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Aaron Hill Brings Balance Back to Second Base for Diamondbacks

Scott Allen — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 01:25:11 +0000

Oct 4, 2011; Phoenix, AZ, USA; Arizona Diamondbacks infielder Aaron Hill (right) after forcing out Milwaukee Brewers base runner Prince Fielder in the ninth inning of game three of the 2011 NLDS at Chase Field. The Diamondbacks defeated the Brewers 8-1. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-US PRESSWIRE

The Arizona Diamondbacks have had a lot of “tryouts” at second base over the years. Some good at defense. Some good at offense, some gave a good try at both. Now it is Aaron Hill‘s turn. Hill, acquired in August for the stretch run of the 2011 season, played about as good a six week stretch as you could expect for a guy changing leagues, hitting just .225.

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Best Second Baseman in Diamondbacks History

Scott Allen — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 04:06:52 +0000


Pitchers and catchers report in a couple of weeks  in Scottsdale.  As we all wait for that to happen, I thought it would be interesting to think about who you  thought was the best second baseman in Arizona Diamondbacks history?  John Gambadoro and Dave Burns from Sports 620 KTAR put up their own fantasy rosters today, but I want to throw it out to  you to decide position by position, now tackling the second base position.

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Diamondbacks Preview: Second Base

Scott Allen — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 00:39:13 +0000

One position the Arizona Diamondbacks did find some production in last year was second base. However, they still never saw the utmost potential that they were looking for. They started the 2009 season with Felipe Lopez, who right now unfortunately finds himself as a free agent. He was a guy who hit over .300 but really never consistently produced any tangible results for the Dbacks before they shipped him off last summer.

After Lopez left, it was a platoon situation with Ryan Roberts and Augie Ojeda. Augie didn’t quite produce the numbers he did in 2008 and Roberts really showed some strength at the plate, sharing time between the infield and the outfield. In September, the Dbacks traded pitcher Jon Garland to the Los Angeles Dodgers for the up and coming Tony Abreu.

This year at second base look for the recently signed free-agent Kelly Johnson to try and revive his career after finishing his time in Atlanta on a down note. Abreu will get his shot, but the Dbacks would be wise to move him along at a proper pace. Not Daniel Schlereth or Max Scherzer pace.

The infield is loaded and several guys on the active roster can fill in at second base, so don’t be surprised if Johnson or Abreu can’t cut it, the Dbacks would revert back to Roberts or Ojeda, that is of course either one is still with the team coming out of spring training.

Scott Allen