http://www.diamondbackslocker.com Arizona Diamondbacks MLB News - Diamondbacks Baseball Blog Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:11:39 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Diamondbacks are absolutely loaded in the starting rotation and they are young and will likely get better going forward. Here is a look at the starting rotation as of right now: #1: Ian Kennedy: 27-year old righty Ian Kennedy finished 4th in the Cy Young Award voting ... http://www.diamondbackslocker.com/2012/02/02/the-arizona-diamondbacks-have-an-outstanding-starting-rotation-ready-to-rock-in-2012/ The D-Backs have claimed 28-year old righty swinging catcher Craig Tatum off waivers from the Houston Astros. Tatum played in 31 games for the Orioles last year and he was 17 for 87 (.195 avg, .475 OPS) with 7 runs scored, 0 homers, 7 RBIs and 1 stolen base. ... http://www.diamondbackslocker.com/2012/01/25/the-arizona-diamondbacks-claim-craig-tatum-off-waivers/ The D-Backs decided to fill up all of their needs in the off-season. They wanted a lefty power bat for LF and signed Jason Kubel. They also dealt for Trevor Cahill and lefty reliever Craig Breslow to fill more needs. Here is a look at the new ... http://www.diamondbackslocker.com/2012/01/13/the-arizona-diamondbacks-have-filled-most-of-their-holes-so-far-this-winter/ The Diamondbacks have signed 31-year old lefty swinging 1B Mike Jacobs to a minor league deal. Jacobs played in 117 games in AAA-ball for the Rockies last year and he was 128 of 429 (.298 avg, .910 OPS) with 70 runs scored, 23 homers, 97 RBIs and 3 stolen ... http://www.diamondbackslocker.com/2012/01/04/the-arizona-diamondbacks-sign-mike-jacobs/ The Diamondbacks have signed 29-year old lefty swinging LF Jason Kubel to a 2-year, $15 million dollar deal with an option for 2014. Kubel played in 99 games for the Twins last year and he was 100 for 366 (.273 avg, 766 OPS) with 37 runs scored, 12 homers, ... http://www.diamondbackslocker.com/2011/12/19/the-arizona-diamondbacks-sign-jason-kubel/ The Diamondbacks have signed 29-year old righty reliever Jonathan Albaladejo. He pitched in 46 games in Japan last year and he was 2-2 with 2 saves, a 2.45 ERA and a 1.21 WHIP. Albaladejo last pitched in the majors back in 2010 with the Yankees. He has ... http://www.diamondbackslocker.com/2011/12/13/the-arizona-diamondbacks-sign-jonathan-albaladejo/ The Diamondbacks have decided not to tender a contract for the 2012 season to 30-year old lefty starting pitcher Joe Saunders, making him a free agent. Saunders pitched in 33 games (all starts) for the D-Backs last year and he was 12-13 with a 3.69 ERA and a 1.31 ... http://www.diamondbackslocker.com/2011/12/13/the-arizona-diamondbacks-non-tender-joe-saunders/ The Diamondbacks have decided not to tender a contract to 29-year old righty reliever/starter Micah Owings. Owings pitched in 33 games (4 starts) for the D-Backs last year and he was 8-0 with a 3.57 ERA and a 1.25 WHIP. He pitched in 84 games (49 starts) in ... http://www.diamondbackslocker.com/2011/12/13/the-arizona-diamondbacks-decide-to-non-tender-micah-owings/ The Diamondbacks have signed 41-year old righty reliever Takashi Saito. Saito pitched in 30 games (0 starts) for the Brewers last year and he was 4-2 with a 2.03 ERA and a 1.13 WHIP. He has now pitched in 322 games (0 starts) in his first six years ... http://www.diamondbackslocker.com/2011/12/12/the-arizona-diamondbacks-sign-takashi-saito/ The Diamondbacks have re-signed 35-year old righty swinging 3B Cody Ransom to a minor league deal. Ransom played in 12 games for the Diamondbacks last year and he was 5 for 33 (.152 avg, .546 OPS) with 3 runs scored, 1 homer, 4 RBIs and 1 stolen base. ... http://www.diamondbackslocker.com/2011/12/12/the-arizona-diamondbacks-re-sign-cody-ransom/