I would agree with you. If I recall, they got two top 10 and another two top 30 Yankees prospects. That's not really a lot, maybe one pans out and another can fit into the lineup for a few years, but yea, for a stud liek Chapman, it's not a lot.
The liking suspension brought down his value. The fact that he will get paid at least $8 million brings down his value. A stud closer is more valuable to a playoff team. Right now, nobody knows who that is and only the richest teams (aka Dodgers, Yanks, maybe a few others) can take that risk of $8mil.
Lastly, the last thing a crappy team that is trying to rebuild needs is bad PR and bad locker room chemistry. Chapman was both. Other teams knew that and probably took advantage of the situation.
my 2 cents.
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