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The Reds will never put Aroldis Chapman in the rotation. That ballpark is _electric_ when he comes in to close a game. Unreal.— Chad Dotson (@dotsonc) May 23, 2012
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Titanic Struggle Recap: Latos and Chapman (plus a little Ondrusek) equal a happy Redleg Nation
Let's recap tonight's titanic struggle....
FINAL
Atlanta 3
Cincinnati 4
W: M. Latos (3-2)
L: B. Beachy (5-2)
S: A. Chapman (2)
BOX SCORE
POSITIVES
--Hey, there's the Mat Latos we were hoping to see this year.... Read More...
The Aroldis Chapman Conundrum
Over at CBS Sports, Danny Knobler has an interesting piece on Aroldis Chapman:
The Reds paid $225 million to keep Joey Votto, and $72.5 million to keep Brandon Phillips.
They're willing to spend money. Even s... Read More...
BREAKING: Aroldis Chapman is good
Aroldis Chapman has now pitched nine innings this season (over six games). He has not allowed a run, and surrendered only three hits. Lance notes that he has thrown 121 pitches; 85 of them have been strikes.
H... Read More...
They’re Paying A Lot Of Money To Bailey & Chapman
According to ESPN's Jim Bowden yesterday via twitter
Dusty Baker just told us they're paying a lot of money to Bailey & Chapman and we'll have to find roles for them even if it's in bullpen
Yet Dusty Bake... Read More...
Is Aroldis Chapman more likely to get injured as a starter?
(Ed: You may have noticed that we have featured a few new contributors over the last month or two. Today, we are finally getting around to publishing the latest from another newcomer. We're happy to welcome Spe... Read More...
50.2 innings
Mike Leake and Aroldis Chapman were highly accomplished 22-year-olds when they arrived as rookies to the Reds' brand new Spring Training complex in Goodyear, in February 2010.
Leake, as a junior the previous... Read More...
Ummm…no, Dusty.
Check out what Dusty Baker said about Aroldis Chapman last night:
“Can you afford to give him three or four days off so he can throw as hard as he did tonight? Or will he get conditioned to going a coupl... Read More...
Aroldis Chapman and Neftali Feliz
Read this (suggested by a friend on Twitter), but every time you see "Neftali Feliz," substitute "Aroldis Chapman."... Read More...
Prospectin’
MLB.com released their Top 50 prospects list on their site and on MLB Network. Three Reds made the cut:
Like anybody in baseball would forget about someone able to throw a 105-mph fastball just because it was ... Read More...
Aroldis Chapman, Reliever
We all kinda suspected it:
Aroldis Chapman's immediate future with the Reds is as a reliever.
"I would think so, yeah," Reds general manager Walt Jocketty said. "The plans are to keep Chapman in the bullpen r... Read More...
Grading the System
Over at Minor League Ball, John Sickels has opened the floor for discussion of the Reds system as he prepares his grades for Cincinnati's prospects. Some great comments over there, and I urge the Nation to go p... Read More...