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Chicago Cubs Trade Aaron Heilman To Diamondbacks

19 Nov 2009 17:43:27 PST

Written by Adam Bernacchio
Late this afternoon, the Chicago Cubs traded RHP Aaron Heilman to the Arizona Diamondbacks for prospects Scott Maine (no relation to John of the New York Mets) and Ryne White. Can Cubs GM Jim Hendry get a do-over from the 2008-2009 offseason?

Original story at Bleacher Report .

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Diamondbacks acquire RHP Aaron Heilman from Cubs

19 Nov 2009 14:31:31 PST

Reliever Aaron Heilman was acquired Friday by the Arizona Diamondbacks from the Chicago Cubs for two minor league prospects. The 31-year-old right-hander was 4-4 with a 4.11 ERA in 70 appearances last season, striking out 65 and walking 34. He spent six seasons with the New York Mets before...

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D-backs Prospect Profile: LHP Mike Belfiore

17 Nov 2009 19:14:00 PST

Written by Keith Glab
With the 45th overall pick in this summer's draft, the Diamondbacks selected a pitcher with only one career collegiate start and began converting him into a starting pitcher. Mike Belfiore averaged less than two innings per game until his last regular season college game, when he turned...

Original story at Scout.com > FutureBacks.com .

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D-Backs, tribe break ground on new ballpark

16 Nov 2009 10:43:13 PST

A few shovels of dirt, some traditional Indian songs and construction has begun on a new spring training home for the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Colorado Rockies. Backman hired as manager of Brooklyn Cyclones

Original story at East Valley Tribune .

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D-Backs in battle to stay relevant

12 Nov 2009 18:45:03 PST

Written by Dan Bickley
Bickley: With the Cardinals soaring and the Suns surging, the Diamondbacks better find some competitive traction soon.

Original story at AZ Central.com .

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Leftovers from the GM meetings

11 Nov 2009 23:11:06 PST

The Diamondbacks aren’t crazy about the idea of giving up a draft pick to sign a Type A free agent, but it sounds like they’re more open to it than in previous seasons. General Manager Josh Byrnes said he would consider it if the Type A player they sign came at a discount. But he said they wouldn’t...

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Arizona Diamondbacks news and blogs - November 21, 2009

21 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.

• Talent For Nothing: Chicago Cubs Get Legitimate Prospect In Heilman Deal -- by Matt Trueblood from Bleacher Report - Front Page
• Diamondbacks get reliever Heilman from Cubs -- from East Valley Tribune - Diamondbacks / MLB
• Diamondbacks Acquire RHP Aaron Heilman From Cubs -- by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT > Arizona Diamondbacks
• Diamondbacks Minor League Free Agents -- by FutureBacks Staff from Scout.com > FutureBacks.com
• AFL: Three Hits For Tabata In Scorpions’ Win -- by nancy from MVN
• D-Backs open Cactus League play March 4 -- from East Valley Tribune - Diamondbacks / MLB
• MLB 9s: Colorado Rockies—Larry Walker, Matt Holliday Best Of All Time? -- by Ash Marshall from Bleacher Report - Front Page
• Royals' Zack Greinke Wins AL Cy Young Award, No Longer Stands Alone -- by PJ Ross from Bleacher Report - Front Page
• AFL: Scorpions Get Two Hits, Friday Gets Hit -- by nancy from MVN
• Missoula Osprey 2009 Review -- by Keith Glab from Scout.com > FutureBacks.com

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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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AFL: Rising Stars

03 Nov 2009 08:28:19 PST

Written by nancy
1B Brandon Allen — Diamondbacks RHP Andrew Johnston — Rockies LHP Matt Reynolds — Rockies OTHER NOTES: Former Indy Indians’ hitting coach Hensley (Bam Bam) Meulens has been named the hitting coach for the San Francisco Giants. Meulens coached the Giants’ AAA team in 2009.

Original story at MVN .

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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.”

Original story at azcentral.com .

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Opinion: The 2009 Diamondbacks Season, Part II: Offense

16 Oct 2009 09:34:01 PDT

Written by Jim McLennan
The Diamondbacks led the league for not making contact with the ball: when they swung at a pitch - 23% of the time they came up empty. The absence of Conor Jackson, who had the team's lowest rate in 2008 (14%), hurt team numbers overall. You probably won't be surprised to find out who supplied mu...

Original story at AZ Snakepit .

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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...

Original story at AZ Snakepit .

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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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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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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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Colorado Rockies Review: Franklin Morales Exceeds Expectations, Offense Thrives

08 Apr 2009 15:20:00 PDT

Written by David Martin
The Diamondbacks scored their second run in the ninth as Chris Young was hit by a pitch from Ryan Speier, he then took second base on defensive indifference then moved to third on a ground ball by Conor Jackson and scored on another ground ball by Mark Reynolds.

Original story at Bleacher Report .

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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: A farewell to the Big Unit?

13 Nov 2008 19:36:38 PST

Written by Jim McLennan
Here's an interesting thought as a replacement. Curt Schilling? He has expressed a lot of interest in potentially coming back to Arizona for a Clemens-like partial season. He said during an interview on KTAR [MP3, about nine minutes in] on November 4 that, "Arizona is absolutely one of tho...

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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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