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Much as I am tempted to do another wildly off-topic post - perhaps reviewing the Bruce Campbell flick, Alien Apocalypse, which we watched last night - I sense this might cause the formation of a mob with torches, muttering something about baseball and the Diamondbacks. Hence, I bring you a special, Seinfeld-inspired edition of the […]

Clark, D-backs discuss deal for ‘09. WTF?
The D-backs and free-agent first baseman Tony Clark have discussed a contract that would keep the first baseman in an Arizona uniform in 2009. “I think Tony has got a decent chance to sign back with us,” D-backs manager Bob Melvin said… Clark and D-backs general manager Josh Byrnes have […]

Take your pick. First, from Fox Sports :

D-backs look to deal Snyder. Arizona is ready to make a change at catcher. The Diamondbacks are trying to trade Chris Snyder, this season’s starter, to clear the way for Miguel Montero. If the Diamondbacks are successful, they would bring in a low-paid veteran such as Gregg […]

We want to thank you for your interest in the above mentioned position. We had many fine applicants for the position, including you. However, we have decided not to fill this position. We welcome you to apply for any future positions we have available that match your skills and experience.

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Burke non-tendered. Dancing in the streets to follow
“Lopez passed his physical exam, the final step before executing a one-year, $3.5 million contract… His signing means the D-Backs will not offer a contract to Chris Burke at today’s deadline. Burke will become a free agent.”

Schoeneweis, SchoeneweisTake your water and sun-block.A Met no more, there’s the door;Welcome to Arizona.Bullpen arm, may you pitch and throw,Decently, not like some we knowSchoeneweis, Schoeneweis You’ll only get to face lefties…

The Diamondbacks got the left-handed bullpen arm they wanted, trading from our Con(n)or stockpile. We sent Connor Robertson to the Mets in exchange for […]

Jeff Moorad chatted with fans this afternoon. There were the usual idiotic questions - “Is the team interested in Prince Fielder or Jake Peavy?” - and some surprisingly direct ones too, such as “Why did you decide signing Eric Byrnes for three years and $30 million was a good idea?” But perhaps the most interesting […]

Defensive numbers are probably the last great unexplored frontier of baseball statistics. Great strides have been made on the analysis of hitting and pitching over the past few years - and also on the public acceptance of such numbers, to the point where OPS can now be found on the scoreboard at Chase. However, this […]

New home for the CHONE projections
Email from Sean Smith, creator of the CHONE projections:
“With Comcast unable to explain to me why my statsite is down (all my other services are working), I finally got the motivation to buy my own site, it is baseballprojection.com. I’m providing free projections on this site, and while I will […]

Dbacks sign Travis Blackley
As Muu pointed out, balancing out the departure of Randy Johnson, the Dbacks today signed Australian-born LHP Travis Blackley. Blackley has started 8 major league games in his career with the Mariners and Giants, and spent the whole 2008 season with the Phillies’ AAA squad. He is 1-3 with a 9.35 ERA in […]