Yankee Reliever Trade Possibilities

[apete6]

I'm leery of the wife beater Chapman, but I'd have to pick that deal.

[sneakypower]

Miller for sure

[davell]

I'd steer clear of Chapman under any circumstance. I don't want to deal Javy either, but if I could replace him with Torres and Candelario, I'd do that.

 

With Doolittle, McGee, Abad, and Smith all likely available too on some level, I'm hoping we don't need to overpay TOO MUCH for a reliever.

[Tim]

I'd steer clear of Chapman under any circumstance. I don't want to deal Javy either, but if I could replace him with Torres and Candelario, I'd do that.

 

With Doolittle, McGee, Abad, and Smith all likely available too on some level, I'm hoping we don't need to overpay TOO MUCH for a reliever.

wow...Jake McGee making himself much more affordable this year.

 

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Just looked at his velocity to see if that's the issue:

 

2012: 95.5

2013: 96.1

2014: 96.4

2015: 94.4

2016: 93.4

 

Oddly, his slider has gotten faster to the point where there's only two mph separation between fastball and slider this year.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Just looked at his velocity to see if that's the issue:

 

2012: 95.5

2013: 96.1

2014: 96.4

2015: 94.4

2016: 93.4

 

Oddly, his slider has gotten faster to the point where there's only two mph separation between fastball and slider this year.

 

Or maybe he's lost velocity and there's a classification problem.

[Tim]

Just looked at his velocity to see if that's the issue:

 

2012: 95.5

2013: 96.1

2014: 96.4

2015: 94.4

2016: 93.4

 

Oddly, his slider has gotten faster to the point where there's only two mph separation between fastball and slider this year.

 

Or maybe he's lost velocity and there's a classification problem.

He's definitely lost velocity. I can buy the classification problem - perhaps it is a cutter that is getting classified as a slider.

 

Another interesting note is that he's gone from throwing like 93% fastballs (going by memory from the page) down to about 80%.

[imb]

i uhhhh dont see the yankees going through all the trouble of getting aroldis chapman and then dealing him for ian happ of all people.

[Banedon]

i uhhhh dont see the yankees going through all the trouble of getting aroldis chapman and then dealing him for ian happ of all people.

 

Soooo...you don't see it Happ-ening?

[Ding Dong Johnson]

i uhhhh dont see the yankees going through all the trouble of getting aroldis chapman and then dealing him for ian happ of all people.

 

Soooo...you don't see it Happ-ening?

dear sweet jebus, I want to slap you right now

[apete6]

i uhhhh dont see the yankees going through all the trouble of getting aroldis chapman and then dealing him for ian happ of all people.

 

They probably didn't think they were going to be sellers at the trade deadline when they made the deal either. It's either Happ or someone of his quality or take a comp pick. No one is trading much more than that for 2 months of a potential PR nightmare.