One of the biggest reasons for the Diamondbacks turnaround in 2011 was the pitching of their bullpen. One of the worst units in all baseball during the 2010 season, Arizona’s bullpen in 2011 was one of baseball’s best with the additions of J.J. Putz and David Hernandez and the emergence of Bryan Shaw in the final couple months.
Despite a great season by the Arizona ‘pen in 2011, that doesn’t mean that Kevin Towers and company won’t be looking to improve the unit going into 2012. Towers has been on record to say that he is looking to add another left-hander to go along with Joe Paterson and possibly another veteran arm for the middle innings if he club doesn’t bring back Brad Ziegler.
Even though his name hasn’t been attached to the D’Backs yet, I believe this club should take a long, hard look at Jonathan Broxton. The former Dodgers closer is coming off the worst year of his career and battled a bad shoulder all season long. The two-ti...
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