The deal is done. Aroldis Chapman comes to Chicago while Gleyber Torres, Adam Warren, Billy McKinney, and Rashad Crawford head to New York. The Cubs get a reliever for two and a half months while the Yankees get one of their own back, plus the Cubs’ top prospect, a hitter built for Yankee Stadium in McKinney, and an up-and-coming prospect in Crawford. It’s a deal tilted towards the Yankees for now and in the future.
While Chapman may reshape the Cubs’ bullpen, the deal also reshapes their farm system.
The Cubs’ minor league system looks quite different than it did a week ago.