Aroldis Chapman signs with the Yankees

[Phil The Thrill]

https://twitter.com/Ken_Rosenthal/status/806718553768468480

 

[elcheato]

Still don't think teams should be allowed to sign guys they traded that soon. 

 

[Mexi]

Still don't think teams should be allowed to sign guys they traded that soon.

why not?

If you want to give up your top prospect for a closer you know you arent going to keep, then go right ahead

 

[elcheato]

Because it's basically collusion. 

 

[Mexi]

other teams could have bid

 

[Thomas-Panda-Saxby]

It's free agency lmao.

 

[Giantmetfan07]

Yea, the Yankees deceived the Cubs by trading them the closer they needed to win a World Series and then outbidding everyone else to sign him back. Such assholes.

 

[elcheato]

Even the NBA outlaws it you idiots

 

[bosoxlover12]

other teams could have bid

first off, there is no such thing as outbidding the yankees

second, he could have taken less $$ to go to NYY still. i agree with dan -- this screams collusion kinda. similar to how for the nba, isaiah talked to Horford about signing in Boston, and then the celtics at the trade deadline decided not to trade for him... because they didn't want to lose players and picks for a guy they knew was going to sign

Chapman i'm pretty sure had a verbal agreement with Cashman that he'd re-sign if they paid up, so they got assets for him. Smart move by NYY but it's kinda collusion

 

[CameronCrazy06]

Even the NBA outlaws it you idiots

I'm with you 100%

 

[Rios15]

It's kind of fucked up... lose respect for both parties here because it could be conspiracy but I don't think you need to rule against it... The Cubs were getting a rental anyways it doesn't matter where he was going to sign in free agency. 

 

[brett05]

So funny that when it's the Yankees it's wrong, but when it was Lester with the Red Sox it was fine.  SMH

 

[bosoxlover12]

But Lester didn't sign in boston...

 

[elcheato]

I was against it with Lester too, but I never actually believed he would go back to Boston either. 

 

[bosoxlover12]

boston was trash when he was a FA

choosing theo was the right decision for him

 

[brett05]

But Lester didn't sign in boston...

And that matters how? 

 

[bosoxlover12]

lol wut

 

[bosoxlover12]

nobody's complaining about trading away an upcoming UFA for assets

it's when a team trades an upcoming FA during the trade deadline, and then sign that player that it looks shady.

Boston didnt sign Lester after we dealt him so there is clearly no collusion smh

 

[elcheato]

He's saying you would have been okay with it had Lester signed back, like most Red Sox fans were preaching about leading up to free agency. I'd say it's hard to argue, can't imagine any Red Sox fan would have had an issue with it then. 
 
Also, to GMFs point that the Cubs aren't upset about how things turned out, obviously they are not, but this isn't about them. 
 
I'm all about player movement, and having the freedom to choose where they play if they're a free agent at whatever they can get, but this kind of situation is completely different. 

 

[Pugz]

And that matters how? 

wat