Red Sox’s Aroldis Chapman moves up all-time list, now ranking 10th in key stat

Red Sox’s Aroldis Chapman moves up all-time list, now ranking 10th in key stat originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The Boston Red Sox season has been as ugly as anybody could have imagined it, though there still have been some impressive parts throughout the year.

At the very least, some guys are still playing or have started to play at a very high level, and one of them, who is continuing to be one of the best we've ever seen, is closer Aroldis Chapman. It's almost ridiculous to think that Chapman is 38 years old and is seemingly only getting better. The big left-hander has been the best closer in baseball over the past year or so, and deserves all the respect that he's getting.

He currently owns a 0. 54 ERA with 11 saves, 22 strikeouts, and seven walks in 16. 2 innings.

Chapman is also making some history along the way, as he recently moved into 10th place all-time on the saves leaderboard. He's now only a dozen away from tying Dennis Eckersley, one of the greatest closers of all time, to break that top-10 mark. “Aroldis Chapman has moved into 10th place on the all-time saves leaderboard!