​Baseball insiders have been speculating for weeks that the breakup of the Yankees' "No Runs DMC" bullpen trio is inevitable. Multiple World Series contenders would be greatly served if they could bolster their bullpen with Dellin Betances, Andrew Miller, or Aroldis Chapman.





ESPN’s ​Baseball Tonight podcast touched on the chances that Aroldis Chapman is dealt before the upcoming trade deadline.

.@JimBowden_ESPN on the latest trade buzz involving Andrew Miller, Aroldis Chapman & more: https://t.co/0bx68c6Icj pic.twitter.com/WcB9Px4Jlb — ESPN Insider (@ESPNInsider) July 13, 2016

​​Buster Olney, the host of the podcast, was joined by USA Today's senior baseball writer Bob Nightengale. The duo turned their attention to the trade market and the relief options in the Washington Nationals bullpen. Buster Olney was fairly confident, after opening discussions, that the Nationals front office would be able to target an elite reliever:





"I think at some point they’re gonna upgrade that bullpen, and I think they’ll be in play for some of the big names. Mike Rizzo the general manager has demonstrated that he will go out and make big trades and I think the market is gonna play to their advantage because there are gonna be a lot of relievers available here in the next 19 days," said Olney.

My latest via @BronxPinstripes: Aroldis Chapman to the #Nationals could be a 'perfect fit', says Bob Nightengale: https://t.co/DIGpqxn5FI — Tom Hanslin (@tomhanslin) July 14, 2016

Nightengale agreed wholeheartedly that a Yanks-Nats swap would be beneficial for both sides:





"I think the Nationals got Aroldis Chapman written all over them. I mean, Chapman and Dusty Baker were close, the assistant GM Bob Miller had Chapman with the Cincinnati Reds. I think it’s a perfect fit, a short-term fit, and they’re gonna do something. I think they’ve got a chance too, to win the World Series, but they’re missing that one big bullpen piece," said Nightengale.



