D-backs round out 40-man roster
The D-backs did some shuffling of their 40-man roster Friday, adding four players to it while also activating a trio of players.


The D-backs did some shuffling of their 40-man roster Friday, adding four players to it while also activating a trio of players.
The D-backs bolstered their bullpen on Thursday acquiring right-hander Aaron Heilman from the Cubs in exchange for a pair of Minor Leaguers.
Josh Byrnes has some money to spend, but the D-backs general manager also has plenty of holes to fill as the free-agent season gets under way Thursday at 10:01 p.m. MST.
The D-backs' payroll likely will rise in 2010 to north of $75 million when all is said and done, an increase over the approximately $73 million it was last season, managing general partner Ken Kendrick said.
On Tuesday, the D-backs released their Spring Training schedule for 2010, the last year they'll prepare for the season at Tucson Electric Park.
The launching of the Virtual Catalog at the MLB.com Shop signals the official start to another season of holiday shopping.
Under conditions that would have favored a pitcher, the D-backs and Rockies broke ground on a new Spring Training facility on Monday.
During a live Web chat with fans on Monday, D-backs president and CEO Derrick Hall chatted about the club's offseason interests and more.
For the first time in years the D-backs, who finished last in the NL West in 2009, do not have a player up for one of the major awards.
D-backs catching prospect John Hester was named to the Topps' Triple-A All-Star Team for his play with Reno this past season.
For the first time since undergoing right shoulder surgery in August, D-backs ace Brandon Webb threw a baseball on Wednesday.
Matt Williams and Bo Porter will join the D-backs' coaching staff in 2010, the team announced on Wednesday.
D-backs prospect Bryan Augenstein allowed three hits over four innings in his best start of the fall Tuesday as Scottsdale blanked Phoenix, 2-0.
D-backs third baseman Mark Reynolds figures to be a top contender for the Silver Slugger Award following a season in which he slugged 44 home runs.
Chris Snyder's health became a topic recently when the D-backs and Jays apparently were closing in on a deal, which would have sent him to Toronto in exchange for first baseman Lyle Overbay, before talks stalled.
The D-backs and Blue Jays are "making progress" on a deal that would send catcher Chris Snyder to Toronto and first baseman Lyle Overbay to Arizona, according to a Major League source.
The D-backs have exercised their $8.5 million club option for 2010 on Brandon Webb, who made just one start last season and underwent right shoulder surgery on Aug. 4.
D-backs reliever Scott Schoeneweis filed for free agency Friday, making him the third Arizona player to do so.
D-backs pitcher Doug Davis and infielder Chad Tracy filed for free agency on Thursday.
In a move that was expected, the D-backs on Thursday declined to exercise the $7 million contract option of Chad Tracy for 2010 and instead gave the infielder a $1 million buyout.
The D-backs lost Yusmeiro Petit and Doug Slaten on waiver claims, and outrighted Trent Oeltjen and Alex Romero to Triple-A. The 40-man roster currently stands at 35.
Eight years ago Wednesday, with the Yankees leading Game 7 of the 2001 World Series, 2-1, Mariano Rivera could not nail down the save in his only Fall Classic blown save in 12 attempts.
The D-backs are looking for a veteran reliever that could serve as a setup man for closer Chad Qualls, and they could add as many as two.
It's been just one day since Jarrod Parker underwent Tommy John elbow reconstruction surgery, so progress can only be described as miniscule, but the D-backs' 2007 first-round pick is in good spirits and is ready to face the challenges that lay ahead.
D-backs beat writer Steve Gilbert takes a look at where the D-backs stand and what areas they may look to shore up for 2010 as part of a three-part series. Part 2: Rotation.