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<blockquote data-quote="champaignchris" data-source="post: 1466093" data-attributes="member: 26283"><p>Kimbrell looks like he will be far and away the best closer available.</p><p></p><p>Wade Davis might become available, and would probably come cheap in terms of prospects, but given what's left on his contract (likely to be $32M over 2 years), I can't see why it would make more sense to target him over Kimbrell since Kimbrell is a better, younger pitcher. </p><p></p><p>Sean Doolittle has a reasonable team option ($6.5M after this year) which might become a mutual option. But even if the Nats decide they won't win this year, they probably think they'll be better next year and might see Doolittle as the only viable building block of a bullpen that needs to be completely rebuilt next year. So, he might cost a ton in prospects to pry away from DC. </p><p></p><p>After those guys, there are a few guys that have a year of arbitration left before they become free agents in 2021 - Blake Treinan (Oak), Ken Giles (Tor), Alex Colome (W. Sox), and Shane Greene (Det) from best to worst. These teams don't have to trade them this year, and would probably want a decent haul in prospects to get them. </p><p></p><p>I'm not really enthusiastic about the potential for the Cubs to trade someone like Amaya or Hoerner for a non-Aroldis Chapman reliever. Especially when they can sign an Aroldis Chapman level reliever without giving up any prospects at all.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="champaignchris, post: 1466093, member: 26283"] Kimbrell looks like he will be far and away the best closer available. Wade Davis might become available, and would probably come cheap in terms of prospects, but given what's left on his contract (likely to be $32M over 2 years), I can't see why it would make more sense to target him over Kimbrell since Kimbrell is a better, younger pitcher. Sean Doolittle has a reasonable team option ($6.5M after this year) which might become a mutual option. But even if the Nats decide they won't win this year, they probably think they'll be better next year and might see Doolittle as the only viable building block of a bullpen that needs to be completely rebuilt next year. So, he might cost a ton in prospects to pry away from DC. After those guys, there are a few guys that have a year of arbitration left before they become free agents in 2021 - Blake Treinan (Oak), Ken Giles (Tor), Alex Colome (W. Sox), and Shane Greene (Det) from best to worst. These teams don't have to trade them this year, and would probably want a decent haul in prospects to get them. I'm not really enthusiastic about the potential for the Cubs to trade someone like Amaya or Hoerner for a non-Aroldis Chapman reliever. Especially when they can sign an Aroldis Chapman level reliever without giving up any prospects at all. [/QUOTE]
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