CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Aroldis Chapman's new deal with the Yankees will reportedly pay him $15 million per season for the next five years.
Throw in a hefty signing bonus and the average annual value of his contract is worth $17.2 million per year.
That's nearly twice what Andrew Miller will earn with the Indians in 2017 and 2018.
Miller demonstrated to the baseball universe in October how valuable a lockdown reliever can be. Now, his talented colleagues are securing paychecks that reflect that worth. In turn, Miller's deal -- originally granted to him by the Yankees prior to the 2015 campaign -- looks like a bargain.