The Yankees have traded Aroldis Chapman for top prospect Gleyber Torres. I have some thoughts.
Welcome to trade season. Earlier this morning, the New York Yankees agreed to send flame-throwing closer Aroldis Chapman to the Chicago Cubs in exchange for top prospect Gleyber Torres, former Yankee Adam Warren, and outfield prospects Billy McKinney and Rashad Crawford. Andrew reported the story here, but let’s take a few minutes to share some initial reactions. Here are mine:
It’s hard not to love the deal for the Yankees
As a general rule of thumb, when you have the chance to trade a rental relief pitcher for a top prospect, you make that deal.