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Dbacks and Aroldis Chapman, a winning combination

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Aroldis Chapman should be the next closer for the Arizona Diamondbacks.
“The Cuban Missile” is the bullpen ace(15 saves in 16 chances) for the Cincinnati Reds, a team that has totally underachieved this year. 

He is going to be a free agent after the 2016 season, the time for the Reds to get something for him is now.
Chapman holds the record for the fastest recorded pitch speed in Major League Baseball history at 105 mph. More importantly, he would fill a much-needed void here in 2015 and beyond.
Former closer Addison Reed is in AAA Reno, Brad Ziegler has done a solid job, but he is better suited as a setup guy. While I like Daniel Hudsons potential as a closer,Chapman is a game-changer right now.

The Diamondbacks would be rolling the dice in taking on a player who could leave in a year and a half, but they would have time to work on an extension. It would be on THEM to get a deal struck to keep the 27-year-old lefty in Arizona after 2016.

The price tag to get Chapman would surely include a couple of the Diamondbacks young arms, but if you look at the pitching within the organization, I can throw at least ten names at you for potential starting pitchers. There is depth.
Someone is going to swoop in on Chapman, why not right here in Arizona?

Media personality Brad Cesmat first rose to fame in Southern California with the launching of "The Mighty 690" all-sports radio station in the late 1980's and early 90's. Brad came to Arizona in 1993 to begin a 10-year run at KTAR Radio followed by nine years at KTVK-TV in Phoenix. Brad is the Founder/ CEO of Sports360AZ.com. His vision of multi platform content marketing through sports began in September of 2011. Cesmat has served on the Advisory Board for the Salvation Army for the last 18 years. He and his wife Chris have four children.

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