As pitchers and catchers arrived at the Yankees’ spring training facility on Thursday, the buzz centered on a lean lefty with an extraordinary fastball.
Aroldis Chapman is built a little more like a power forward or a linebacker than a relief pitcher. I mean, you can probably fit two David Robertsons in that body. And he throws gas unlike anyone else in the game.
Dellin Betances, who has been known to hit triple digits himself, told reporter he can’t wait to see Chapman push the radar gun to 104 or 105.