RYAN ROBERTS RUMORS & GOSSIP
D-Backs gave away tattoo sleeves in honor of ‘Tatman’ Ryan Roberts (Pictures)
The Arizona Diamondbacks held one of the stranger giveaways of the season on Saturday. In honor of heavily-tattooed infielder Ryan Roberts, the team gave away tattoo sleeves (seen above) to the first 20,000 fans in attendance.
Roberts had a career season for the D-Backs last year, bashing a career-high 19 home runs with 65 RBIs. He began being called “Tatman” because...
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18 days ago
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18 days ago
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Roberts rebounding after mental adjustment
PHOENIX -- Before Wednesday's game against the St. Louis Cardinals, Diamondbacks manager Kirk Gibson shared his observation that struggling third baseman Ryan Roberts has seemed much calmer in recent days and ready to get back to being the key contributor he was last season.
Despite the D-backs 7-2 loss Wednesday, which completed a three-game sweep, Roberts showed signs this...
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21 days ago
Arizona Diamondbacks Off-Day News: Roberts & Hudson Edition
As we will try to do on every Arizona Diamondbacks’ off-day, we will provide you with some thoughts on stories pertaining to the team that we otherwise wouldn’t get to because of game action and the like. With the Diamondbacks off until Friday when they play the Miami Marlins, here is your first taste of this occasional feature.
Ryan Roberts On the Bench, But Kirk Gibson Insists...
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April 26, 2012
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April 26, 2012
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Man in reporters' booth snags foul ball
A man in the front row of the reporters booth behind home plate at Petco Park caught a foul ball Tuesday night as the San Diego Padres hosted the Arizona Diamondbacks. Your browser does not support iframes. It happened in the top of the fourth inning as Diamondbacks third baseman Ryan Roberts hit a high foul ball behind home plate. The man, with an MLB.com laptop, stood up to...
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April 13, 2012
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April 13, 2012
D-backs notebook: Roberts' starting job secure
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Diamondbacks manager Kirk Gibson on Monday seemed to suggest the situation at third base might not be as clear cut as it appeared when asked if Ryan Roberts and Geoff Blum might share time there, but Gibson's comments Tuesday cleared things up.
"Ryan Roberts is my third baseman," Gibson said when asked if the situation at third base might be fluid...
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March 27, 2012
#8: Is Ryan Roberts a top 10 third baseman?
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 12, 2012
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February 12, 2012
Diamondbacks settle with Montero and Roberts
The Arizona Diamondbacks have agreed to a pair of one-year contracts that settled arbitration cases, giving catcher Miguel Montero $5.9 million and infielder Ryan Roberts $2,012,500.
Montero's agreement Tuesday came just ahead of the scheduled start of what would have been the first salary arbitration hearing of the year. The deal was $200,000 below the midpoint of the $6.8...
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January 31, 2012
D-backs avoid arbitration with Montero, Roberts
PHOENIX The Arizona Diamondbacks announced Tuesday that they have avoided arbitration and agreed to terms with All-Star catcher Miguel Montero and infielder Ryan Roberts on one-year contracts.
Montero, 28, was named to his first National League All-Star Team in 2011 and led all NL catchers with a .471 slugging percentage, 36 doubles, 55 extra-base hits and 86 RBI. Montero hit ...
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January 31, 2012
Diamondbacks, Roberts agree to one-year, $2.0125 million deal
The Arizona Diamondbacks and infielder Ryan Roberts avoided arbitration Tuesday agreeing to a one-year, $2.0125 deal.Roberts requested $2.275 million and was offered $1.65 million from the Diamondbacks when arbitration figures were exchanged earlier this month.The 31-year-old batted .249 with 19 home runs and 65 RBIs for Arizona in 2011.
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January 31, 2012
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January 31, 2012
2011 Arizona Diamondbacks Player Evaluations: Ryan Roberts
When he made the Diamondbacks roster coming out of spring training, there wasn’t a ton expected from Ryan Roberts. Mostly a career minor leaguer, Roberts was expected to be used in a pinch hitting role and part-time utility man off the bench.
Little did Kirk Gibson and D’Backs fans would soon find out that by the end of the season, Roberts was the team’s everyday...
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December 31, 2011
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December 31, 2011
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