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In really what is no surprise, Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Mike Hampton called it a career today and retired from baseball. Hampton has a 11.17 ERA in nine games this spring. He had given up 12 runs in just 9.2 innings. The writing was on the wall.

Hampton had been trying to make his comeback from such an injury riddled[...]

Not exactly an earth shattering result, however the Arizona Diamondbacks started out the 2011 Spring Training schedule with a 7-6 loss to the San Francisco Giants in Scottsdale on Friday afternoon.They start right where they left off, with an “L” in the loss column, only this one thankfully doesn’t count. Both starters were tagged early.  [...]

The Arizona Diamondbacks are ready to get going once again.* Today is the day pitchers, catchers, and injured players, amongst any other volunteers, show up in Scottsdale at Salt River Fields to report for Spring Training.* First workout is tomorrow under now full-time manager Kirk Gibson.* Are you ready for some baseball? Optimism is in [...]

With all the off-season moves the Arizona Diamondbacks have made since ending the season last October, it is hard to tell which direction they want to go in. You can tell they are trying to improve themselves, however is the improvement just look good on paper or will it translate into more victories in 2011? They have more pitchers on their roster than standing…

The Arizona Diamondbacks should probably have the longest list of New Year’s resolutions heading into 2011, but I don’t have all day to chronicle them all. In fact, it could take a couple of days. Here are five I think the Dbacks should address.

1. Striking out every other at bat is not a requirement, so strike out less, a lot [...]

The Arizona Diamondbacks are less than two months from having pitchers and catchers report in mid February, so nothing like the present time to look at the projected starting pitching rotation for the D’backs. It’s not the rotation of the San Francisco Giants or Philadelphia Phillies, but it won’t make you go out and scream Pittsburgh Pirates either. Wait, or will it?

What will see from the Arizona Diamondbacks over the past two weeks? Many questions still to answer, even though the big one, where will they finish in the standings, was answered long ago.

The Dbacks will come home after tomorrow’s game against the Pittsburgh Pirates for the final six home games of the season before ending up on the road in California [...]

Maybe these Arizona Diamondbacks trade pickups are worth something? Joe Saunders pitched a complete game tonight, giving up one run, in defeating the Washington Nationals 6-1.
Mark Reynolds hit a three-run homer and also got beaned in the head and had to leave early, but seems to be ok.

Edwin Jackson was traded to the Chicago White Sox today. He was traded for pitcher Dan Hudson and prospect David Holmberg. The Arizona Diamondbacks may not be done wheeling and dealing either with the trade deadline looming on Saturday. Jackson was a little disappointing while he was here. He never got a consistent win track [...]

The inevitable has occurred. Dan Haren has been traded. He is now a member of the Los Angeles Angels. One of the players the Arizona Diamondbacks will receive in return is Joe Saunders.

It could have been worse, but I don’t know if there is anything better than just hanging on to Haren[...]