The New York Yankees have told teams they are close to making a trade that would ship out closer Aroldis Chapman, according to multiple reports.
The Yankees, meanwhile, are planning to retain left-handed reliever Andrew Miller, according to reports.
Reports indicate that the Washington Nationals, Chicago Cubs, San Francisco Giants and Cleveland Indians are among the teams interested in acquiring Chapman.
"There's a lot of rumors and stuff out there right now," Chapman said Sunday through an interpreter. "I don't have any information but my agent did say that they're talking to him, but that's all I have."
There is no immediate timetable for a Chapman trade, though any deal would presumably need to be completed by the Aug. 1 trade deadline.
Yankees manager Joe Girardi said Chapman, Miller and fellow star reliever Dellin Betances were not available to pitch in Sunday's 5-2 win over the San Francisco Giants. Chapman, Miller and Betances had appeared in each of the Yankees' past two games. Chapman threw 36 pitches over two innings in Saturday's extra-innings loss to San Francisco.
Responding to a question about the Chapman reports, Girardi said Sunday that part of his job is to help players who could be traded ignore the chatter.
"Obviously you're going to hear a lot of things probably over the next week, and a lot of it still depends on how we do, and what we've told the players is you have to block the noise out because there's going to be discussions and speculation throughout," Girardi said.
Chapman said he's not worried about a potential change of scenery.
"I don't think about that stuff. I just concentrate on my job," Chapman said. "When I go out there to pitch, that's what I need to focus on."
Known for a fastball that can reach 105 mph, Chapman was suspended for the first 30 games of the season under Major League Baseball's domestic violence policy for his involvement in an alleged incident in October.
Before the suspension was handed down, the Cuban-born lefty was acquired by the Yankees in January from the Cincinnati Reds in exchange for four minor leaguers. The 28-year-old, seven-year veteran has 20 saves with a 2.01 ERA, 44 strikeouts and 0.89 WHIP this season. He agreed to a one-year contract for $11.325 million in February to avoid salary arbitration.
Even if he is traded, Chapman said he'd be happy to return to the Bronx as a free agent.
"Oh yeah. If there's a possibility, God willing, yes," Chapman said.
The Yankees are 7½ games back in the American League East behind the division-leading Baltimore Orioles and 4½ games behind the Toronto Blue Jays for the second wild-card berth.
"The only thing we can control is wins and losses down here in this clubhouse, and that's what we have to worry about," Girardi said. "We don't want to be broken up. We want a chance to fight and fight and fight. But we need to play better is the bottom line."
Miller, 31, has a 1.45 ERA with 74 strikeouts and a 0.76 WHIP. He is under contract through 2018.
Fox Sports first reported the Yankees' plan to deal Chapman.
Information from ESPN's Mike Mazzeo, Andrew Marchand and Buster Olney was used in this report.