A little more than a week before he plans to report to Salt River Fields for spring training, Diamondbacks shortstop Stephen Drew (ankle) doesn't wonder if he'll play. He wonders when.
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February 11, 2012
PHOENIX -- Like most athletes in team sports, Stephen Drew endures the spotlight; he does not seek or embrace it. Drew prefers do to his job quietly and efficiently, leaving the sound bites to others. That approach has taken him to a high level, as he was the No. 2 shortstop in the major leagues in the Elias rankings in two of his last three full seasons, 2008 and 2010.
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February 12, 2012
Arizona Diamondbacks infielder Stephen Drew is optimistic that he’ll be able to return from ankle surgery in time for Opening Day.Drew suffered the gruesome injury during a slide back in July and has been rehabbing the ankle ever since. He tore ligaments and suffered a spiral fracture of his right fibula while sliding past Milwaukee catcher Jonathan Lucroy.Drew hit .252 BA with...
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February 11, 2012
The Arizona Diamondbacks announced Saturday that FOX Sports Arizona, the exclusive home of D-backs baseball, will again televise 150 regular-season games in high definition.
A trio of spring training games will also be carried on FOX Sports Arizona: March 13 vs. the L.A. Angels, March 27 vs. Colorado and April 4 vs. Milwaukee at Chase Field.
Daron Sutton returns for his sixth season...
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February 12, 2012
Let’s get this out of the way first: Ryan Roberts will not become an elite, or even very good, starting option at third base. He has limited upside, which probably means there’s very little room for improvement on his 2011 line of .241/.341/.427 with 86 runs, 19 homers, 65 RBI and 18 stolen bases.
Still, despite the low average, that season was good for 106th overall and...
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February 11, 2012
Despite all the work he's put in, Stephen Drew does not have an answer for the question that was on the minds of most fans who attended the D-backs eighth Annual FanFest on Saturday afternoon at Chase Field: Will he be ready for Opening Day?
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February 11, 2012
Billy Beane decided to essentially toss any hope for A’s fans out the window yesterday when he dealt young ace in the making Trevor Cahill and effective RP Craig Breslow to the Diamondbacks for SP prospect Jarrod Parker and two “prospects”. This move is significant for the D’backs as their outlook on 2012 takes a sudden jump by adding a ground ball specialist...
The Arizona Diamondbacks saw many of their players perform better than they ever had before in 2011, helping the franchise to secure a division title. Rather than rely on those players to repeat their unexpected performances, the D-backs made additions this offseason to account for possible regression to the norm.
The Arizona Diamondbacks boast one of the best farm systems in baseball, so there are definitely more than 20 prospects in their ranks worth watching. Here is information on some of their prospects - predominately pitchers - whom you may not know now, but who could play key roles at the major league level nonetheless.
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February 13, 2012
Although there are several decent options at the top of the list of fantasy shortstops for 2012, if you find yourself fishing for a player to fill this middle infield position in your draft or auction, you’ll want to have several options available. There are several sleeper candidates for shortstop in 2012 and these are some names of interest:
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February 12, 2012
NESN.com’s Top 100 prospect list is nearly at its end. On Thursday, we examined the bottom 20 qualifiers for this list. That portion of our rankings consisted of high-ceiling players who are several seasons away from the majors, or lower-ceiling prospects who can make major league impacts soon. Friday, we covered some promising young athletic players, as well as a few pitchers...
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February 13, 2012
12 Sports anchor Bruce Cooper talks with Ian Kennedy, Justin Upton and Chris Young at Diamondbacks FanFest on Saturday.
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February 11, 2012
A record-breaking 25,000 people piled in and out of Chase Field with signed memorabilia, new apparel and other souvenirs Saturday during the Arizona Diamondbacks' annual Fan Fest.
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