Aroldis Chapman to the Reds?

• BigAppleBuckeye

  

  Per Metsblog.com:
  
  "According to Jon Morosi of Fox Sports, two people from other teams have said Chapman is headed to Cincinnati, but the Reds have neither confirmed nor denied they have signed Chapman."
  
  http://www.metsblog.com/2010/01/10/buzz-angels-want-chapman-marlins-are-out/
• stroups

  

  Is he the Cuban exile who throws really hard?
• BigAppleBuckeye

  

  stroups wrote: Is he the Cuban exile who throws really hard?

  Yep ... he has been clocked at 103 mph.
• wildcats20

  

  Just another arm that the Reds will burn out in less than a year.
• King Curtis

  How in the fuck does a cash strapped team like the Reds come up with 30 million to sign an unproven pitcher?
  
  This is a huge waste that could have been used to sign a Free Agent pitcher this winter.
• King Curtis

  Jeff Blair from the Toronto Globe and Mail tweets that he's hearing that Chapman signing with the Reds at five years and $30MM is a done deal.
• swamisez

  

  This blows my mind? No Volquez, so they need a quality arm, but I had no idea they would go after this guy. I guess I am happy bout this.
• King Curtis

  John Fay now reporting that it is not a done deal just yet and could be upwards of 10 years.
• BigAppleBuckeye

  

  I guess its a done deal:
  
  http://www.metsblog.com/2010/01/10/buzz-angels-want-chapman-marlins-are-out/
• TigerNation10

  

  Wow this is great!
• Azubuike24

  

  Think about this though. Predictions have him being a 2nd half call-up at the earliest, if not next year at all. That also is around the earliest Volquez can return. Add to that, Cueto and Bailey, and then Travis Wood Mike Leake coming up.
  
  This will allow the Reds to trade either Arroyo or Harang by the deadline, possibly both, and then have some money to spend to improve the lineup going into 2011. Rolen's contract lowers significantly after next year as well. Cordero would be the question mark, and I personally think they should get rid of him if they can, but still, this actually sets the Reds up nicely for 2011 especially.
• RiverRat13

  Azubuike24 wrote: Think about this though. Predictions have him being a 2nd half call-up at the earliest, if not next year at all. That also is around the earliest Volquez can return. Add to that, Cueto and Bailey, and then Travis Wood Mike Leake coming up.
  
  This will allow the Reds to trade either Arroyo or Harang by the deadline, possibly both, and then have some money to spend to improve the lineup going into 2011. Rolen's contract lowers significantly after next year as well. Cordero would be the question mark, and I personally think they should get rid of him if they can, but still, this actually sets the Reds up nicely for 2011 especially.

  2011 could be really fun, especially with Brandon Webb hinting that he wants to sign somewhere closer to home (and home is Ashland, KY). The Reds are on the hook for under $37 million for '11, counting buyouts for Harang and Arroyo. Chapman doesn't get expensive until '14, so let's assume he'll get around $5 million at the most in '11. Volquez, Cueto, Votto and Massett will be in their first arbitration year which won't be too expensive, so at the high end let's assume $20 million for those four. That puts the payroll around $62 million, which is a high estimate in my opinion. The Reds could theoretically take a run at Webb and put together a 2011 rotation of:
  
  Webb
  Bailey
  Cueto
  Volquez
  Chapman
  
  with Mike Leake and Travis Wood ready to either serve as injury insurance or trade bait. I'm not betting that Webb comes to Cincy, but it is fun to think about. And with BP and Cordero's contracts expiring in '11, there would still be room to start locking up Votto, Bruce and a couple of the young pitchers to long-term contracts.
• jordo212000

  

  King Curtis wrote: How in the fuck does a cash strapped team like the Reds come up with 30 million to sign an unproven pitcher?
  
  This is a huge waste that could have been used to sign a Free Agent pitcher this winter.

  hahahahaha. yeah ok