It wasn’t too long ago that the Arizona Diamondbacks were rumored to be in the market for a top-flight closer. Supposedly, they made an offer for Aroldis Chapman at the trading deadline, a deal would have included top pitching prospect Braden Shipley. The deal never materialized and the thought was Arizona would try to acquire one in the offseason either via trade or free agency. However, according to this article by Nick Piecoro at azcentral,that idea might have been scrapped, thanks in large part to the job done by Brad Ziegler.
Arizona Diamondbacks Fine With Brad Ziegler as Closer?
