Aroldis Chapman was signed on January 11, 2010. For five really fun years, the Reds had a treasure. Not the Crown Jewels or anything, but a bright shiny thing that everyone else in the league coveted. It was a really fun five years — even the tragedies small (2013's Chris Denorfia walkoff homer) and large (actual violence) had more meaning because this great big flawed lefty made his home in Cincinnati.
And now, he's not there. The years of Chapman have come to a close, and it's hard to see it any other way than a bummer shame.