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Can Arizona Win Without Stephen Drew?
Stephen Drew could miss the start of the 2012 season. The soon-to-be-29-year-old has been slow to recover from a devastating ankle fracture, which ended his season in mid-July. With the Arizona Diamondbacks defending their National League West crown, Drew’s return will play a big role if the D-Backs plan to repeat.
Looking at players who have suffered similar injuries, we...
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D-backs' Saunders stronger, tougher ... sexier
Joe Saunders had two words for his offseason. Weird. Crazy.They seem as good as any. Saunders was a Diamondback. Then he was not. Then he was again, becoming the final piece in a starting rotation that appears as solid as any in the pitching-rich National League West.
The experience of being temporarily on the job market made him stronger mentally and physically -- and maybe even...
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Drew fields baseballs for first time since injury
Arizona Diamondbacks shortstop Stephen Drew says it was a special day to be back on the field handling ground balls.
Drew took part Monday in the Diamondbacks' first drills of spring training, calling it ''a big step.''
Drew broke his right ankle and severely damaged ligaments sliding into home plate seven months ago. He went through grueling rehabilitation...
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You may say I'm a dreamer: Arizona Diamondbacks
What else can baseball fans do in January but dream of October? In You May Say I'm a Dreamer, the Outside Corner staff will imagine the route to a World Series in 2012 title for all 30 teams.
The Arizona Diamondbacks are the 2012 World Series champions! A year after their brilliant “worst to first” campaign, the D-Backs proved they are here to stay after their thrilling...
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Gibson: D-backs have more work to do
PHOENIX -- Kirk Gibsons offseason letter to his players came with a warning.
I told them if they werent in shape, theyd have a tough spring," Gibson said when camp opened Sunday.
Dont get Gibson and the Diamondbacks wrong -- they are proud of their success last year, and they believe the reservoir of confidence gained will help moving forward. But make no mistake: Reaching...
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Gibson prepares Diamondbacks to aim even higher
The Arizona Diamondbacks were a last-place team two years running entering spring training a year ago, with manager Kirk Gibson cracking the whip to create an attitude of winning.
The difference on Sunday was palpable, when pitchers and catchers reported. These are the NL West champions, and after a couple of offseason additions, they are aiming higher this year.
Gibson, the NL...
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2012 Diamondbacks Spring Training Preview - Starting Pitching
Pitchers and catchers are reporting to Spring Training today, and the Diamondbacks find themselves considered the favorites in the National League West. Just one year ago, most experts had picked the team to finish last in the division, and many fans were speculating that the team could lose more than 100 games. Now, the team is coming off a division-winning 94-68 season, and has...
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D-backs Considered NL West Favorites
The Arizona Diamondbacks may be favorites to win the NL West after having the biggest offseason of all five teams in the division, boasting a young roster, and having won the division by eight games last season.
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Repeat business hard to come by in NL West
PHOENIX Kevin Towers brought his experience in the NL West into play this winter.
Towers knew not to leave well enough alone while plotting a defense of the Diamondbacks division title.
History has shown that the repeating in the NL West, more so than in any other NL division, is never a sure thing, no matter how successful the previous season might have been.
Four of the five...
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#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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D-backs SS Drew hopeful for Opening Day return
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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Will Drew be ready opening day? Nobody knows
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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Breslow and Diamondbacks agree at $1,795,000
Left-handed reliever Craig Breslow and the Arizona Diamondbacks agreed to a one-year contract worth $1,795,000, a deal that avoided salary arbitration.
The agreement Thursday was $5,000 below the midpoint between the $2.1 million he had asked for last month and the $1.5 million Arizona had offered.
Breslow was acquired from Oakland with right-hander Trevor Cahill in a Dec. 9 trade...
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D-Backs’ Ray Montgomery on Bauer and Bradley
The Diamondbacks had two of the first seven picks in last June’s amateur draft, and to say that scouting director Ray Montgomery is excited about those players is an understatement. You can’t blame him. Right-hander Trevor Bauer, who was taken third overall out of UCLA, is already close to big-league ready with the potential to become a perennial all-star. Archie Bradley, a 19...
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Diamondbacks, LHP Breslow agree to 1-year deal
The Arizona Diamondbacks avoided arbitration with reliever Craig Breslow on Wednesday, signing him to a one-year, $1.795 million contract.
Breslow was seeking $2.1 million from Arizona, which had offered the veteran lefthander $1.5 million.
The 31-year-old Breslow made 67 appearances for Oakland last season, sporting an 0-2 record with a 3.79 ERA in 59 1/3 innings.
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