http://www.yardbarker.com/content/player/153 Recent articles about Juan Cruz en-us Arizona has acquired Washington closer Jon Rauch to shore up its shaky bullpen. The Nationals will probably now turn to former Dodger prospect Joel Hanrahan in its bullpen. Tue, 22 Jul 2008 18:28:29 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/294018 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/294018 Big name struggles and injury concerns are creating bullpen issues for several major league teams. AccuScore analyst Jonathan Lee has it all sorted out for you in this week's Closer Report. Tue, 22 Apr 2008 12:13:12 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/253568 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/253568 The above names could help anyones team, but are they really worth it. Another look this week at players who could help your team(s). Sun, 29 Jul 2007 23:51:04 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/21460 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/21460 It's a high fly ball…deeeeeeep to center field…it's an A-Bomb….by Aaaaaaa-Rod. Ugh. The worst sound in the world. Well hopefully after this show, you won't have to think about it anymore. It's time, yet again for Arizona's Premier Sports Podcast, In The Zona. Why "RotoRob.com Edition?" Because we spoke with RotoRob from RotoRob.com We drilled him on anything and everything Dbacks fantasy baseball. Who will be the hottest Dback after the break? What Dbacks are 2nd half sleepers? Who should you sell high? or buy low? Fri, 15 Jun 2007 23:15:49 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/16385 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/16385 In what I consider a shocker, Barry Zito has agreed to a deal with the San Fransisco Giants. What's not the shocking part is the money, Barry will get a reported 126 million over 7 years with an option for an 8th year giving the total deal a possible 137 million value. It's the largest for any pitcher in the history of baseball, surpassing the previous mark set by Mike Hampton and the Colorado Rockies for 121 million over 8 years. The seven year guarenteed deal is tied for the sixth largest in the history of baseball, tying Vernon Wells mark set just a short while ago, yet still pailing in comparision to what the Cubs guarenteed the 31 year old Alfonso Soriano, 136 million over 8 years. So what does the signing of Zito have to do with the Cubs? It deals with the Cubs in that Carlos Zambrano, our only stud to turn out thus far of our "three-headed pitching monster" of 2003, is a free agent at the end of the 2007 season and he's looking to be paid. Statistically speaking he is very comparable to Barry, and he's three years younger. Carlos has already commented this offseason that he's not willing to take a hometown discount like his friend Aramis Ramirez did. Which is rightfully so, the Cubs have went hogwild this offseason in their spending, dishing out 40 million/4 years and 21 million/3 years to average pitchers in Lilly and Marquis while giving Soriano the fifth richest contract in MLB history. When Carlos was coming up through the system, he was touted for his arsenal, but quickly excelled for his bulldog attitude and ability to keep the ball on the ground and in the park. But Zambrano was NOT pegged as a starter, instead most scouts and analysts had him as a setup/closer type role due to various factors such as the depth of Cubs pitching prospects, his demeanor, and his high walk rate. Sat, 30 Dec 2006 18:45:50 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/7587 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/7587 Ok to add on to the rumor mill, according to mlbtraderumors.com, there is a possibility that the Chicago White Sox are going to be looking into the dbacks as a place to put Freddy Garcia. In exchange for Scott Hairston and Juan Cruz. This would be a huge move if this was made for the dbacks. That rotation would be amazing with Brandon Webb, Freddy Garcia, and Livan Hernandez. That would be a rotation that would get them to the postseason. Now the only question is the other 2 spots. Tue, 31 Oct 2006 16:38:03 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/4270 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/4270