The Angels and the proven closer myth

Right near the top of Jerry Dipoto's off-season shopping list has to be bullpen help.  It is probably listed right underneath rotation help and maybe milk and eggs.  Regardless, getting some better, more reliable relievers is a major priority for the Halos after their 2012 season was largely torpedoed by the Bullpen of Perpetual Sorrow. This glaring need has become somewhat mutated though in recent weeks.  No longer is it a need for better relievers in general, but specifically a need for a "proven closer."  This seems to be what fans want and what the media deduces as their true target.  Neither seems to take into account the actual works that Jerry Dipoto has been saying on the topic though.  By that I mean the very specific quotes he has given about "never" looking to spend big money on a reliever, which usually goes hand-in-hand with a "proven closer," or how he thinks bullpens can be built with lower cost, middle relief options.  Nope, ever...