The article discusses the search for a reliable closer for the Boston team, which has several options including Aroldis Chapman and Liam Hendriks. Both have impressive career save totals, but Chapman, entering at age 37, poses a risk with his declining walk and strikeout metrics. Hendriks, while younger, similarly presents uncertainty. The author highlights the potential fallout of a blown save situation and the challenges of relying on these aging pitchers, who carry concerns about performance and team dynamics, particularly Chapman's past issues as a teammate.
Chapman will enter the season at 37-years-old, a year older than Hendriks... He has finished in the bottom 2 percentile in BB% in each of the past three seasons.
It's difficult to use the predictive 'K-BB%' metric when it's that extreme for both categories. You hope that he strikes out more batters than he walks.
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