After the Chicago Cubs won the World Series in 2016, they bid adieu to their closer, Aroldis Chapman. He served his purpose, and to be honest? Manager Joe Maddon emptied the tank on Chapman, and he likely was going to be burned out to start the next season. So the Cubs went out and acquired Wade Davis, a two-time All-Star in Kansas City for Jorge Soler.
The call was right on Chapman. He had a 3.22 ERA, his highest since 2011 with the Cincinnati Reds. He saved 22 of 26 games for the Yankees that year and just wasn’t the same pitcher.