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Reds At Odds Over Chapmans Role Going Forward - RealGM Wiretap
Dusty Baker believes Aroldis Chapman should remain Cincinnati's closer http://www.teamgiantsshop.com/Youth-Eli-Apple-Elite-Jersey/ , but the front office has indicated that the Cuban left-hander will start.
Chapman had 38 saves last year and pitched 71.2 innings (he began the year as the set-up man).
"As a supreme strikeout pitcher his strikeouts, in some fashion, are wasted in the ninth-inning role, since you enter with the bases empty," writes David Schoenfield of ESPN.
The Reds were 78-3 when leading after eight innings. (All three losses coming after Chapman became the closer and all three losses were charged to Chapman.)
The average major league lost 3.7 games when leading after eight innings.
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