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D’Backs sign Putz to close
December 8, 2010 by kevin.bonneville
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The Diamondbacks and free agent reliever J.J. Putz officially agreed to a two-year, $10 million deal on Tuesday. The deal also includes a club option for the third year. An eight-year veteran, Putz has gone 30-24 with a 3.19 ERA and 106 saves over the course of his career. The 33-year-old has spent time with [...]
A Fool and His Money: Why Adrian Beltre Will Be 2011′s Adam Dunn
December 7, 2010 by Lewie Pollis
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In an interview last month, agent Scott Boras said he’s “never had so much interest in one player” as he has for free agent third baseman Adrian Beltre. It’s always unwise to take Boras’ hyperbole at face value, but it’s no surprise that Beltre is in demand after hitting .321/.365/.553 with 28 homers, 102 RBI, [...]
Busy first day at Winter Meetings for D’Backs
December 6, 2010 by kevin.bonneville
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The Diamondbacks weren’t kidding when they said they were going to be busy at this year’s Winter Meetings in Orlando. Early this morning, the Diamondbacks and the Orioles agreed to a deal that would send Mark Reynolds to Baltimore in exchange for relievers David Hernandez and Kam Mickolio. Reynolds’ value was extremely low going into [...]
Previewing the Winter Meetings
December 2, 2010 by kevin.bonneville
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The Winter Meetings in Florida are just a few days away from taking place. Even it has been a pretty quiet offseason so far, things will heat up at these meetings if history is any indication. In recent years, many teams have been active through trades and free agency during the course of the meetings [...]