At the beginning of the offseason, the Yankees announced that they would find the Cuban fireball Aroldis Chapman at all costs. In competition with the Marlins and Dodgers for spending money, it was reported at noon on the 8th that Chapman Pullman accepted from the Yankees for approximately $86 million over five years.
According to "Fox Sports" broke the news, Chapman accepted the Yankees' unprecedented five-year, 86 million contract on the 8th, with an average annual salary of 17.2 million, breaking the four-year, 50 million contract signed by Jonathan Papelbon in 2012. The average is 12.5 million, and the Giants previously offered Mark Melancon a maximum terminator contract of 62 million for 4 years and an average of 15.5 million per year.
The Yankees traded with the Reds at the end of 2015, sending away four rookies from their own farm in exchange for Chapman. However, before the trade deadline last year, the Yankees decided to rejuvenate their lineup and exchanged young rookies through the trade. Chapman was also Sent to the Cubs, he played in 383 games in his 7-year major league career, scoring 182 saves in 203 save opportunities.
It was originally rumored that Chapman asked for a price tag of more than 100 million US dollars, but he clarified in an interview that this was wrong news. Many teams are deeply interested in Chapman, including his former club Yankees, Dodgers and Marlins. However, the left-hander's call for a six-year contract has also made many teams plan to continue to wait and see. The Cubs, the parent club, also announced earlier that they had traded outfielder Jorge Soler for Royal closer Wade Davis, which was equivalent to giving up on retaining Chapman.
