December 7, 201510 yr Jessica Kleinschmidt @KleinschmidtJD Latest on the Chapman trade: there's more to it. Possibly another team involved. Not a linear trade. "Still in the works" according to MLBN
December 7, 201510 yr Hate it, going to miss him. Agreed. He's been the reason I turned on the Reds game in the 7th or 8th inning the past few years.
December 7, 201510 yr The Dodger top 3 aren't your typical top 3. Yea and Chapman isn't your typical closer. He's arguably the best.
December 7, 201510 yr So what in the hell is going on here? Sounds like a 3 team trade to make it work. Hopefully for you guys they have found a way to include Bruce or Phillips.
December 8, 201510 yr Sounds more like a salary dump that a trade to improve the team. If you're dumping salary by giving away the best closer, do you do the same with Phillips, Votto and Bruce? Finally someone said what I was thinking but couldn't put to words.
December 8, 201510 yr Utterly disappointed. I would have been fine trading Chapman as long as they threw Bruce in with him. I don't want anything extra for Bruce, I just want someone to take him off our hands. The Reds have 0 future big-leaguers outside of pitchers. We have to get some young, talented position players to develop otherwise we will never get out of the 70 win hole.
December 8, 201510 yr Yea and Chapman isn't your typical closer. He's arguably the best. Which means nothing when you consider he's a one year rental. The Reds can keep him, and he's useless for them as a 65 win team, and get nothing for him when he leaves in free agency or they can trade him for a top 100 or two prospects...
December 8, 201510 yr Which means nothing when you consider he's a one year rental. The Reds can keep him, and he's useless for them as a 65 win team, and get nothing for him when he leaves in free agency or they can trade him for a top 100 or two prospects... Give me two and I can begrudgingly accept it. He really was(aside from being a life time Reds fan) a big part of the reason I watched games. Being completely honest it was nice having something everyone else wanted. Fans of other teams would tune in just to watch him pitch. Might not win championships but I don't think this trade will either. Yes I knew it was coming but no I'm not ready for it. Just sucks.
December 8, 201510 yr Give me two and I can begrudgingly accept it. He really was(aside from being a life time Reds fan) a big part of the reason I watched games. Being completely honest it was nice having something everyone else wanted. Fans of other teams would tune in just to watch him pitch. Might not win championships but I don't think this trade will either. Yes I knew it was coming but no I'm not ready for it. Just sucks. I completely get that. As a fan, it sucks. It is the smart move for the organization moving forward though.
December 8, 201510 yr Still not sold on trading Bruce. I feel he will have a breakout year this year.
December 8, 201510 yr If Chapmam was the only reason some people watched games, then they didn't watch too many last year. Point is he's a luxury, the Reds are so bad they dont need him. They will have an opportunity to trade him for someone that will help win games down the road. He has to go
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