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Aroldis Chapman’s Yankees career has been a bumpy ride. On the positive side, he’s been a statistically great reliever since 2016, only one reliever (Kenley Jansen) has a higher WAR than Chapman, and it’s only by one-tenth of a point. He also has the fifth-best strikeout rate, fourth-best home run rate, third-best ERA and best FIP of all relievers over that span.
However, his tenure has also been marred by throwing the pitches that doomed the Yankees’ 2019 and 2020 seasons, as well as a personal conduct suspension that hurt his reputation before he even threw a pitch in pinstripes. There’s always something to talk about with Chapman.