JJ PUTZ RUMORS & GOSSIP

J.J. Putz Player Projection No. 106

Key Stats: In 2007, J.J. Putz was the best closer in fantasy baseball, a top twenty overall player, and a repeat top fifty player according to Yahoo rankings. He pretty much was the same player as Craig Kimbrel last year. Then 2008 happened. Putz pitched through a rib injury and had a career worse walk rate (essentially giving up 3 times the walks per 9 innings he did in 2007 and...
Via Fantasy Baseball 365  |  December 28, 2011
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David Hernandez Stepping Into Closers Role Nicely for Injured J.J. Putz

When J.J. Putz was placed on the disabled list last week, many Diamondback fans were deeply concerned about David Hernandez taking over the closing duties and rightfully so. Last season n Baltimore, Hernandez struggled mightily closing out games with only converting 50 percent of his saves in four chances. Just a week ago, Hernandez hadn’t [...]
Via Diamondbacks Central  |  July 08, 2011
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What does the J.J. Putz Injury Mean for the Rest of the Bullpen?

After two really poor outings earlier this week against the Cleveland Indians, it was evident that there was something wrong with J.J. Putz. The Diamondbacks fears were learned on Friday morning when it was revealed by team doctors that Arizona’s closer has tendinitis in his right elbow. There is nothing structurally wrong with the elbow, [...]
Via Diamondbacks Central  |  July 02, 2011
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Diamondbacks put Putz on disabled list

The Arizona Diamondbacks placed closer J.J. Putz on the 15-day disabled list Friday with right elbow tendinitis after the right-hander struggled in recent appearances. The move with Putz is retroactive to Wednesday. Following through on what manager Kirk Gibson announced after Wednesday night's loss to Cleveland, the Diamondbacks also released third baseman Melvin Mora. Right...
Via AP on Fox  |  July 01, 2011
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Putz goes on DL in one of flurry of Arizona moves

The Arizona Diamondbacks have placed closer J.J. Putz on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to Wednesday, with right elbow tendinitis after the right-hander struggled in recent appearances. The team also reinstated right-handed reliever Sam Demel from the disabled list and selected the contract of veteran infielder Sean Burroughs from Triple-A Reno. As manager Kirk Gibson had...
Via Fox Sports  |  July 01, 2011
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Back Injury Sidelines J.J. Putz

In what has been a pretty quiet spring in terms of injuries, the D’Backs got some concerning news regarding their new closer on Friday. J.J. Putz was scratched from a Friday night appearance against the Seattle Mariners due to back stiffness. The ninth inning man couldn’t get loose when warming up in the pen. The injury flared up during the afternoon and the team felt...
Via Diamondbacks Central  |  March 19, 2011
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Mets Will Not Pick Up Putz's 2010 Option

According to Bart Hubbuch of The NY Post, the Mets have informed reliever J.J. Putz that they will not pick up his $9.1MM option for 2010, instead paying him a $1MM buyout. Hubbuch says the club cited health concerns when breaking the news to Putz.
Via MLB Trade Rumors  |  November 05, 2009
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Video: J.J. Putz press conference

Video from the NY Post - Mets Blog
Via Dom D's Mets Fan Blog  |  December 18, 2008
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No More Putzing around! - Putz is OK with setup role!

David Lennon of Newsday asked Omar Minaya if he thinks there will be a problem if J.J. Putz setup games for the K-Rod.Omar said that he does not believe that J.J. Putz will have a problem being the set-up man for Frankie Rodriguez. He only spoke to him briefly after the deal, but there didn't seem to be any friction.Another day, another problem (rumor) solved....
Via Dom D's Mets Fan Blog  |  December 11, 2008
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Putz in Play

According to the New York Post, Seattle has made closer JJ Putz available.This was expected.A Putz is one of Seattle's more valuable trade chips, despite the 2008 struggles, and isn't likely to be a key component to this upcoming season.The New York Mets are likely to remain Putz's most ...
Via Bleeding Blue and Teal  |  December 04, 2008
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