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Crazy Like A Fox or Just Plain Crazy? Towers Era Will be Defined By Upton Trade

When Arizona General Manager Kevin Towers decided that Justin Upton was no longer part of his future plans, he had to know that trading him away would help define his legacy as a GM in Major League Baseball.…Read More

Johnson and Chavez Provide 1,2 Punch For Diamondbacks From Third Base

Diamondbacks fans should be excited about the prospects of some solid run production from the third base position in 2013 with the duo of Chris Johnson and Eric Chavez. The under the radar trade last…Read More

D’backs Avoid Arbitration, Agree to One-Year Deals With Kennedy, 3 Others

The Arizona Diamondbacks avoided salary arbitration today by signing four players to one-year deals including staff ace, Ian Kennedy. According to a tweet from CBSSports.com’s Jon Heyman, Kennedy…Read More

Johnson Looking To Prove Himself, Earn His Time At 3rd Base

One of the D’backs players that had to be questioning the organization’s off-season moves was third baseman Chris Johnson. Johnson was acquired from Houston last season on July 29th in a trade…Read More

What To Expect For D’backs In 2013

As New Year’s approaches and 2012 progresses into 2013, it’s as good a time as any to take a look at how the D’backs have progressed their roster, or regressed in some cases. The D’backs have…Read More

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Eric Chavez A Good Signing . . . At First Glance

The Diamondbacks and GM Kevin Towers were busy during the MLB Winter Meetings this week. While there…Read More

Holiday Season Wish List

I detailed earlier today here, that the D-backs shopping list is relatively small at this point – barring…Read More

It’s Never Too Early

The Arizona Diamondbacks appear to have a pretty short shopping list left for this holiday season. With…Read More

D-backs’ Offseason Shopping List

It’s an extensive process – creating a shopping list that is. I live in a town of a little over 3,000…Read More

Diamondbacks vs. Marlins Stat Recap: The Good, Bad, and the Ugly

In true 2012 spirit the Diamondbacks continued their Jekyll and Hyde antics through the Marlins series…Read More

Diamondbacks vs. Nationals Stat Recap: The Good, Bad, and the Ugly

The Diamondbacks returned home to Chase Field for a weekend series against the first place Washington…Read More

D-backs Can’t Handle Strasburg, Lose 9-1

The Arizona Diamondbacks (57-56) weren’t able to put together any offense in a 9-1 loss to the…Read More

Diamondbacks vs. Pirates Stat Recap: The Good, Bad, and the Ugly

The Diamondbacks completed their ten game road trip yesterday with a win against the Pirates. The win…Read More

Kubel Lead D-backs to 6-3 Victory

Jason Kubel blasted two home runs in leading the Arizona Diamondbacks (57-55) to a 6-3 victory over…Read More

D-backs Lose Slugfest 7-6

The Arizona Diamondbacks (56-55) lost an old fashioned wild-west shootout to the Pittsburgh Pirates (63-47)…Read More

Ryan Wheeler Sitting in Unfamiliar Territory

When Ryan Wheeler was promoted on July 20th it was the only likely move for the Diamondbacks. After all,…Read More

Johnson Leads D-backs to 10-4 Win

Chris Johnson lead the Arizona Diamondbacks’ (56-54) offensive explosion in route to a 10-4 victory…Read More

Diamondbacks vs. Phillies Stat Recap: The Good, Bad, and the Ugly

When the Arizona Diamondbacks headed to Philadelphia for a weekend series they were cautiously optimistic…Read More

D-backs Lose 5-4, Drop Finale

The Arizona Diamondbacks (55-53) lost 5-4 to the Philadelphia Phillies (49-59) to drop the finale of…Read More

D-backs Beat Phillies 4-2

The Arizona Diamondbacks (55-51) beat the Philadelphia Phillies (47-59) 4-2 Friday evening, to open up…Read More