The fact that the Diamondbacks made nine roster moves before Tuesday’s MLB roster protection deadline might appear as nothing more than basic roster housekeeping. But the fact that they made any moves at all speaks to how far the franchise has come. The need to make difficult decisions about which players to protect from the Rule 5 draft is a…
If you have been a baseball fan for any length of time, chances are you have heard this saying before: Hitting a baseball is the hardest thing to do in sports. There is some truth there. When I showed up at the batting cages for my first — and last — year of high school baseball, my coaches set the…...
Following arguably the most exciting Opening Day game in franchise history, the rest of the Diamondbacks' opening series against the San Diego Padres brought back memories of 2021.
Arizona Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo sat behind a scattering of recorders and microphones in the press room at Chase Field on Tuesday, knowing exactly what was on everyone’s mind. “Fire away. Yes I do,” he stated without a question being asked. “Bum, Merrill, Davies, Caleb, Gallen. You better send that out. Every team we are playing is ready to go.”…...
“There are rich teams, and there are poor teams. Then there’s 50 feet of crap. And then there’s us.” Those are the iconic words of Oakland Athletics general manager Billy Beane in “Moneyball,” discussing the state of his cash-strapped franchise in the early 2000s. The Diamondbacks’ situation, granted, is less dire: Their final 2021 payroll ranked a reasonable 21st in…...
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