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,

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.

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