After missing out on re-signing Zack Greinke, it seems likely that the Dodgers are about to have a very active week as the winter meetings begin. In fact, they might be checking one big item off the list before the meetings even officially begin.

Sources: #Dodgers in talks to acquire Aroldis Chapman from #Reds for prospects.

— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) December 6, 2015

Source: There is growing confidence in the Dodgers organization that they're going to be able to finish Aroldis Chapman trade.

— Buster Olney (@Buster_ESPN) December 6, 2015

Sources: #Dodgers making progress on Chapman deal with #Reds.

— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) December 6, 2015

The Dodgers already have one of the best relievers in baseball in Kenley Jansen, but adding Chapman would instantly give them the best two reliever combination in baseball — with all due respect to Dellin Betances and Andrew Miller, who are fantastic themselves — and would allow the team to avoid many of the 8th inning issues they struggled with in 2015. That is, assuming Jansen doesn’t mind being demoted out of the closer’s role; the Drew Storen narrative will certainly be brought up if Jansen doesn’t pitch as well in the 8th inning as he did in the 9th, and we don’t know enough to say that it absolutely isn’t a factor. But it’s probably better to assume that Jansen’s cutter will still be ridiculously difficult to hit, even when he’s pitching in non-save situations.

The Dodgers have a lot of prospect depth to trade from, and with Chapman being highly likely to receive a qualifying offer at the end of next year, the return for him should be significant, even though it’s just one year of team control.