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D'Backs start NL West title defense versus Giants Fri Apr  6 10:31:42 2012 EST
rts Network) - A year ago, the Giants opened the season as defending World Series champions. Denied the chance to even defend its title, San Francisco will begin the 2012 season against the team that dethroned it as division champions. The Arizona Diamondbacks begin defense of their National League West title this evening with the opener of a three-game series against the Giants and their ace, Tim Lincecum. After capturing their first World Series title since 1954 two seasons ago, the Giants fin
Diamondbacks make roster moves to prepare for Opening Day Wed Apr  4 14:48:26 2012 EST
Phoenix, AZ (Sports Network) - The Arizona Diamondbacks assigned infielder Cody Ransom to Triple-A Reno and placed two players on the 15-day disabled list amongst roster moves on Wednesday. Ransom batted just .152 with two doubles, a home run and four RBI in 12 games with Arizona last season. He hit .317 with 27 homers, 29 doubles and 92 runs batted in over 101 games with Reno a season ago. Pitcher Mike Zagurski, catcher Ryan Budde and outfielder A.J. Pollock were also sent to Reno. Zagurski, w
Rangers give Heilman a shot, make multiple roster moves Wed Apr  4 14:03:27 2012 EST
n hurler Aaron Heilman to a minor league contract on Wednesday, amidst a flurry of moves to set their Opening Day Roster. Heilman, who was immediately sent to Triple-A Round Rock, went 4-1 with a 6.88 earned run average in 32 games for the Arizona Diamondbacks last season. The 33-year-old right-hander holds a career mark of 35-46 with a 4.40 ERA in 477 games (25 starts) for the Mets, Cubs and D-Backs since 2003. In addition, the Rangers placed pitcher Yoshinori Tateyama on the 15-day disabled li
Rounding Third: NL Outlook - D'Backs cream of the crop in wide-open NL Tue Apr  3 15:51:31 2012 EST
Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - The Arizona Diamondbacks surprised the baseball world last season by going from worst to first to win the National League West. This year, they will try to take it even further and reach the World Series for the first time since winning the franchise's lone title in a memorable seven-game set with the New York Yankees in 2001. Armed with perhaps as good a pitching staff as anyone in baseball (yes, even Philadelphia), the Diamondbacks also boast a legitimate M
Arizona Diamondbacks 2012 Preview Sat Mar 31 12:57:58 2012 EST
Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - Going from worst to first would give any team a confidence boost. Just ask the defending National League West champion Arizona Diamondbacks. After finishing last in the division in back-to-back seasons, the Diamondbacks claimed their first division title last year with a late surge and advanced to the playoffs for only the second time since reaching the NLCS in 2007. In his first full season as manager, Kirk Gibson got the best out of his lineup to the tune o
Surprise, surprise: Teams that could be unexpected contenders Tue Mar 27 10:06:19 2012 EST
ugh, an unexpected squad or two crash the postseason party. Let's take a look at four teams - two from each league - which just might surprisingly make the cut this season: COLORADO ROCKIES The Los Angeles Dodgers, San Francisco Giants and Arizona Diamondbacks, respectively, have won the past three National League West championships. Since 2006, four of the division's five teams have captured the crown. Which is the lone NL West team that hasn't won it during that span? Colorado. In fact, the Ro
Golf Tidbits: Casey returns from yet another injury Thu Mar  8 10:59:53 2012 EST
ought he'd be back in time for the Middle East swing on the European Tour. Not so fast. The Englishman quickly realized that it wasn't going to be that easy. He worked with a trainer in Arizona, who has 12 years experience working with the Arizona Diamondbacks. Casey missed the first nine weeks of the 2012 season, which is a far cry from what it could have been. If surgery was needed, he would have been out of action for nearly half the season. "Finding out that I didn't need surgery was a relie
D-Backs agree to terms with 15 players, renew Kennedy Sat Mar  3 13:55:02 2012 EST
Phoenix, AZ (Sports Network) - The Arizona Diamondbacks have renewed the contracts of pitchers Ian Kennedy, Josh Collmenter and David Hernandez, as well as outfielder Gerardo Parra and also agreed to terms with 15 players. The 27-year-old Kennedy enjoyed a breakout campaign last season, posting a 21-4 mark to go with a 2.88 earned run average and 198 strikeouts. He was named to his first All-Star Game and finished fourth in the National League Cy Young Award voting. The players who agreed to te
D-Backs settle with reliever Breslow Thu Feb  9 12:45:21 2012 EST
Phoenix, AZ (Sports Network) - The Arizona Diamondbacks avoided arbitration on Thursday with Craig Breslow, signing the veteran reliever to a one-year contract. The D-Backs acquired the 31-year-old lefty and starting pitcher Trevor Cahill from Oakland in December. Breslow went 0-2 with a 3.79 earned run average in 67 appearances for the A's and led all relief pitchers with a career-high five pickoffs last season. For his career, Breslow has compiled a 12-17 record with six saves and a 3.06 ERA
D-Backs avoid arbitration with Montero, Roberts Tue Jan 31 13:12:10 2012 EST
Phoenix, AZ (Sports Network) - The Arizona Diamondbacks avoided arbitration with catcher Miguel Montero and infielder Ryan Roberts on Tuesday, agreeing to terms on one-year contracts with both players. MLB.com has reported Montero's deal to be worth $5.9 million. The agreement came just prior to what was to be the first scheduled arbitration hearing of the winter. Montero had sought $6.8 million, while Arizona had offered $5.4 million. An All-Star for the Diamondbacks in 2011, Montero batted .2
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