Marlins Miss Out on Chapman Sweepstakes; Pitcher Signs with Reds

[m26555]

12:27pm: In a follow-up tweet, Passan narrows the mystery team down to an NL Central club, speculating that the Reds look like the best bet. Passan adds that the $30MM deal is for five years.

Cincinnati? Wow.

[Junior]

Pretty much everything has him going to the Reds now.

Eeeeeyessssss

[Ramp]

good

[lou]

Someone needs to stop Abercrombie from hitting home runs over there

[Bobbob1313]

Mid market team's fan after his team gives 30 million dollars to an unproven "21 year old" pitcher who averaged 5+ walks per year in the Cuban major league, which is, at best, generally considered to be equivalent to A ball:

"Eeeeeyessssss"

I liked Chapman for us at like 15-18 mil. 30 mil is really bad. Wow.

Eeeeeyessssss indeed.

[Beef]

I believe you mean:

Eeeeeeeeyesssssssss.

Eeeeeeeeyesssssssss.

Eeeeeeeeyesssssssss.

[Fish and Chips]

Eyes!

[Swifty]

On the one hand, it's a risk worth taking when you play your home games in a ballpark that no pitcher would willingly come to.

On the other hand, if your'e going to overpay for pitching, wouldn't it make sense to overpay for a mediocre proven commodity not a Andrew Miller upside pitcher (and I'm talking Miller now, not Miller's upside).

[Bobbob1313]

His upside is not Andrew miller now.

[Party]

More like Big Fail Machine amirite?

[Todd]

What a coincidence. Thats the nickname every chick Ive ever banged has given me.

[DropkickAlex]

A top talent pitching prospect for Dusty Baker...awesome.

[Swifty]

5 / $25 appears to be what it took. At that price, a team like the Reds almost has to do it.

[FishFanInPA]

The payment will be spread out over ten years. Chapman's 2010 salary will be around $1MM, and the Reds feel there's at least a chance that Chapman could see the big leagues this season.

I know most don't like the guy but why wouldnt/couldnt the fish do something like this? Didnt they spread out someone else's contract...pudge maybe?

[Beef]

Any team could do something like this