D-backs release Barajas; Nieves wins job
The Diamondbacks released catcher Rod Barajas on Monday, making Wil Nieves the backup to starter Miguel Montero.
Barajas, a member of Arizona's 2001 World Series championship team, was a nonroster invitee in Diamondbacks camp this spring. He hit .290 with two homers and five RBI in 31 Cactus League at-bats.
The 37-year-old Barajas has a career .235 average with 136 home runs...
Arizona releases veteran catcher Barajas
The Arizona Diamondbacks have released catcher Rod Barajas, a move that makes Wil Nieves the backup to starter Miguel Montero.
Barajas, a member of Arizona's 2001 World Series championship team, was a non-roster invitee to the Diamondbacks this spring.
The 37-year-old Barajas was with the Diamondbacks from 1999 to 2003. He later played for Texas, Toronto, the Los Angeles Dodgers...
D-backs' day, Delgado's outing cut short by rain
TEMPE, Ariz. -- Mother Nature played the hidden ball trick on the Diamondbacks on Friday. The rain and gusty wind conditions were particularly hard on D-backs catcher Wil Nieves.
"I felt like a goalie, Nieves said. "I just saw shapes coming at me. Catching, I knew what was coming, so that was OK. But hitting, I couldnt really see it. You couldnt pick up the spin."...
D-backs sign Barajas to minor league deal
PHOENIX (AP) -- Catcher Rod Barajas has returned to the Diamondbacks, the team with which he started his major league career.
The D-backs announced Sunday that the 37-year-old agreed to a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training, where he will compete with Wil Nieves for a backup job behind Miguel Montero.
Barajas hit .206 with 11 homers and 31 RBIs in 321 at...
Barajas agrees to minor league deal with D-backs
Catcher Rod Barajas has returned to the Arizona Diamondbacks, where he started his major league career.
The team said Sunday the 37-year-old agreed to a minor league contract. He will go to spring training and compete with Wil Nieves for a backup job behind Miguel Montero.
Barajas hit .206 with 11 homers and 31 RBIs in 321 at-bats for Pittsburgh last year. According to STATS, he...
Nieves and D-backs complete one-year deal
Catcher Wil Nieves and the Arizona Diamondbacks have completed their $800,000, one-year contract.
The sides agreed to the deal Wednesday but Nieves needed to pass a physical. The Diamondbacks announced the signing on Thursday.
The 35-year-old Nieves, who wasn't tendered a contract by Arizona last week, batted .306 with a home run and three RBIs in 16 games for the D-backs in...
Report: Chavez, Diamondbacks agree on 1-year deal
The Arizona Diamondbacks have come to terms with infielder Eric Chavez on a one-year contract. The deal is worth $3 million, according to reports, and is contingent upon Chavez passing a physical. Chavez, 34, split time last season between first and third base and designated hitter for the New York Yankees. He hit .281 with 16 homers in 278 at-bats. Injuries have limited his...
D-backs sign Chavez, Nieves to bolster bench
NASHVILLE While blockbuster rumors swirled, the Diamondbacks tidied up their bench and catching situations Wednesday, signing free agent veterans Eric Chavez and Wil Nieves to fill reserve roles at third base and catcher.Chavez, who would figure to get most of his at-bats against right-handers while spelling Chris Johnson at third, signed a one-year, 3 million contract. He hit 16...
D-backs decline options on Blanco, Lindstrom
PHOENIX As expected, the Diamondbacks declined veteran catcher Henry Blancos 1.24 million option for 2013, reaffirming the notion that they would like second catcher who they feel would be more suited to an extended work load in case starter Miguel Montero missed significant injury time.
The D-backs also declined a 4 million option on right-hander Matt Lindstrom, no surprise after...
Diamondbacks 10, Rockies 7
Aaron Hill hit a tiebreaking three-run homer in the eighth inning and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat Colorado 10-7 on Sunday, the Rockies' season-high ninth straight loss.
Arizona remained 4 1/2 games behind St. Louis for the second NL wild-card spot.
Wil Nieves had four hits and Hill had three for the Diamondbacks, who have won three straight and six of seven.
Wilin Rosario...
Hill's 3-run homer lifts D-backs past Rockies
DENVER (AP) -- Aaron Hill hit a tiebreaking three-run homer in the eighth inning and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat Colorado 10-7 on Sunday, the Rockies' season-high ninth straight loss.
Arizona remained 4 games behind St. Louis for the second NL wild-card spot.
Wil Nieves had four hits and Hill had three for the Diamondbacks, who have won three straight and six of seven.
Wilin...
A sour split
The Pirates have come a long way to get to the point where a series split against a contending team is a disappointment, but that’s what you have to call this one after the Bucs dropped a 6-3 decision Thursday afternoon.
Wandy Rodriguez was pretty mediocre in his PNC Park Pirates debut. He served up two two-run homers and struck out just two, while yielding five other hits and...
Diamondbacks go on power trip in 10 games on road
The Diamondbacks flexed their muscles on a 10-game trip, and the final game provided the exclamation point. Jason Kubel hit two two-run home runs and Wil Nieves hit one as the D-backs earned a split of a four-game series with a 6-3 victory over Pittsburgh on Thursday. Kubel has 25 home runs, third in the National League, and is three short of his career high set with Minnesota...
Diamondbacks 6, Pirates 3
Jason Kubel homered twice, Joe Saunders pitched seven effective innings and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-3 on Thursday.
Both of Kubel's home runs immediately followed hits by Aaron Hill. Wil Nieves also hit a two-run homer in his Diamondbacks debut.
Saunders (6-8) retired 14 consecutive batters in the middle innings. He allowed two earned runs on seven...
Kubel homers twice as D-backs down Pirates
PITTSBURGH (AP) -- Jason Kubel homered twice, Joe Saunders pitched seven effective innings and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-3 on Thursday.
Both of Kubel's home runs immediately followed hits by Aaron Hill. Wil Nieves also hit a two-run homer in his Diamondbacks debut.
Saunders (6-8) retired 14 consecutive batters in the middle innings. He allowed two...
D-backs place Blanco on DL, sign Nieves
The Diamondbacks lost more than a game Sunday, they lost catcher Henry Blanco for an extended period because of a sprained left thumb.
Blanco suffered the injury when he tagged John Mayberry Jr. on a close play at the plate in the eighth inning of a 5-4 loss to Philadelphia, as Mayberry attempted to score the tying run from second base after an infield single by Domonic Brown and...
Diamondbacks sign catcher Wil Nieves
The Arizona Diamondbacks have signed veteran catcher Wil Nieves and will be Miguel Montero's backup according to Steve Gilbert of MLB.com. Nieves was designated for assignment and later released by the Rockies last week.
Nieves, 34, hit .298/.333/.404 with 1 HR, 5 RBI's and a 87 OPS+ in 51 plate appearances for the Rockies in 2012.
Image by Keith Allison under the Creative...
Designated for assignment: Costanzo, Nieves and Fontenot
– The Cincinnati Reds designated Mike Costanzo for assignment to create room for the newly acquired Jonathan Broxton the team announced.
– Catcher Wil Nieves was designated for assignment by the Colorado Rockies according to the team official Twitter account.
– The Philadelphia Phillies announced that they have designated veteran infielder Mike Fontenot for assignment to create...
Colorado Rockies offense pours on runs, Outman bumps Tracy
Outman was one out away from getting the win.The Colorado Rockies offense showed how good they are on Saturday. The team picked up their second interleague win of the year, beating the Rangers 11-7.As the team continues to struggle, there will probably be several big numbers put up by the offense. The Rockies offense is good enough to contend, the starting pitching, however, is so...
Rockies 11, Rangers 7
Tyler Colvin and Chris Nelson had consecutive two-out, two-run singles in an early outburst for Colorado, and the Rockies held on for a 11-7 victory Saturday that ended the Texas Rangers' seven-game winning streak.
Before Colorado's four-run third against Colby Lewis (6-6), the Rangers hadn't even allowed more than three runs in a game during their winning streak. Wil...
Rockies place veteran catcher Hernandez on DL
The Colorado Rockies announced on Friday that they placed catcher Ramon Hernandez on the 15-day disabled list with a left hand strain. Hernandez, 36, is batting .215 four home runs and 15 RBI in 27 games. The Rockies called up catcher Wil Nieves from Class AAA Colorado Springs and transferred infielder Hector Gomez (groin strain) from the 15-day disabled list to the 60-day disabled...
Rockies put C Hernandez on DL
The Rockies put catcher Ramon Hernandez on the 15-day disabled list Friday with a strained left hand that has bothered him for several days and made it difficult to grip a bat tightly.
Colorado called up catcher Wil Nieves from Triple-A Colorado Springs to take his spot. They also transferred infielder Hector Gomez from the 15-day disabled list to the 60-day DL with a strained groin...
D-Backs claim Nieves from Rockies
Catcher Wil Nieves was claimed by the Arizona off waivers from Colorado before Monday night's game against Pittsburgh.
Arizona placed Henry Blanco on the 15-day disabled list due to a sprained left thumb. Diamondbacks manager Kirk Gibson said Blanco was headed back to Phoenix for an MRI to determine whether a ligament was torn.
Nieves was designated for assignment by Colorado...
Minor Moves: Wil Nieves
Let's keep track of today's minor league signings here...
The Rockies have signed catcher Wil Nieves to a minor league deal according to the MLB.com transactions page. The 34-year-old hit .140/.189/.180 in 54 plate appearances for the Brewers last season and is a .221/.268/.289 career hitter in 823 career plate appearances in the show.
The Colorado Rockies sign Wil Nieves
The Rockies have signed 34-year old righty swinging catcher Wil Nieves. Nieves played in 20 games for the Brewers last year and he was 7 for 50 (.140 avg, .369 OPS) with 2 runs scored. Nieves has now played in 282 games in his first 8 years in the majors and he is 166 for 751 (.221 avg, .557 OPS) with 55 runs scored, 5 homers, 73 RBIs and 2 stolen bases. Nieves will get a shot...
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