OTM Open Thread 3/21: It sure looks like Aroldis Chapman is the closer

Photo by Jasen Vinlove/Miami Marlins/Getty ImagesDo the Red Sox have a closer? Yesterday, Liam Hendricks effectively threw in the towel, acknowledging that, to the extent there was a spring training battle between him and Aroldis Chapman for the closer’s spot, Chapman won.

“I think it’s been pretty well proven who deserves that spot after earning it all spring, and that’s definitely not me. I’ve always said I thought I wanted to win it, but it’s not the end of the world if I don’t. And things will shake out how they shake out.

But if you want to talk about the guy who’s looked the best in Spring Training, that’s Chapman. It’s been unbelievable. He’s been 97 to 100 [mph] pretty much every…