Red Sox could luck out due to insane general manager habits if Aroldis Chapman rumors come true originally appeared on The Sporting News.
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It’s never fair to consider a season wasted or done at the end of May, as we’re not even close to the trade deadline at the beginning of August, but the Boston Red Sox have been just as bad as anybody could have imagined entering the year.
At 22-30 and 4-6 over their last 10 games, the Red Sox have at least been the most disappointing team in baseball by a relatively wide margin. Nobody was expecting Boston to play at this level, and as a result, it’s 12.5 games back in the American League East.
There’s an expectation that the Red Sox will have to move on from some guys, and one name that continues to pop up is Aroldis Chapman.
Chapman, one of the best relievers baseball has ever seen, continues to be lights out. He currently owns a 0.51 ERA and has struck out 23 hitters in 17.2 innings. For the Red Sox, the hope is that they’d be able to get some really good prospects in return, and it sounds like that might be the case, with the San Diego Padres being a potential suitor.
“The San Diego Padres are looking for more bullpen help and have their eyes on Aroldis Chapman of the Boston Red Sox and Antonio Senzatela of the Colorado Rockies,” Bob Nightengale of USA Today wrote.
The Padres have made some very bad trades in recent years, but still have one of the better farm systems in the game in terms of that top-end talent.
After trading Leo De Vries for closer Mason Miller last year, the Red Sox probably aren’t going to get the same type of return, but trading with San Diego typically ends well for the other team, so this is something Boston should be interested in doing.
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