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With Chapman gone, Tribe to look elsewhere
- Updated: July 25, 2016
CLEVELAND — The Indians are in the market for relief help, and they made a push to try to land closer Aroldis Chapman in recent days. On Monday, it was the Cubs who completed a deal with the Yankees to land the hard-throwing lefty.
With Chapman heading to Chicago in exchange for a four-player package — highlighted by shortstop Gleyber Torres, the Cubs’ No. 1-ranked prospect by MLBPipeline.com — that leaves Cleveland still searching for reinforcements for its relief corps. The American League Central-leading Indians have the type of prospect talent it might take to complete an impactful trade or two, and the team hopes to take advantage of its position in the standings.
Now that Chapman is off the board, here are some questions facing the Tribe:
Could the Indians have topped the Cubs’ offer? The reported package heading to New York includes Torres (ranked No. 24 overall on MLBPipeline.com’s Top 100 Prospects list), along with Minor League outfielders Billy McKinney (No. 5 in the Cubs’ system and No. 75 overall) and Rashad Crawford, and big league right-hander Adam Warren.
Given that Torres was part of the deal, it is fair to assume that one of Cleveland’s outfield prospects, Brad Zimmer (No. 1 in the Indians’ system and No. 22 overall) or Clint Frazier (No. 2 and No. 23), would have been required to complete a deal for Chapman. New York would likely have then sought at least one more player from the Tribe’s Top 10 list. That alone is a high asking price for a rental player. Chicago added two more pieces, too.
Yes, the Indians could have topped that package, considering …
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