Aroldis to Cubs
- Thread starter STEED
- Start date
The Cubs made their boldest move of the Theo Epstein regime by acquiring power-throwing closer Aroldis Chapman from the Yankees on Monday.
Chapman, 28, gives the Cubs the formidable left-handed late-inning specialist they’ve sought in their efforts to win their first World Series title since 1908.
The trade cost the Cubs prized shortstop prospect Gleyber Torres, pitcher Adam Warren, left-handed-hitting outfielder Billy McKinney, 21, and, reportedly, minor leaguer Rashad Crawford.
But the Cubs believe Chapman, who has a 3-0 record with a 2.01 ERA and 44 strikeouts in 31 1/3 innings, is worth the cost and controversy surrounding him. Chapman has 165 saves over the past five seasons with the Reds and Yankees, and his fastball was clocked at 105 mph numerous times last week.
Chapman, 28, gives the Cubs the formidable left-handed late-inning specialist they’ve sought in their efforts to win their first World Series title since 1908.
The trade cost the Cubs prized shortstop prospect Gleyber Torres, pitcher Adam Warren, left-handed-hitting outfielder Billy McKinney, 21, and, reportedly, minor leaguer Rashad Crawford.
But the Cubs believe Chapman, who has a 3-0 record with a 2.01 ERA and 44 strikeouts in 31 1/3 innings, is worth the cost and controversy surrounding him. Chapman has 165 saves over the past five seasons with the Reds and Yankees, and his fastball was clocked at 105 mph numerous times last week.
L
Lareux
Guest
Where did you get this stat from? That's a remarkable stat, but I haven't been able to find it anywhere...curious to see what other teams' records are as well.
I did find a stat that shows the Cubs have blown 10 out of 29 save opps this season. I'm pretty sure though, that if a guy comes into the game in the 7th inning with a lead that would earn a pitcher a save, he would get a BS for blowing that lead even though it's not in the 9th inning. They have a 65.52% save percentage while the NL average is 67.02%.
Gleyber Torres is going to be a stud.
cubsker
Used to be "Fun Cub"
torres is a lot to give up. that said, rondon has not done well holding 1 run leads. granted, the cubs ended up winning most of those games, but it was def a problem and one the cubs felt they had to address. Tough LH hitters that we're going to see in the playoffs was also a big concern - harper, daniel murphy, carpenter, belt, crawford, seager was also a pretty big concern which this obv helps with as did the pickup of montgomery.
Cubs feel that russell and bryant will man the left side of the infield for a long time. throw in zobrist, baez, and Ian Happ and the Cubs feel ok with what they have on the infield for the next 5 years, which made torres expendable.
Cubs feel that russell and bryant will man the left side of the infield for a long time. throw in zobrist, baez, and Ian Happ and the Cubs feel ok with what they have on the infield for the next 5 years, which made torres expendable.
