http://www.diamondbackslocker.com Arizona Diamondbacks MLB News - Diamondbacks Baseball Blog Sat, 31 Jul 2010 17:57:17 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Diamondbacks have traded catcher Chris Snyder, shortstop Pedro Ciriaco and $3 million bucks to the Pirates for righty reliever D.J. Carrasco, infielder Bobby Crosby and outfielder Ryan Church. 33-year old righty reliever D.J. Carrasco is the most likely on this bunch to help the D-Backs. He pitched ... http://www.diamondbackslocker.com/2010/07/31/the-arizona-diamondbacks-send-chris-snyder-to-the-pirates/ The Diamondbacks have traded 31-year old righty reliever Chad Qualls to the Rays for a player to be named later. Qualls pitched in 43 games for the D-Backs this season out of the pen and he was 1-4 with 12 saves, a 8.29 ERA and a 2.00 WHIP. ... http://www.diamondbackslocker.com/2010/07/31/the-arizona-diamondbacks-trade-chad-qualls-to-the-rays/ The Diamondbacks have traded 26-year old righty starting pitcher Edwin Jackson to the White Sox for 23-year old righty starting pitcher Daniel Hudson and 19-year old lefty starter David Holmberg. Jackson started 21 games for the D-Backs this year and he was 6-10 with a 5.16 ERA and a ... http://www.diamondbackslocker.com/2010/07/30/the-arizona-diamondbacks-trade-edwin-jackson-to-the-white-sox/ 24-year old righty starting pitcher Barry Enright is pitching very well for the D-Backs so far. He has started 5 games for the D-Backs this year and he is 2-2 with a 2.73 ERA and a 1.28 WHIP. It's certainly possible that he can keep pitching well as ... http://www.diamondbackslocker.com/2010/07/26/barry-enright-is-off-to-a-good-start-for-the-arizona-diamondbacks/ The Diamondbacks have traded 29-year old righty starting pitcher Dan Haren to the Angels for 29-year old lefty starting pitcher Joe Saunders, 21-year old starting pitcher Patrick Corbin, 25-year old righty reliever Rafael Rodriguez and a player to be named later. Haren started 21 games for the D-Backs this ... http://www.diamondbackslocker.com/2010/07/25/the-arizona-diamondbacks-trade-dan-haren-to-the-angels/ The Diamondbacks don't want to blow up the roster but they still want to shed some payroll if possible. With that in mind I would send shortstop Stephen Drew to the Tigers for 2B Scott Sizemore and 2B/SS Danny Worth. I would follow that up with dealing Adam ... http://www.diamondbackslocker.com/2010/07/20/if-i-were-running-the-arizona-diamondbacks-heres-a-couple-of-deals-i-would-make/ The Diamondbacks need Brandon Allen to get ready for a return to the majors. If they trade Adam LaRoche later this month or sometime in August the D-Backs will likely give Allen another chance. Allen has played in 64 games in AAA-ball this year and he is 56 ... http://www.diamondbackslocker.com/2010/07/18/brandon-allen-has-been-so-so-in-aaa-this-year-for-the-arizona-diamondbacks/ The Diamondbacks finished the first half of the 2010 season with a 34-55 record which has them in last place in the N.L West, 17.5 games behind the Padres. Not everything has went bad for the Diamondbacks so here's a closer look at both the surprises and disappointments so ... http://www.diamondbackslocker.com/2010/07/15/the-arizona-diamondbacks-had-a-first-half-to-forget-in-2010/ The Diamondbacks are 32-51 on the season which has them in last place in the A.L. West, 17.5 games behind the Padres. The D-Backs fired GM Josh Byrnes last week and they have given the job to Jerry DiPoto on a interim basis. He will now get to ... http://www.diamondbackslocker.com/2010/07/06/the-diamondbacks-interim-gm-will-oversee-the-firesale/ 26-year old righty swinging outfielder Chris Young has made his first All-Star Team. He has played in 80 games this season and he is 79 of 299 (.264 avg, .807 OPS) with 44 runs scored, 15 homers, 57 RBIs and 14 stolen bases. This is an amazing development ... http://www.diamondbackslocker.com/2010/07/05/chris-young-will-be-the-lone-all-star-for-the-arizona-diamondbacks/