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...
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December 28, 2011
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December 28, 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, [...]
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July 02, 2011
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 [...]
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July 08, 2011
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...
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July 01, 2011
Top 20 Closers for 2012 Fantasy Baseball
The 2012 fantasy baseball rankings have reached the next to next to next to last stop with the top 20 closers for 2012 fantasy baseball. These top 20 closers are different than all of the other rankings. The closers on the top of this list you should not draft and there are closers that aren’t on this list that you should be targeting. Shortly, there will be a list of every...
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7 days ago
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7 days ago
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
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July 01, 2011
Arizona closer Putz on track to return after break
Arizona Diamondbacks closer J.J. Putz is on track to return from the 15-day disabled list after the All-Star break.
Putz threw in the bullpen Friday and manager Kirk Gibson said the right-hander would have another bullpen session on Sunday.
Putz was placed on the disabled list July 1 with tendinitis in his right elbow, retroactive to June 29. He is 1-2 with a 3.12 ERA and 21 saves...
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July 08, 2011
Diamondbacks' Putz will be closer upon return
The closer's role will still belong to J.J. Putz as soon as he returns from the disabled list.
Arizona Diamondbacks manager Kirk Gibson said Saturday that Putz will regain his job despite interim closer David Hernandez being effective in the role with Putz sidelined.
Hernandez has converted all five of his save chances, including finishing Friday’s 7-6 win over St. Louis...
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July 09, 2011
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July 09, 2011
Diamondbacks activate closer Putz from disabled list
The Arizona Diamondbacks activated closer J.J. Putz from the disabled list on Tuesday.
Putz has been sidelined since late June with tendinitis in his right elbow.
He is expected to reclaim the closer's role within the next few days and David Hernandez will be pushed to setup duty.
For the season, Putz is 1-2 with a 3.12 ERA and 21 saves in 25 chances this season.
Via Pro Sports Daily
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July 26, 2011
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July 26, 2011
Putz's leadership goes beyond field
When J.J. Putz signed with the D-backs in the offseason, he knew he was expected to not only lock down the ninth inning, but to mentor and set the tone for a young but promising bullpen.
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September 30, 2011
Snapshot Extras: J.J. Putz
Career influences: J.J. Putz talks about some of the players and coaches who have helped him during his career.
Behind in the count: J.J. Putz talks about how he tries to regroup when he's behind in a count.
Via Fox Sports Arizona
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June 15, 2011
Diamondbacks place closer Putz on 15-day DL
The Arizona Diamondbacks placed closer J.J. Putz on the 15-day disabled list Friday due to tendinitis in his right elbow.The move was retroactive to June 29. Putz had a blown save and a loss in his last two outings, both against the Cleveland Indians.For the season, he is 1-2 with a 3.12 ERA and 21 saves in 25 chances.
Via Pro Sports Daily
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July 01, 2011
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July 01, 2011
Diamondbacks expect to activate Putz on Tuesday
Arizona Diamondbacks manager Kirk Gibson expects closer J.J. Putz to be activated from the disabled list on Tuesday.
Putz has been sidelined since late June with tendinitis in his right elbow.
Upon his return, Putz will reclaim the closer's role and David Hernandez will be pushed to setup duty.
For the season, Putz is 1-2 with a 3.12 ERA and 21 saves in 25 chances this season.
Via Pro Sports Daily
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July 24, 2011
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July 24, 2011
Diamondbacks' J.J. Putz thriving again in closing role
Notes: Closer J.J. Putz can't explain what it is that's so different about the ninth inning other than to say it's tangible - and he thrives on it.
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September 17, 2011
No problems for Arizona Diamondbacks closer J.J. Putz after throwing bullpen
Closer J.J. Putz threw a 27-pitch bullpen session on Sunday morning and reported no problems.
Via azcentral
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July 10, 2011
J.J. Putz contributes on, off field for Arizona Diamondbacks
Tied for second in the majors with 17 saves in 18 chances, closer J.J. Putz has provided a lift for the Diamondbacks while showing the relief corps what it takes to be successful.
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June 06, 2011
Arizona closer Putz misses his spot
Arizona closer J.J. Putz never did get a save opportunity in the National League Division Series against the Milwaukee Brewers.
Via Sports ? Brews ? JSOnline
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October 08, 2011
Pitchers notes: Putz, Johnson, Buchholz and Ortiz
Here are a few notes regarding some Major League pitchers:
– The Arizona Diamondbacks have placed right handed pitcher J.J. Putz on the Disabled List with shoulder tendinitis according to Steve Dilbert MLB.com. Putz is 1-2 with a 3.12 ERA and 21 saves in 24.2 innings.
– Josh Johnson, who was placed on the Disabled List in May, hopes to be back at some points in August reports...
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July 01, 2011
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July 01, 2011
Diamondbacks' J.J. Putz putting in extra work after injury
Notes: Three weeks after his stint on the disabled list, closer J.J. Putz is feeling good, and he believes the work he's putting in with the training staff will pay dividends the rest of the season.
Via azcentral
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August 18, 2011
Gibson: Putz's velocity down a bit lately
J.J. Putz, one of the National League's best relievers early this year, blew saves against the Indians on Monday and Tuesday.
Via dbacks.com
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June 29, 2011
Putz named Majors' top reliever for May
D-backs closer J.J. Putz, who has led Arizona's revamped bullpen in helping the club into first place in the National League West, was named the Major League Baseball Delivery Man of the Month on Thursday.
Via dbacks.com
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June 02, 2011
2012 Fantasy Baseball Rankings – Closers
Here is the eleventh article in the series of our 2012 fantasy baseball rankings looking at closers. There are several closers situations that are still unsettled as we head toward spring training in places like Houston, Oakland and the Los Angeles Dodgers to name a few. It will be important to pay attention to spring training news to see which relief pitchers move up the ranks to...
Via Fantasy Baseball Tools
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7 days ago
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7 days ago
D-backs hoping for opportunity to use Putz
It goes without saying the D-backs really would like to finally see closer J.J. Putz make his postseason debut in Game 3 of the National League Division Series, since that would mean a chance at a series-saving victory.
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October 04, 2011
D-Backs reinstate Putz, place Blum on DL
The Arizona Diamondbacks reinstated closer J.J. Putz from the 15-day disabled list on Tuesday.
Via Miami Herald
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July 26, 2011
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.
Via Seattle Times
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July 01, 2011
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