Here at the start of a regime-change for the Arizona Diamondbacks, don’t focus on the adjustment to new personnel, but on yourself.
That’s the advice from former Diamondbacks’ reliever J. J. Putz, who played 12 years in the major leagues and for four different teams. While players left from the Dave-Stewart-Chip Hale system now have Mike Hazen as their general manager and Torey Lovullo as field manager, the change should not affect a player’s preparation, nor his approach to the game, Putz said.
The bottom line remains winning, and Hazen, in particular here in the off-season, has given hints the way he would like to guide the franchise.