Well. At least it will be fun to see how the Dodgers handle having two of the best three closers in baseball. And at least Aroldis Chapman is out of the National League Central:
BREAKING: #Dodgers agree to acquire Chapman from #Reds for two prospects. Deal is pending review of medical records, sources say.
— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) December 7, 2015
Having signed Hisashi Iwakuma after losing Zack Greinke, the Dodgers appear to be opting to upgrade their pitching in other ways, and, indeed, pairing Chapman with Kenley Jansen is just ridiculous. This was rumored to be going down this weekend, and you can see more thoughts on the implications of the Dodgers getting Chapman here.
Of course, it might get tricky:
Players who know Jansen do not believe he would react well if he lost closer’s job with #Dodgers set to acquire Chapman. Stay tuned.
— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) December 7, 2015
We’ll see if another move is coming, but Rosenthal indicated the Dodgers are planning, for now, to keep both pitchers, who are each a year out from free agency.
Now we await the return – how well did the Dodgers just stock the Reds’ farm system?
UPDATE: Perhaps the reason we didn’t get names is because the deal isn’t done after all?
Sources saying no deal done yet for #reds and #dodgers on Chapman. I'm hearing multiple teams could be involved.
— Mark Sheldon (@m_sheldon) December 7, 2015
Tends to be the case that these deals still get done in the end, but we’ll see if other teams tried to slip in late.
UPDATE 2: Drama not involving the Cubs is the best kind of drama:
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
— Jayson Stark (@jaysonst) December 7, 2015