Trevor Cahill was going toe-to-toe with opposing pitcher Jaime Garcia for most of the game on Tuesday night at Chase Field. It was 1-1 and the top of the Cardinals’ order was due up in the 6th when Cahill plunked leadoff hitter Jon Jay with an 88-mile-per-hour fastball. Two batters later, Matt Holliday homered and […]
The Arizona Diamondbacks were unable to put together back-to-back wins to start the 2013 season. They suffered a 6-1 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals at Chase Field on Tuesday night with Trevor Cahill on the mound. With the loss, Cahill’s three-game win streak at home ended. He also allowed just his second home run […]
The Arizona Diamondbacks have just one game under their belts for the 2013 season, and they did “OK” for not having a few of their starting players in the lineup. They came away with a 6-2 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Monday night and did so without Adam Eaton, Cody Ross, Willie Bloomquist […]
Martin Prado had a nice debut for the Arizona Diamondbacks Monday night. Hitting in the two-hole, the third baseman had two hits in five at-bats, scored twice and drove in a run. However, it’s not just Prado’s stat line that has manager Kirk Gibson singing his praises one game into the season. The D-backs’ skipper […]
What I love about this team more than anything else is they will fight you to the bitter end. They have a bunch of guys that will play hard for 27 outs and never quit. Martin Prado, Paul Goldschmidt, Miguel Montero, Aaron Hill and company don’t need anybody to get them ready to play. I […]
PHOENIX — Gerardo Parra arrived at Chase Field on Opening Day wearing a black “YOLO!” t-shirt. He started in right field and batted leadoff for the Diamondbacks, who were without presumed everyday outfielders Adam Eaton and Cody Ross. And he made the most of it. In the first Diamondbacks at-bat of the season, Parra sent […]
The Arizona Diamondbacks came away with a 6-2 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Monday night, and center fielder A.J. Pollock played a huge role in his Opening Day debut. Pollock might have been a novice when it came to Opening Day, but you wouldn’t know it by his performance against St. Louis. The […]
The Arizona Diamondbacks started off their 16th season on the right foot Monday night, beating the St. Louis Cardinals 6-2 at Chase Field. With the win, the D-backs extended their Opening Day win streak to seven games — tied for the longest-active streak with the Seattle Mariners. The Good: D-backs starting pitcher Ian Kennedy picked […]
There’s no other way to put it — Arizona Diamondbacks left-hander Wade Miley had a magical 2012 season. As a rookie, Miley not only broke into the D-backs’ rotation, he was the most consistent member of it. The 24-year-old pitcher won a team-high 16 games, represented the Diamondbacks at the All-Star Game in Kansas City […]
The 2013 Major League Baseball season is here! And 2013 is a little different because, well, the Red Sox and Yankees both are expected to struggle. It’s kind of refreshing, isn’t it? Well, anyway, once again we’ve asked our staff to participate in some MLB predictions. And once again, the folks here at Arizona Sports […]
The Arizona Diamondbacks rewarded their starting first baseman Paul Goldschmidt with a contract extension on Saturday. The 25-year-old joined general manager Kevin Towers for a press conference to talk about the good news. “It’s an exciting day for the D-backs. We’re proud to announce the signing of Mr. Paul Goldschmidt to a five year deal […]
The Arizona Diamondbacks are officially ready for the start of the 2013 season after naming Patrick Corbin as the team’s No. 5 starter in the rotation. The D-backs wrapped up their spring/exhibition season on Saturday at Chase Field against the Cincinnati Reds, and the fifth starter was one of the last decisions that needed to […]
As the Arizona Diamondbacks get set for the 16th Opening Day in franchise history, they do so without the expectations of a year ago. After entering 2012 as the defending NL West champions, the Diamondbacks struggled with consistency and injuries on the way to an 81-81 season. Division rival San Francisco won the NL West […]
After six weeks of spring training, the 2013 MLB season is finally here, and the new-look Arizona Diamondbacks will try to rebound from a disappointing 81-81 campaign. Now Opening Day is a time for renewed optimism regardless of who you root for, but let’s just say season openers are kind of the D-backs’ thing of […]
The Arizona Diamondbacks finalized their Opening Day 25-man roster Sunday. Heading into the weekend the only two unknowns were who would be the team’s No. 5 starter and fourth outfielder. Patrick Corbin beat out right-hander Randall Delgado for the fifth spot in the D-backs’ starting rotation, manager Kirk Gibson announced Saturday. In 2012, Corbin was […]
The Good: The Diamondbacks wrapped up their spring/exhibition season on Saturday afternoon. They suffered a 9-0 loss to the Reds, but starter Wade Miley didn’t seem to suffer any setbacks in his final start. He threw six innings, allowed nine hits, four earned runs while giving up two walks and striking out three. He threw […]
The Good: Diamondbacks starter Patrick Corbin had a solid outing and made one final case to be the fifth starter in Arizona’s rotation on Friday night. He pitched six innings, gave up two runs with two walks and seven strikeouts while not allowing a single run against the Reds in a 2-1 loss at Chase […]
The Arizona Diamondbacks host the Cincinnati Reds at Chase Field Friday and Saturday in preparation for Monday’s Opening Day. But as they are set to say goodbye to spring training this weekend, they do so with a number of players already headed to the disabled list. The D-backs started the spring with notable depth on […]
Arizona Diamondbacks general manager Kevin Towers became a proverbial punching bag for media members across the country this past off-season. Many accused Towers of trading away two of the team’s best young assets (Justin Upton and Trevor Bauer) for far less than they were worth on the open market. Whether those assertions are true or […]
The Arizona Diamondbacks may not be favored by many analysts to win their division, but SI.com MLB senior writer Tom Verducci points to one area of their roster that could quiet all doubters. Verducci told Arizona Sports 620’s Doug and Wolf Friday that the D-backs’ starting rotation could keep them in the National League West […]
While the Arizona Diamondbacks are optimistic about their upcoming season, there are analysts placing them low on the National League West totem pole. ESPN MLB insider Keith Law writes in his annual “Picking Division and award winners” that the D-backs will not make a push past third place in the division. The Arizona Diamondbacks will […]
The 2013 season is off to a great start for Paul Goldschmidt. The Arizona Diamondbacks and Goldschmidt have agreed to an extension that could keep the first baseman in Arizona through 2019. Source: Goldschmidt, #Diamondbacksagree to five-year, $32M extension plus club option. @jimbowdenespnxm first reported agreement. — Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) March 29, 2013 Goldschmidt extension […]
The Arizona Diamondbacks are happy with the way fans have responded to their revamped roster. D-backs president and CEO Derrick Hall said season tickets sales are holding steady. “Very similar to last year, very flat to last year, which is good and bad,” Hall told Arizona Sports 620’s Doug & Wolf Show Thursday. “I mean […]
The Arizona Diamondbacks won their final spring training game on Thursday afternoon, beating the Texas Rangers 9-3 in Surprise. The D-backs still have two more games before the regular season starts on Monday, but those are considered exhibition games. The Good: Starter Trevor Cahill pitched lights out in his final spring outing. Cahill went 5.2 […]
In 2012, the Arizona Diamondbacks used eight different starting third basemen. After swinging an offseason trade for Martin Prado from Atlanta, they figured the position was shored up for 2013. But that might not be the case — at least to start the season. Injuries to outfielders Cody Ross (calf) and Adam Eaton (elbow) will […]
Aaron Hill led the Arizona Diamondbacks with a career best .302 batting average in 2012, but that wasn’t all he brought to the table. The 30-year-old also tallied 26 home runs, 85 RBI and 14 stolen bases. He also hit for the cycle twice — a feat that hadn’t been accomplished since Brooklyn’s Babe Herman […]
Heading into the 2013 season, it appeared the Arizona Diamondbacks had finally found a prototypical leadoff hitter in Adam Eaton. But the young center fielder suffered a left elbow injury that will sideline him for at least six weeks. On to Plan B. Willie Bloomquist, who has filled the leadoff role for portions of each […]
According to manager Kirk Gibson, Jason Kubel hit two home runs and added a couple of other hits in seven at bats against minor league pitching on one of the back fields at Salt River Fields Wednesday morning. “It was a good day for him,” Gibson said. The Arizona Diamondbacks’ starting left fielder has not […]
The Arizona Diamondbacks are just days away from opening their 2013 regular season against the St. Louis Cardinals, but the number of regulars who will be able to play seems to be dwindling by the day. The team announced Wednesday that infielder Willie Bloomquist, who left Tuesday’s spring training game against the Angels, has a […]
