The Chicago Cubs gave up a talented prospect in Gleyber Torres to get Aroldis Chapman from the New York Yankees. It’s the type of deal that Theo Epstein had been pulling on other teams over the past five years. But this time, the Cubs were the buyer and were going to have to pony up.
No matter how you look at it, Chapman’s impact on this team was significant. Some just look at the Rajai Davis home run and say “he almost cost us the World Series.” But in reality, that’s not true at all.