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David Hernandez Poised to Inherit the Closer Role

Sat, 17 Mar 2012 14:45:21 +0000

As the Arizona Diamondbacks slowly bounce back from an awful start to their spring, the contributions that they’ve received from their bullpen the last few days has been noticeable. After struggling like the rest of their D-Back teammates, the relievers have rebounded the last couple of games–both wins–to allow just 2 runs in 10 innings [...]

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Bullpen Preview: The Setup Man

Tyler Roberts — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 16:30:07 +0000

Aug 23, 2011; Washington, DC, USA; Arizona Diamondbacks relief pitcher David Hernandez (30) throws to the Washington Nationals during the eighth inning at Nationals Park. Mandatory Credit: Brad Mills-US PRESSWIRE

This is the first in a three-blog segment about the bullpen for the Arizona Diamondbacks. I will start with what I think is the most important role in the bullpen for the D-backs, the setup man. This has become a more vital role in the last couple of years and for the Diamondbacks that man is David Hernandez.

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Five New Year’s resolutions for the Arizona Diamondbacks

J. Levi Burnfin — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 04:57:58 +0000

Five New Year’s resolutions the Arizona Diamondbacks should have:

1. Keep the clubhouse camaraderie strong.

I am not a huge proponent of the idea that you need a strong clubhouse atmosphere to succeed in baseball but there was a discernible difference in the players’ attitudes from 2010 to 2011 and that attitude should stay for 2012.

2. Continue to cut down on strikeouts.

In 2010, the Diamondbacks were historically bad (or good?) at striking out. In 2011, they made a positive jump in that category, mostly by the elimination of strikeout King Mark Reynolds and strikeout Prince Adam Laroche. However, they were still in the bottom half of the National League and to continue to progress as a team, they need to improve their strikeout rate.

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