1. 新聞來源：
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2. 新聞標題：
Aroldis Chapman Refutes Report That He Expects To Opt Out After Season
3. 新聞內容：
By Jeff Todd | July 17, 2019 at 2:23pm CDT
2:34pm: Chapman made clear to reporters today that he has yet to make any
such decision, as MLB.com’s Bryan Hoch was among those to report on Twitter.
He says he has not even yet discussed the matter and calls it “completely
false” to suggest he has decided to opt out.
2:23pm: A confidant of Yankees lefty Aroldis Chapman says that the star
reliever is “one million percent” likely to exercise his opt-out clause and
return to the open market at the end of the season, according to a report
from Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic (subscription link).
It’s not really surprising to hear such a stance from the 31-year-old
fireballer. He is owed another $30MM over two years on the contract he inked
to return to New York after the 2017 season. But as MLBTR’s Tim Dierkes
wrote just yesterday, in ranking Chapman sixth among pending free agents, it
seems reasonable to think he could secure a rather significantly larger
contract on the open market — even given that he’ll certainly be forced to
reject a qualifying offer and carry the burden of draft compensation if he
opts out.
True, Chapman is exhibiting a typical velocity reduction at this stage of his
career. But in his case that means he’s averaging 98.2 mph with his
four-seamer — good for fourth among all qualified relievers in baseball.
Chapman is also still sitting in triple-digits (second in baseball) with a
two-seam offering that he has gone to more than ever.
It is notable that Chapman carries only a 12.7% swinging-strike rate, lower
than any of his single-season marks. But he’s still carrying an excellent
2.45 ERA with 13.0 K/9 and 2.9 K/9. Notably, that walk rate is much better
than Chapman’s typical 4+ rate. His first-pitch strike rate sits at 63.2%, a
personal high.
Some might point to the Craig Kimbrel contract as reason for Chapman to think
twice. But that’s an odd interpretation, particularly considering that the
latter has not (to this point, at least) shown the kinds of worrying signs
that Kimbrel did in his platform season. Kimbrel also could have landed a
larger deal had things shaken out differently in the way his market situation
unfolded. Oh, and the contract he did sign? He ultimately took down $43MM
over three seasons, the first of which he only played in the second half. That
’s clearly a better deal for a relief pitcher of this age than Chapman’s
remaining 2/30.
Chapman also won’t face immense competition from the remainder of the free
agent market. Kenley Jansen seems less likely to opt out, as he’s not only
owed more ($38MM) over the two years of his deal but has shown more worrying
declines in velocity and some key peripherals. Otherwise, Will Smith does
provide interested teams with another high-end lefty reliever to consider,
but he lacks Chapman’s long track record of consistent dominance. And it isn
’t as if both can’t find hefty paydays.
For the Yankees, a Chapman opt-out would create some interesting choices. The
club would certainly have internal alternatives, even with Dellin Betances
(who’s still working towards his season debut) also set to test the open
market. Veterans Zack Britton and Adam Ottavino have experience in the ninth,
while Tommy Kahnle and Chad Green have the kind of stuff that teams like to
see in that spot. It’s possible the Yanks could look into Smith and explore
the trade market. And as Dierkes noted in his writeup on the top pending free
agents, it’s not hard to imagine a scenario where the Yanks forestall an
opt-out by adding to the existing contract — or simply beat the rest of the
market to bring the power southpaw back to the Bronx.
4. 新聞連結：
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5. 備註：
(1) 日前根據知名記者Ken Rosenthal的可靠消息指出，洋基終結者Aroldis Chapman「
百分之百萬」於本季結束後會選擇跳出合約。
(2) 但Aroldis Chapman今天對這則消息予以否認，他表示還沒有對此做出決定，並指出
這則消息完全是錯誤的消息，他甚至還沒對跳出合約的事情做出決定。
(3) 洋基與終結者Aroldis Chapman於2017年簽下$86MM/5YR的合約，每年薪水為$17.2MM。
(4) 目前Aroldis Chapman快速球的均速呈現下滑，但也有98.2 mph，本季揮空率僅12.7%
，比起生涯任何一季都來的低，但他仍繳出K/9值13.0、BB/9值2.9，第一球好球率高達
63.2%是生涯新高。
(5) 比Aroldis Chapman稍微年輕一點的Craig Kimbrel剛與小熊簽下$43MM/3YR的合約；
31歲的道奇終結者Kenley Jansen也是在2017年簽下$80MM/5YR的大約，但他不會跳出合約
的可能性較高，剩餘合約比$38MM/2YR多一點。
(6) 對洋基隊而言，Aroldis Chapman如果跳出合約也有值得討論的空間，畢竟Zack
Britton跟Adam Ottavino都有第九局的經驗，Tommy Kahnle、Chad Green也可遞補。
(7) Aroldis Chapman本季在洋基隊的成績表現(今年31歲；今年薪水：$17.2MM)：
ERA HLD SV SVO IP SO HR BB ERA+ FIP WHIP
2.45 0 25 29 36.2 53 2 12 185 2.10 1.118

跳出來拿不到更好的吧

會跳吧，只是這種跳出的消息通常都會保密到季末

笑死 跳了洋基才爽把 這約後面 根本盤

直接跟洋基談延長的可能比較大，例如3Y40M之類的吧

樓上快去應徵掃廁所啦

我去MLBTR投票猜他不會跳 不過我猜的風向跟國外相反XDD

去年季末說會跳大概理所當然, 但是 Kimbrel 搞那樣現在反而不好說 (也搞不好是左手放話右手否認在測風向)

這三個賽季成績都很穩定盤什麼 呵呵

感覺很常BS 原來有這麼猛

沒啦，只是常常劇場而已

跳出去也很正常 20M的CP要出現了

跳了洋基可以開QO給他嗎???

百分之兩百萬會跳

我猜不會跳 跳了也不一定能拿多好的約

洋基正是要衝WS的時候，如果今年洋基沒拿下WS，老查就很有本錢跟洋基喊價了

他球速每年開始掉了 跳了顆顆

QO多少錢阿

金寶跟Jansen薪水真高

洋基應該很希望他跳 XDDDDD

百分之百萬的戶愚呂弟呢

他上來九局其實夠穩了好嗎

不知道是不是被MO養壞胃口的關係總覺得他上來就很斗

是mo太強 別強人所難==

猜原本合約之上再延長兩年 2年共3000-3500萬

我也覺得是MO太強，他有安定感，老查是不穩定感

他就控球沒Mo好 給人感覺會堆壘包狀況好很殺 球亂跑就抖了

他還是很強 畢竟也幫小熊關門拿WS 那壓力一定超大但是Mo是一上場對手連上壘都很難的等級這實在沒人可以跟他比

他應該不會跳，這幾年FA冷清成那樣，跳拿到更好合約的機率不高，而且他的表現有下滑的跡象(但沒到衰退那麼嚴重)，其他球團也不是笨蛋。

砸鍋王可以滾了

算現役最強終結者嗎?

他如果不在NYY的話會好很多 在NYY就會被拿來跟Mo比..

金寶比他強這麼多去年市場都搞成這樣,這時間點傻了才跳

金寶這幾年沒比他強吧

金寶哪有比強，去年成績完全輸今年Chapman，感覺派不可取*金寶哪有比他強

喊砸鍋王的是不是連本季後援投手砸鍋數都不會查?

Chapman剛在紅人的時候控球就超爛阿

Mo太誇張啦 不要拿來比較啦

洋基堆了好幾個closer，根本不怕他跳

不會跳 能出大錢的球隊幾乎都有固定的終結者了 沒人抬價 是要跳心酸的嗎

洋基的CLOSER不是都可以打麻將了嗎....

紅襪紅人蛇蛇勇士(梅子?)都會需要關門人吧

對洋基球迷來說，他很抖沒錯啊MO又沒退休很久，現場應該大部分的人都看過MO投球所以洋基迷會覺得他很抖是正常的

樓上基迷？我基迷就覺得老查很好

只能說我基迷實在被Mo養壞胃口太多年啊

Chapman跳出和洋基重簽像Britton 4Y50M的合約不難吧啊 Britton最後一年是TO 不大能算4Y50M

講得好像Mo從來不會失手一樣。我很喜歡看Chapman男子漢速球對決，只是偶爾要付出代價就是了。