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Pitching for the Milwaukee Brewers in 2010: Doug Davis

07 Nov 2009 21:11:57 PST

Written by Jesse Motiff
The Brewers tried to acquire Davis in the 2009 season but were unsuccessful. In August, they put a waiver claim in on him but were never able to reach an agreement with the Diamondbacks for compensation. Melvin refused to give up any substantial prospects for a pitcher that would be a free age...

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D-Backs discussing Snyder-for-Overbay swap

07 Nov 2009 10:55:53 PST

Written by Nick Piecoro
The Diamondbacks are discussing a trade that would send catcher Chris Snyder to the Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for first baseman Lyle Overbay.

Original story at AZ Central.com .

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D-Backs discussing Snyder-for-Overbay swap

07 Nov 2009 10:04:13 PST

The Diamondbacks are discussing a trade that would send catcher Chris Snyder to the Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for first baseman Lyle Overbay. Snyder is considered expendable because of the emergence of catcher Miguel Montero, who hit .294 with 16 home runs to ...

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Clock is Ticking for Arizona Diamondbacks to Exercise Brandon Webb's Option

06 Nov 2009 07:25:16 PST

Written by Jeff Summers
The Arizona Diamondbacks now have five days from the final out last night to decide whether they will exercise the 2010 option on injured pitcher Brandon Webb. All the discussions are over and it now comes down to what level of risk the Diamondbacks are willing to accept on their staff ace.

Original story at Bleacher Report .

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Garland's option declined, costs D-Backs $2.5 million

04 Nov 2009 23:48:43 PST

Another piece of news from this morning that relates to the Diamondbacks: The Dodgers declined RHP Jon Garland’s option for 2010, according to the LA Times’ Dylan Hernandez. That means Garland gets a $2.5 million buyout, and per the terms of the August 31 trade, the Diamondbacks are on the h...

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AFL: Rising Stars

03 Nov 2009 08:28:19 PST

Written by nancy
The Arizona Fall League has announced the 2009 Rising Stars roster — kind of the all-stars of the all-stars. Three of the Pirates’ AFL participants have been named to the Rising Stars team: 1B Brandon Allen — Diamondbacks RHP Andrew Johnston — Rockies LHP Matt Reynolds — Rockies

Original story at MVN .

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Arizona Diamondbacks news and blogs - November 08, 2009

08 Nov 2009 00:00:01 PDT

Below is today's roundup of news and blogs that haven't yet hit top story status by our community. Visit Arizona Diamondbacks news and blogs for even more news and blogs converage.

• AFL: Rising Stars — West Beats East -- by nancy from MVN
• Florida Marlins K Competition: Randy St. Claire Hired as Pitching Coach -- by Hotnuke from Bleacher Report - Front Page
• AFL: Veal Wins His Third For Scorpions -- by nancy from MVN
• D-backs Exercise Their Option on Webb -- from FOXSports.com News for Diamondbacks
• D-backs Exercise Their Option on Webb -- by FutureBacks Staff from Scout.com > MLB > Arizona
• Cliff Lee, Brandon Webb Have Their Options Picked Up -- by Adam Bernacchio from Bleacher Report - Front Page
• Webb's $8.5 million option exercised by D-backs -- from FOXSports.com News for Diamondbacks
• D-backs pick up '10 option on '06 Cy Young winner -- from FOXSports.com News for Diamondbacks
• D-Backs pick up Webb's $8.5 million option -- from East Valley Tribune - Diamondbacks / MLB
• D-Backs officially exercise Webb's option -- from Nick Piecoro - NickPiecoro's Blog - azcentral.com

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The 2009 Diamondbacks Season, Part VI: Defense

02 Nov 2009 22:23:06 PST

Written by Jim McLennan
Let's check one more. Bill James just released his Fielding Bible Awards for 2009, which combine votes from a number of sources. You won't be surprised to learn that no-one on the Diamondbacks won anything, but the following players were mentioned - note that these do not separate AL and NL,...

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Webb still not interested in talking extension

16 Oct 2009 10:25:04 PDT

Brandon Webb told the Diamondbacks on Wednesday the same thing he told reporters last month: He’s not interested in talking about anything beyond his 2010 option. Webb met with Diamondbacks General Manager Josh Byrnes for what Byrnes called a “check-in meeting.”

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Opinion: Diamondbacks' Link Dump

09 Oct 2009 00:57:27 PDT

Written by Jim McLennan
Almost two months left, but we appear to have a shoo-in winner of the "That is professional journalism?" category for 2009. Greg Hansen of the Arizona Daily Star demonstrates his lack of knowledge of...well, just about everything, in a sorry little piece which feels like he did nothing but co...

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Kendrick talks Webb, E. Byrnes, 2010

08 Oct 2009 16:53:22 PDT

Written by Nick Piecoro
Diamondbacks Managing General Partner Ken Kendrick sounded hopeful about his team in 2010, but acknowledges its shortcomings allow room for skepticism - even his own.

Original story at AZ Central.com .

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Opinion: The 2009 Diamondbacks: what the heck happened?

05 Oct 2009 19:10:40 PDT

Written by Jim McLennan
After it became apparent that this team was not going to be in the post-season hunt, several deals were made, sending useful pieces to other teams, generally in exchange for players who might help the team in 2010 or beyond. The players we lost would likely have helped the Diamondbacks to se...

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Molina, Giants power past Diamondbacks

29 Sep 2009 23:21:07 PDT

SAN FRANCISCO — Bengie Molina homered twice, Pablo Sandoval had four hits and the San Francisco Giants kept their slim wild-card hopes alive with an 8-4 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday night.

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Opinion: Diamondbacks 10, Giants 8: Cain is Un-Abel to restrain Arizona

23 Sep 2009 08:40:23 PDT

Written by Jim McLennan
The bottom of the seventh saw Randy Johnson take the field, in his first relief appearance in our park since Game 7 of the 2001 World Series. He got a warm reaction from the crowd, perhaps sensing that it might be the last appearance ever in Phoenix for the 46-year old. He struck out the side, alb...

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Los Angeles Dodgers Stock Up For Stretch Run: Acquire Jim Thome And Jon Garland

01 Sep 2009 09:21:24 PDT

Written by Adam Bernacchio
Late on Monday night and on the last day players can be traded and be eligible for the postseason, the Los Angeles Dodgers bolstered their starting rotation and bench by acquiring DH Jim Thome from the Chicago White Sox and RHP Jon Garland from the Arizona Diamondbacks.

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Opinion: Commercial Breakdown

29 Aug 2009 15:57:20 PDT

Written by Jim McLennan
I've already rambled on far longer than I wanted to about this topic, though I could certainly go on a great deal further. Just to finish, throw a few random baseball-themed ones that can't go without mention. AFLAC duck: yeah, mostly lame but the one with Yogi Berra has to be one of the best adv...

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Podcast: The Diamondbacks midseason awards

14 Jul 2009 17:40:11 PDT

Written by Dave Burns
1st half D Back MVP: Justin Upton? Mark Reynolds? Josh Byrnes? Nope, Dan Haren takes the prize with his All-Star first half. Brandon Webb beats out Conor Jackson, Randy Johnson, Bob Melvin, Spring Training in Tucson, and Josh Byrnes’ bold preseason prediction “I think we can win the World...

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Recapping The 1st Round Of The 2009 MLB Draft....

09 Jun 2009 18:22:08 PDT

Written by Adam Bernacchio
17. Arizona Diamondbacks – AJ Pollock, OF. MVP of the Cape Cod League. Good pick by the Diamondbacks. This pick was compensation for the Dodgers signing Orlando Hudson. 18. Florida Marlins – Chad James, LHP. Another young pitching stud for the Florida Marlins.

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Podcast: Lottery balls …

26 Feb 2009 20:36:44 PST

Written by Dave Burns
At Houston Burnsy was live in Tucson once again, and once again we were joined by a member of the Arizona Diamondbacks: starting pitcher Dan Haren. Haren will be on the mound tomorrow in Goodyear, but will not be on the mound in the WBC this spring. It’s not from a lack of offers, in fact he [...]

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Podcast: It’s a Dunn deal

03 Dec 2008 19:23:39 PST

Written by Dave Burns
Happy Carlos Quentin Horrible Trade Anniversary! Yes, December 3rd marks one year since the D-Backs traded Quentin to the Chicago White Sox in exchange for Chris Carter. That one didn’t work out too well. Luckily the Dan Haren deal did. In fact, what a difference one year makes for the D-Back...

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Podcast: Adam From Milwaukee

13 Aug 2008 18:29:32 PDT

Left-hander Daniel Schlereth has been promoted to Class A South Bend after three scoreless outings at Missoula, but General Manager Josh Byrnes said that Schlereth reaching the major leagues this season is a long shot. Byrnes said Schlereth could be a candidate for the Arizona Fall Leag...

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Opinion: Diamondbacks 1, Marlins 3: Joining the .500 Club

27 Jun 2008 23:36:37 PDT

Written by Jim McLennan
On May 21st, Arizona faced the Marlins in Florida, and Ricky Nolasco allowed one run as his team beat the Diamondbacks 3-1 - the defeat dropped our lead over the Dodgers to three games. On June 27th, Arizona faced the Marlins in Florida, and Ricky Nolasco allowed one run as his team beat the Di...

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Opinion: Discomfort in Schlereth’s side, not arm

06 Jun 2008 21:52:51 PDT

Unlike last season, when the Diamondbacks prided themselves on their tenacity, it has felt in recent games like they have had the life sucked out of them whenever they’ve fallen behind. Bob Melvin acknowledged as much and said it was something he addressed with his team before Friday’s ga...

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Podcast: The numbers don't lie

21 May 2008 23:24:58 PDT

Will Carroll from Baseball Prospectus came across an item in a Diamondbacks notebook from last week suggesting that Randy Johnson’s problems had been mostly location-based. This was before Johnson threw seven shutout innings against the Tigers on Sunday.)

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Opinion: Diamondbacks 5, Rockies 13: What is this thing called "defeat"?

13 Apr 2008 18:30:58 PDT

Written by Jim McLennan
In the face of such mediocrity, the offense would have been hard pushed to catch up. They did have their moments, getting the tying run on base in the fourth, and to the plate in the sixth, but the absence of Young in the leadoff spot was sorely felt. Eric Byrnes hit there instead, and went 1-for-...

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Podcast: Burns: Spring Training Blog - Part II

21 Feb 2008 17:46:37 PST

Written by Dave Burns
Audio: John Byrnes - Thursday By the time the contracts that Diamondbacks GM Josh Byrnes and President Derrick Hall agreed to expire, my oldest child will be in college. Eight years. A deal that runs through 2015. In the world of professional sports – that’s practically a lifetime contract. E...

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