top prospect for a closer who throws 105 miles per hour, but can be a free agent after this season. Torres is just 19, and already playing well in High-A (.791 OPS).
The Cubs originally acquired Warren in an earlier trade with the Yankees that sent Starlin Castro to NY. Warren was 3-2 with a 5.91 ERA in 29 games this season with the Cubs. There could be one more player coming from the Cubs in the swap. The 28-year-old closer has 20 saves in 21 opportunities with 44 strikeouts in 31.1 innings pitched despite missing the season’s first 30 games while serving a suspension for violating MLB’s domestic violence policy.
The Yankees will spend the next week determining if they have any chance to compete for a playoff spot, and if not, they could be at the epicenter of the August 1 non-waiver trade deadline.
Aroldis Chapman certainly will secure wins for the Chicago Cubs on the field but chances are he and the team will be losing off the field in terms of morality.
Since first joining the Cubs’ minor leagues in 2014, Torres is batting.285 with 14 home runs and 144 RBIs in 270 games through Sunday, July 24. Looking back, I feel I have learned from this matter and have grown as a person.
He was a first-round draft pick of the Oakland Athletics in 2013, picked 24th overall.
Since the Marlins nearly certainly won’t be pursuing a closer or setup-type arm before the deadline, the Chapman deal doesn’t have a direct effect.
Only Chapman would be going to the Cubs in this close-to-finalized deal.
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Cubs president of baseball operations Theo Epstein told the Yankees from the outset that their primary target – Kyle Schwarber – would not be included in any trade, even for the more desirable Miller. Over the last nine months, the Yankees have given the Cubs Brendan Ryan, and an expiring contract in Chapman, for Starlin Castro and some of their top prospects.
