The Arizona Diamondbacks had one of the best starting rotations in baseball last season, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t room for improvement. In fact, that’s exactly what GM Kevin Towers appears to be trying to do. According to USA Today’s Bob Nightengale, the D-backs are pushing hard to complete a trade with the Oakland […]
Keith Law named Justin Upton the top player in baseball under 25, and the baseball insider joined Arizona Sports 620’s Doug and Wolf to discuss why. “It wasn’t close,” Law said. “There were really only two candidates; it was him, number two was Andrew McCutchen with the Pirates.” Upton hit 31 home runs, drove in […]
Another “honor” has been bestowed upon Arizona Diamondbacks right fielder Justin Upton. Only this one doesn’t come with any actual trophy. ESPN baseball insider Keith Law unveiled his list of the top 50 MLB players aged 25 or under, and Upton is at the top of it, beating out others like Pittsburgh outfielder Andrew McCutchen, […]
Baseball America put out it’s list of the top ten prospects for each MLB franchise, and there’s a decidedly new look atop that list for the Arizona Diamondbacks. Trevor Bauer and Archie Bradley, who were both selected in the 2011 MLB First Year Player Draft last June, are listed as the top two prospects in […]
Milwaukee Brewers left fielder Ryan Braun on Tuesday was named the National League’s Most Valuable Player in a tight vote by the Baseball Writers Association of America. Braun was first on 20 of the 32 ballots and beat Los Angeles’ Matt Kemp by a margin of 56 points. Kemp garnered 10 first place votes. Arizona […]
Former manager and current MLB network analyst, Larry Bowa, spoke with Arizona Sports 620’s Doug and Wolf Monday and gave his thoughts on where the Diamondbacks are and what to expect from them next season. “I really believe they need to get a starting pitcher,” Bowa said. “It doesn’t have to be a number one […]
Sure, few besides maybe the most die-hard Diamondbacks fan thought Ian Kennedy deserved the NL Cy Young award this year. After all, Los Angeles Dodger Clayton Kershaw led the league in ERA, strikeouts, WHIP and wins. However, most would have figured the D-backs ace, who tied Kershaw with 21 victories, had the best winning percentage […]
The Diamondbacks made a few moves over the last couple of weeks, agreeing to contracts with John McDonald, Willie Bloomquist and Aaron Hill. Combined with the return of Stephen Drew, it would appear Arizona’s infield will be rather crowded. That fact was not lost on ESPN MLB insider Keith Law, who told Arizona Sports 620’s […]
Kirk Gibson won the NL Manager of the Year award by getting a group of players to seemingly play above their capabilities. Maybe not surprisingly, he’d like to see the team remain mostly unchanged when Spring Training begins in a few months. “Philosophically, what we tried to do, I think we believe that we want […]
Arizona Diamondbacks’ right-hander Ian Kennedy finished fourth in the balloting for the National League Cy Young Award, as announced Thursday by the Baseball Writers Association of America. Los Angeles lefty Clayton Kershaw took home the award, while Philadelphia’s Roy Halladay and Cliff Lee finished 2nd and 3rd, respectively. Kennedy, in just his second year with […]
In what comes as a surprise to no one, D-backs manager Kirk Gibson has been named the National League Manager of the Year by the Baseball Writers Association of America. This marks the second time in team history that the D-backs’ skipper has won the award. Bob Melvin garnered the hardware after leading Arizona to […]
Half of the haul that the Arizona Diamondbacks received in the trade that sent Mark Reynolds to the Baltimore Orioles last winter is now gone. Monday, the D-backs sold right-handed reliever Kam Mickolio to the Hiroshima Toyo Carp of the Nippon Professional Baseball league. Mickolio, the 27-year-old right hander, pitched in 6 games for the […]
Multiple sources are reporting that the Arizona Diamondbacks have agreed to a new two-year contract with second baseman Aaron Hill. Buster Olney of ESPN is reporting that the deal is worth $11 million. Hill was acquired in a trade from the Toronto Blue Jays along with John McDonald on August 23rd. The deal sent second […]
The Arizona Diamondbacks had a pretty successful 2011 season, winning the N.L. West crown, and are currently resting and preparing for 2012. GM Kevin Towers has been hard at work to re-sign players and lock up free agents. So far this season Towers has re-signed John McDonald, Henry Blanco and, most recently, Willie Blooomquist. Towers […]
In the wake of Nationals catcher Wilson Ramos being kidnapped at gunpoint in Venezuela on Wednesday, Diamondbacks GM Kevin Towers has warned players to be cautious overseas. Towers was a guest on Arizona Sports 620’s Burns and Gambo Friday when he talked about the Ramos situation. “I’ve played winter ball for five different years and […]
Willie Bloomquist, the first Arizona State Sun Devil to play for the Arizona Diamondbacks, will be back with the team. The 33-year-old Bloomquist reportedly agreed to a two-year contract with the team after declining his player’s option, and will make $3.8 million over the life of the contract. While that may seem like a lot […]
The Arizona Diamondbacks signed free agent right handed pitcher Chris Jakubauskas to a minor league contract on Tuesday. Jakubauskas, 32, pitched in 33 games for the Baltimore Orioles in 2011, starting 6. He posted a 2-2 record with a 5.72 ERA in 72.1 innings of work. Jakubauskas broke the news himself on Twitter when he […]
Arizona Diamondbacks President and CEO Derrick Hall underwent successful surgery to remove his prostate. Doctors announced that the cancer which was diagnosed on September 14th as part of a prostate biopsy, had not spread to other areas and was caught in the early stages. Hall, was named president of the club in September of 2006, […]
The Arizona Diamondbacks announced on Thursday that they’ve extended the contracts of field manager Kirk Gibson and general manager Kevin Towers. Gibson just completed his first full year as manager of the Diamondbacks, guiding them to a 94-68 record and the team’s fifth National League West title in 14 years. That success came on the […]
The Arizona Diamondbacks announced on Wednesday that they have agreed to terms with infielder John McDonald on a two-year contract. The 37-year old McDonald was acquired in a trade with Toronto on August 23rd, and played 19 regular season games in an Arizona uniform. The veteran hit .169 with 2 runs batted in. McDonald also […]
The Diamondbacks keep collecting post-season hardware. Gerardo Parra won a Gold Glove Tuesday night, and Wednesday both Justin Upton and Daniel Hudson collected Silver Slugger awards, which are given to the best hitter at each position on the field. It’s the first time either has won the award, and both were deserving. Upton, who led […]
PHOENIX – Arizona Diamondbacks’ outfielder Gerardo Parra has been named the 2011 Rawlings Gold Glove Award recipient for National League leftfielder. The award recognizes the best defensive players at their respective positions as voted by Major League Baseball managers and coaches. Parra, 24, is the third D-backs player to win a Gold Glove Award joining […]
PHOENIX – With the 2011 season now firmly in the rear view mirror, the Arizona Diamondbacks will begin to address holes on their roster in the offseason. ESPN analyst Keith Law believes the team can improve their roster in a couple different areas including starting pitching. “I would not want to see them roll Joe […]
The Arizona Diamondbacks made a handful of roster moves Monday, exercising mutual options on Willie Bloomquist and Henry Blanco, while declining options for Zach Duke and Aaron Hill. Bloomquist declined the option, opting instead to become a free agent in hopes of signing a long-term deal with the team. The utility player hit .266 last […]
Jerry Dipoto did an excellent job as the Diamondbacks’ interim GM in 2010, orchestrating deals that landed the team Daniel Hudson and Tyler Skaggs, among others. Once Kevin Towers was hired it was only a matter of time before Dipoto would leave the team to run a different organization, and it appears that time has […]
The honors continue to pour in for Arizona Diamondbacks’ right fielder Justin Upton, who Thursday was named to the Sporting News National League All- Star team . Upton’s 31 home runs and 88 runs batted in led the Diamondbacks, who won the fifth division title in their 14- year history and lost in the NLCS […]
Arizona Diamondbacks manager Kirk Gibson, who just finished his first full season as a big league skipper, was named National League Manager of the Year by Sporting News. Gibson guided the Diamondbacks to a 94-68 record and a NL West championship, just one year after the team lost 97 games. Voting for the award was […]
Arizona Diamondbacks standouts Ian Kennedy and Justin Upton were both listed as finalists in this year’s MLB Players Choice Awards that were announced on Friday. Kennedy is one of three finalists for the National League Outstanding Pitcher Award, along with Dodgers’ lefty Clayton Kershaw and Philadelphia’s Roy Halladay. The 26- year-old right hander tied for […]
ESPN baseball analyst Keith Law joined Arizona Sports 620’s Doug and Wolf to talk about the offseason needs of the Arizona Diamondbacks. “It seems like they are more or less set,” Law said. “There’s not a whole lot to do across the roster, most of the critical players are already under contract.” There are two […]
Following an epic collapse that saw them squander a double -digit lead in the American League Wildcard race in the final month of the season, the Boston Red Sox are in major upheaval. General manager Theo Epstein, who spent nine seasons as the Red Sox general manager, has moved on to take the same post […]
