I've never liked the New York Yankees. But I've always respected them.

Derek Jeter. Jorge Posada. Bernie Williams. Paul O'Neill. All clean cut players off the field. The "Yankee Way."

Even Alex Rodriguez, Jason Giambi and Andy Pettitte, cheaters, were not "scumbags" before they got to New York.

The Yankees aren't known for bringing in low-character guys. But they did that on Monday, acquiring closer Aroldis Chapman from the Reds for four minor leaguers.

Baseball wise: It's a great move. It gives the Yankees one of the best bullpens in baseball, and certainly in the American League.

But off the field, MLBTraderumors.com summed it up the best:

Chapman, 27, is arguably baseball’s best relief pitcher, but he comes with significant off-field baggage in the form of domestic violence allegations that ultimately halted a trade to the Dodgers from being finalized earlier this month. Chapman is currently being investigated by the league, and there’s a very real chance that he’ll serve some form of suspension from commissioner Rob Manfred under the league’s newly implemented domestic violence policy. What type of suspension is up to Manfred, though as many have pointed out, there are service time implications in any suspension that could impact Chapman’s free agency; if Chapman misses more than 45 days of the regular season due to suspension, he’ll fall shy of reaching six years of Major League service, which would prevent him from becoming a free agent next winter. A suspension would also lessen the financial commitment for Chapman in 2016; MLBTR contributor Matt Swartz currently projects the lefty to earn $12.9MM in 2016 after earning $8.05MM in 2015.

The Yankees have acquired a guy with domestic violence allegations, a guy that was traded to the Dodgers, but the trade was then halted when the Dodgers became aware of this situation.

I'm not a fan.

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