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http://baseball.realgm.com/src_wiretap_archives/26934/20110903/could_chapman_start_next_season/Reds pitching coach Bryan Price believes that left-hander Aroldis Chapman is ready to start for the team as early as next season.
"I can't guarantee anything because it will be an organizational decision," Price said. "However, I do think at some point he's going to have a chance to start. I think it's something we will definitely be looking at.
"He's filled a need for us. He helped last year late in the season and this year as the second left-hander to Billy Bray (out of the bullpen). That was a void. But I would think in the near future he'll be getting an opportunity to start.
"That was the intent when we initially signed him."
Price thinks starting works best because it would give him more time to work with Chapman in between starts.
Chapman scares me as a starter. With his awkward throwing motion, I just don't think that he'd be able to pitch major innings every outing and not get hurt. He puts so much stress on his body when he pitches. Chapman is great, but he needs to work on some things before he becomes a starter.
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