Evaluating the Yankees’ Trade for Aroldis Chapman

Now that we love Aroldis Chapman with all our hearts, let’s evaluate this offseason’s blockbuster trade to see how the prospects the Yankees sent to Cincinnati are doing so far in 2016.

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Over the last few weeks, the Yankees have really picked things up, winning six in a row and 13 out of 17. That surge in play has come, coincidentally, at about the same time as new closer Aroldis Chapman’s return form a 30-day suspension following domestic abuse allegations this offseason.

I’m not saying Chapman’s the reason the Yankees are winning, because he wouldn’t typically come in unless they are, but…