It seems each day there is a new MLB rumor swirling about how much time the New York Yankees will be without Alex Rodriguez. One thing is for certain: someone on the Yankees lineup will have to step up this summer as they will be without A-Rod until at least the All-Star break. The good news [...]
The Arizona Diamondbacks 2013 expectations have all but flown out of the window now that the club shipped Justin Upton to the Atlanta Braves. Although he was an offensive menace the Diamondbacks pitching was key when the team won the NL West just two seasons ago. Aside from the question of who will replace Upton, [...]
Kevin Towers had a vacation planned for this weekend, so the Arizona Diamondbacks general manager made sure he got a major part of his work done before that, with a trade of Justin Upton to the Atlanta Braves. Towers got back a great return with Martin Prado and top prospect Russell Delgado, and can now [...]
The news of Martin Prado being traded to the Arizona Diamondbacks was certainly the biggest surprise of the package deal that brought Justin Upton to Atlanta. The final tally has the Atlanta Braves sending Prado, Randall Delgado, Nick Ahmed, Zeke Spruill and Brandon Drury to Arizona. In return the Braves will receive Justin Upton and [...]
The deal is finally done. The Atlanta Braves have acquired Justin Upton from the Arizona Diamondbacks via a trade that is a welcome shift in Braves tendencies over the years. Usually the Braves would make do with what they had and wait for the season to see what happens. Generally the team would build around [...]
Justin Upton might be on the move, again. The Arizona Diamondbacks and Atlanta Braves are discussing a deal with each other that could be finalized as early as Wednesday. Right now it appears as if the Diamondbacks are trying to decide whether or not they should trade their young star or the older veteran [...]
There have been plenty of MLB rumors swirling over the last couple of weeks as far as where Justin Upton of the Arizona Diamondbacks could end up for the 2013 season. One team expressing interest recently–the Atlanta Braves. After reaching the playoffs last year, the Braves will certainly be one of the top contenders in [...]
When the Arizona Diamondbacks plucked J.J. Putz off of the MLB free agency market in 2010, they had no idea he would materialize into one of the best closers that the club has ever had. With 32 saves last season, Putz will improve upon that number in 2013 as the Diamondbacks are going to finish atop [...]
The Arizona Diamondbacks have been trying to deal Justin Upton for weeks now. They had a deal with the Seattle Mariners that would have sent Upton to Seattle for Nick Franklin, Charlie Furbush, Stephen Pryor, and Taijuan Walker until Upton killed that deal. Now it is back to the drawing board for the Diamondbacks [...]
Amidst all of the Justin Upton rumors this offseason the Arizona Diamondbacks may be losing sight of all the leadoff woes that plagued the third place team in 2012. As of now Cody Ross is set to lead the club off when they host the St. Louis Cardinals on MLB opening day April 1st, 2013. [...]
