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Are the Diamondbacks Rebuilding, Retooling, or Doing Something Else?

On December 12, 2014 By

An offseason of unusual activity in the sport has been fueled by a significant number of teams that had a regime change in the front office, and the D-backs are no exception. What originally looked like an offseason of tweaks now looks like something quite different — but what is it, really? Remember, Chief Baseball Officer expressed confidence exactly one …

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Expanded Roster Call Up Options

On August 28, 2014 By

On Monday, September 1st, the regular rules for the Active List (the 25-man roster) are suspended in Major League Baseball. Any player on a team’s Reserve List (the 40-man) can be added to the Active List through the last game of the MLB season. In practice, it never happens that a full 40 players are on a team’s Active List …

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More than a Year Later, the Justin Upton Trade Looks Worse

On May 6, 2014 By

Sometimes, it’s not hard to know what GM Kevin Towers is thinking. In the most recent offseason, the team was very public about its desires to add a power-hitting outfielder and a front-line starter. In the offseason before that, it was the desire to trade a power-hitting outfielder.

Whether stating your priorities to the world helps potential trade partners come …

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Arizona’s Top 30 Prospects: #21-30

On October 22, 2013 By

It’s prospect season now that the playoffs are nearly over and we’re almost into the winter. Here are the Diamondbacks’ Top 30 prospects counted down from #30 all the way to #1. The system itself is in decent shape and probably ranks somewhere near the middle of the majors. It’s a top-heavy with some notable names inside the top ten …

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September Call Up Options for the Diamondbacks

On August 29, 2013 By

Major League Baseball rosters expand on September 1, enabling teams to carry up to 40 players, provided they are on the 40-man roster.  If you’re rusty on the mechanics of the 40-man and protecting players from the winter Rule V Draft, check out this mlb.com summary.  In terms of guessing at what Arizona might do this year, the main …

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