It’s hard to think of a more complicated Yankee than Aroldis Chapman.
From the very beginning, it’s been a strange tenure. He was acquired after the first reports of a domestic violence investigation surfaced in December 2015, which allowed the Yankees to get him from the Reds while giving up less than what the market value would be for a man who was, at the time, the game’s best reliever. The four minor leaguers combined for 80 MLB games, and none from the top prospect, Eric Jagielo.
Under the then-new domestic violence policy, Chapman was suspended for the first 30 games of the 2016 season, appearing in just 31 for the Yankees before being dealt to the Cubs in perhaps the finest stroke of Brian Cashman’s career.