Following his championship season with the Chicago Cubs in 2016, Aroldis Chapman returned to the Yankees after playing the first half of 2016 in pinstripes, by signing a 5-year, $86 million contract with an opt-out clause after three seasons.
Therefore, if Chapman were to stay in the Bronx, he’d be making roughly $15 million per season in 2020 and 2021, respectively.
Craig Kimbrel just recently signed a three-year deal with the Cubs that makes him roughly $16 million a year over the next four seasons, and in turn, the third highest-paid closer in the game, behind the Rockies Wade Davis ($18 million per year) and the Dodgers Kenley Jansen ($19,333,334 per year).