Dodgers going hard

Chapman
Iwakuma
Utley
Maybe zobrist


Theyll push 500mil for payroll If it means a world series berth.

And yet they still won't win shit because buying championships seems to work so well.

All that will incur is the Dodgers having a bunch of veterans that expect to play every day and most will bitch when they aren't.


Good luck Dave Roberts.

I fucking hate the Dodgers so much

Chapman becomes a starter, wins Cy Young, gets paid $300 million next offseason instead of $50 million.

UNREAL PLOT TWIST.

Sigh. Is that all they had to give up for the most dominating closer in the game? We couldn't offer any better?
Now watch us give up the farm to the Phillies for Ken Giles. "Sarcasm"

Better yet, guess which team is about to overpay to sign Chris Davis as their new cleanup hitter?
I'm really nervous now. Although a top five in the lineup of Altuve, Springer, Correa, Davis and Gomez would be pretty damn good.

But if the Angels end up with Yoenis Cespedes their offense would still look sexier than ours, at least on paper.
Also Johnny Cueto and Scott Kazmir, the Astros would like to have one of them signed. Or re-signed in Kazmir's case.

The Reds just didn't get much in return for Chapman according to MLB. TV.
They were shocked that the Astros couldn't strike a deal given their better farm system than the Dodgers.

This post was edited by Madmartigan on Dec 7 2015 12:04pm

Interesting turn of events. Mark Sheldon, the Reds beat writer, is on the MLB Network right now saying Chapman could still end up elsewhere.

Mark Sheldon ‏@m_sheldon 17 minutes ago
Sources saying no deal done yet for #reds and #dodgers on Chapman. I'm hearing multiple teams could be involved.

Mark Sheldon ‏@m_sheldon 14 minutes ago
By multiple teams involved, meaning others could be in mix to get Chapman. #reds

Jeez. End the madness on Aroldis Chapman. I just want closure.
Could it be the Reds are trying to gain better prospects?
It's only a one year contract but this is still the best closer in the game.

The names of the two prospects they reportedly agreed upon were never named.
But for the Dodgers not to be giving up all that much is weak. Make them pay, Reds.

Mariners trade elias and Carson smith for wade miley

Now after Adam lind

Jon Heyman ‏@JonHeymanCBS 5 minutes ago
according to one rival gm, price on jose fernandez is so high he is "basically unavailable" #fish

The New York Yankees had interest in acquiring Jose Fernandez, who's under three more years of club control.

Looks like they'll have to wait until after the 2018 season to sign him as a free agent.

Jayson Stark ‏@jaysonst 4 minutes ago
Not sure what to make of this. But Reds telling teams they haven't yet agreed to trade Aroldis Chapman to LA. I don't think Dodgers agree

LOL. The Reds GM is awesome! He's no idiot like some people had thought.
They were bashing him on the Reds forum saying he gave up Aroldis Chapman for peanuts (two so-so prospects, not elite).

Why the fuck are we trading our good relievers