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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- It was no great joy to be a member of the 2010 Arizona Diamondbacks -- not during a season which saw the manager fired, the general manager fired and the owner, who pulled the trigger on both moves, saying "this isn't a complete makeover."The Diamondbacks of 2011 are looking to change the culture in the organization in general, and in the clubhouse specifically.
One of the men they hope will be a major contributor to the new way things are done is the club's new closer, J.J. Putz. The right-hander hasn't filled that role since 2008 as first the Mets, then the White Sox, used him as a setup man.
New Arizona general manager Kevin Towers went after Putz in free agency with the simple lure that "you will have a chance to be the closer," Putz said. And that was good enough for him.
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Source: http://mlb.fanhouse.com/2011/02/17/j-j-putz-part-of-dbacks-culture-shift/
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