Monday, April 13, 2009

Diamondbacks bullpen roles change

Juan Gutierrez moves ahead of Jon Rauch as the Arizona Diamondbacks seventh inning setup man.

"Like we've done in the past, if someone is struggling a little bit we'll try to back them off and get them in some less prominent outings," Melvin said.

Gutierrez had looked sharp in his first appearance, retiring all four batters he faced on Tuesday, but he allowed three runs in an inning on Saturday.
Fantasy Impact: Gutierrez will be third in line for saves behid Chad Qualls and Tony Pena. That's not a big deal, although it confirms that Rauch is no longer in competition with Qualls or even Pena. He does not factor in as a saves candidate at this point.

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