PT TOMORROW: NL West—Bullpen plan Bs
Feb 21 2014
An offseason acquisition quickly shored up ARI's closer situation as Addison Reed (RHP, ARI) will be the undisputed stopper heading into 2014. Reed spearheads a relatively deep list of arms for the Diamondbacks.
J.J. Putz (RHP, ARI), who had been the incumbent the past few seasons, racked up 77 saves with Arizona in 2011-12 with dominant BPVs of 140 and 169, respectively. Elbow problems derailed his 2013 campaign and cost him the closer job after a 4.26 ERA in April. Putz is now 37 and has seen his FB velocity fade the last couple seasons, so there's certainly some risk in his 3.07 ERA, 116 BPV projection.
Brad Ziegler (RHP, ARI) was the surprise beneficiary of Putz's struggles last season—he came out of nowhere to...
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