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What the Yankees knowingly forfeit in Chapman trade

Some of Aroldis Chapman's teammates with the Cincinnati Reds found him to be entirely mysterious, someone they really didn't know anything about except for those 8-10 minutes he climbed the mound two or three times a week. The tall left-hander mostly kept to himself in the clubhouse and when the team traveled, before he was summoned out of the bullpen to throw 100 mph fastballs.

Then, after the high-fives and shared smiles, Chapman would retreat back into his cone of privacy, which is why, after more than five years playing for Cincinnati, some of his co-workers feel like they have no idea who Chapman really is.