Report: Giants officials meeting with Chapman

Aroldis Chapman has begun making the rounds.

The San Francisco Giants are reportedly meeting with the free-agent closer and his representatives, according to Bob Nightengale of USA Today.

San Francisco is searching for a front-end closer, per Nightengale, to shore up a bullpen that was the team's weak spot in 2016. Giants relievers played a big role in the team's second-half collapse, and closer Santiago Casilla led the way with a 5.87 ERA in September that saw him removed from the ninth-inning spot.

Chapman is regarded as perhaps the best reliever available after a sparkling season split between the New York Yankees and Chicago Cubs, the latter of whom he helped lead to a World Series title. The 28-year-old did run into some bumps during the postseason with the Cubs, including a collapse against the Giants at AT&T Park in Game 3 of the NLDS.

San Francisco may have competition for Chapman's services within its own division, as a report earlier in the week suggested the Los Angeles Dodgers are interested in signing the flame-throwing closer. Yankees general manager Brian Cashman also said he's reached out to Chapman about possibly returning to the Bronx.