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Supposedly, against all reasonable guesses, the Reds are going to win the bidding for Cuban pitcher Aroldis Chapman. He’s 22. He’s a lefty. He’s a flamethrower (reportedly in the high 90s when he wants to). And he has control issues. So there’s that. At any rate, not a bad gamble. And, at $30 million per the reports, if true, it means the Reds might be getting off the financial-woe-is-me bench. And that is something I did not think I would see at any point soon.