The fans who did show up, however, were treated to the first padded practice of camp. It sounded more like football, at least in certain drills, and all-in-all it seemed to be a pretty good day for the Arizona Cardinals.
You have to give in order to get, and the reported asking price of Braden Shipley, Brandon Drury and another top prospect was just too much for the D-backs to surrender.
The Arizona Diamondbacks pursuit of Cincinnati Reds closer Aroldis Chapman was well known, and for a while it seemed as though they had a chance to land the four-time NL All-Star.
Brad Ziegler is one of the most effective pitchers the Arizona Diamondbacks have. Pretty much every time the team calls on him, he comes in and gets the job done.
