SHOULD CHAPMAN MAKE THE POSTSEASON ROSTER?

So the Yankees just sent Aroldis Chapman to the Injured List thanks to an infection from a bad tattoo job. The Yankees have a bad infection too, and what a coincidence it is Chapman himself!

Okay, I won't sit here and bash Chapman but his ineffectiveness really has become a bad infection for the Yankees. He is no longer the elite closer that he was once upon a time. The Chapman from 2022 or even 2021 doesn't come close to comparing the the guy we got in 2016. The Chapman experiment has run its course and it just isn't effective anymore. So I can't help but ask....if this was October, would he still be on the roster?

I guess we will have to wait and see how September goes, because Aaron Boone still believes in him and let's face it Boone is irrational. Oh and we can't ignore the fact that Chapman is a lefty and those are valuable. So there you have it.....Chapman's left hand may save him in the end.

Or maybe the Yankee injuries save him. We do have 12 pitchers on the Injured List right now and hopefully we can remove Zack Britton from that list quickly and he comes back effective. That would be a huge victory in itself but a lot can happen in a month.

A lot of us have lost faith in Chapman, so I know I am not alone in this one. I wish Chapman was the same guy from years ago but he's not anymore. I've had some people tell me that they would only be comfortable using Chapman with a comfortable five run lead but that's not when we see the best relievers come into the game. He's the pitching version of Aaron Hicks....he's an expensive bench warmer who is taking up a spot.

I've come to the conclusion that Chapman should not be included on the postseason roster. Oh and there is NO emergency justifying Chapman pitching in any save situation. He shouldn't be the guy we use in a save situation ever again. How many playoff ending home runs does he have to give up before you end up dropping to your knees screaming and crying like a baby? Oh and the fact that he gave up those depressing home runs when he was having better seasons should make you want to run for the hills.

I can't watch Chapman give up anymore home runs in pivotal game day moments. It's time to move on....and I hope that's what happens when the Yankees make their postseason roster. I hope this upcoming month is Chapman's last HOORAH and I can finally watch him walk off into the free agency sunset.

It's time.

--Jeana Bellezza-Ochoa

BYB Senior Managing Editor

Twitter: @nyprincessj