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Reds still haven’t decided whether Aroldis Chapman will start or close

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Aroldis Chapman is preparing as if he’ll move into the starting rotation this season following two-plus years in the bullpen, but the Reds still haven’t made a final decision on his role.

“I’d like to decide soon and get my team together,” manager Dusty Baker said, via John Fay of the Cincinnati Enquirer. “I don’t like having guys in the middle. That’s a bad situation when you’re in the middle of anything. An unknown. Then everybody else is in an unknown situation.”

Baker noted that Chapman went through something similar last spring before eventually moving into the closer role and saving 38 games with a 1.51 ERA.

As for who, exactly, will be making the final decision on Chapman? Baker says “the decision is not only mine, it’s ours ... but I got my opinion.” And if the manager gets his way Chapman will remain the Reds’ closer.