Red Sox should trade Aroldis Chapman to this one team, even if it doesn’t make sense
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The Boston Red Sox season continues to just go off the rails, and as of right now, it doesn't seem like anything is going to change. Even if the Red Sox start to play a bit better, they're already 11.5 games out in the American League East and would probably be better off just moving on from some guys over the next few months.
It remains uncertain if that's the direction the Red Sox want to go in, though there seems to be a real feeling around Major League Baseball that at least a few players will be available.
One of them should be veteran Aroldis Chapman, as the future Hall of Famer has thrown the baseball at a ridiculously high level this year, but, because of how old he is, he just doesn't make sense on this Red Sox roster any longer.
While I think a trade is going to come sometime in the near future, I'm a bit uncertain about where he'll end up.
Others don't seem to think there's much other choice but for him to land with the San Diego Padres, as he's continued to be linked to a bullpen that's already one of the best in baseball.
“As for "dream destination," it really depends on what Chapman values at this point in his career. Does he want to pitch the ninth inning consistently and really anchor a bullpen?
“Or does he want to compete for a World Series and round out arguably the most dominant bullpen in modern MLB history? Chapman setting up Mason Miller, with Jason Adam (0.90 ERA), Adrian Morejon (3.90 ERA) and Bradgley Rodríguez (1.63 ERA) also pitching high-leverage spots, could make San Diego unhittable late in games,” Christopher Kline wrote.
The idea of building a super bullpen would make a lot of sense in San Diego.
However, I also don't think a super bullpen would require them to land another closer. If anything, it would make more sense for the Padres to get some middle-relief help or even offensive help right now because of what they've done on that side of the baseball.
San Diego is 32-26, but it has been one of the worst offenses in Major League Baseball this year. Trading assets for an aging Chapman wouldn't really help that.
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