The more things change, the more they stay the same. Former Yankees reliever Aroldis Chapman can probably agree with that statement.
What’s changed is his performance between 2022 and 2023. Chapman produced so little that the Yankees didn’t even put him on their postseason roster last October. He finished his final year in pinstripes with a 4.46 ERA and 1.43 WHIP through 36.1 innings.
He signed a one-year, $3.75 million deal with the Kansas City Royals over the winter and took advantage of his opportunity. In 29.1 innings before getting traded to the Texas Rangers, Chapman posted a 2.