Posted December 09, 2011 on diamondbacks.scout.com
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As expected, the Arizona Diamondbacks did not make a lot of noise in the winter meetings, but they did get a pitcher in the Rule 5 draft and lay the groundwork for the resolution of the Lyle Overbay and Joe Saunders situations.
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