Boston Red Sox Chief Baseball Officer Craig Breslow offered an explanation of what went into his team’s decision to sign veteran reliever Aroldis Chapman.

Aroldis Chapman might throw heat, but he comes with baggage. Chief baseball officer Craig Breslow talked about it recently.

While the Yankees were celebrating winning their Max Fried “tug-of-war” (MLB insider Ken Rosenthal’s words) with the Red Sox at MLB’s annual Winter Meetings Tuesday evening, Boston made their own pitching announcement: The signing of hard-throwing former Yankees closer Aroldis Chapman to a one-year,

BOSTON — The Boston Red Sox have signed hard-throwing reliever Aroldis Chapman to a $10.75 million, one-year contract. The team announced the deal on Tuesday. Chapman gives the Red Sox a potential closer, with incumbent Kenley Jansen on the free agent market.

The Red Sox made their signing of reliever Aroldis Chapman official, bolstering their bullpen with a lefthanded flamethrower. The Sox, who unofficially agreed to a one-year, $10.75 million contract with him on Dec.