Chapman back to closer's role

Entering this season, the Reds planned to get more innings out of their young flame-throwing closer, Aroldis Chapman, by moving him to the starting rotation. They re-signed Jonathan Broxton to a large $21 million contract to close and began the process of stretching Chapman out for a rotation slot this Spring. Last weekend, Chapman expressed his preference to close games rather than start, and just one week later, the Cincinnati Reds have�announced�that he will return to the role he dominated in 2012. He was pleased to hear the news, saying�?I feel really, really happy to be the closer of the team.? Mike Leake will fill-in the vacated rotation, and is surely celebrating the news. When signing his new contract, Jonathan�Broxton said�?I will be happy to go to the eighth. It doesn?t matter to me,? so all parties seem pleased. Chapman immediately becomes �a top 5 fantasy closer, while Jonathan Broxton is reduced to waiver-wire fodder. Photo Credit: MLB.com Ryan Kantor is an author at Reading Betw

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