With the Reds confirming earlier reports that Aroldis Chapman would close instead start in 2013, I actually moved the hard-throwing lefty up a spot in my Rotisserie rankings, slotting him between Craig Kimbrel and Kris Medlen at relief pitcher.
Maybe his ultimate ceiling would be higher as a starter, but he was a risky Fantasy option in the role. He hasn't gotten much more starting experience since coming over from Cuba, and given his past control issues and the caution the Reds likely would have exercised with him, a relatively high WHIP and a bunch of early hooks would have probably been in his future.
As a closer, we know exactly what to expect from Chapman: Kimbrel, basically.
Mike Leake, who will likely fill the spot vacated by Chapman, moves up the rankings as well, but his continued hittability at the major-league level keeps him in about the Ricky Nolasco range.
