SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 09: Aroldis Chapman #54 of the New York Yankees delivers the pitch against the Tampa Bay Rays during the seventh inning in Game Five of the American League Division Series at PETCO Park on October 09, 2020 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)
We’ll admit, we thought it was a bit dangerous for the New York Yankees to be paying all of that money to Aroldis Chapman when he’s, in a sense, reinventing himself.
He no longer pumps a consistent 102 MPH and with so many other arms being able to hit triple digits nowadays, the left-hander is no longer a unicorn.