The Boston Red Sox could be the top candidates to sign Baltimore Orioles ace Corbin Burnes to a blockbuster deal this winter.

Red Sox newcomer Aroldis Chapman isn't worried about serving as the team's closer and will fill any role asked of him.

Roughly 15 years ago, the snow was falling from the winter sky, and Aroldis Chapman remembers throwing “a few pitches” in the bullpen at Fenway Park. He had just defected from Cuba and the Red Sox were one of the teams interested in signing the fireballing lefty.