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An off-season that promises to be a busy one for the Diamondbacks got off to a start-and-stop beginning this weekend after the Toronto Blue Jays scotched a deal that would have sent first baseman Lyle Overbay to Arizona.

Brandon Allen, who spent parts of the 2009 season with the Reno Aces and Arizona Diamondbacks, has been selected to participate in the Arizona Fall League's Rising Stars Showcase tonight.

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Off to a slow start by most standards, Brandon Allen said he's not even keeping track of his results so far in the Arizona Fall League.

What a great day for Opening Day! No I did not find a good price on a used DeLorean and I didna TMt hit my head in the bathroom and awaken with a vision of the plans for a flux capacitor.

Stephen Strasburg was as advertised in his highly anticipated Arizona Fall League debut for the Phoenix Desert Dogs.

Scottsdale Scorpions 3, A Peoria Saguaros 1 A box Two runs in the top of the 10th inning gave the Scorpions a win over the Saguaros for the second day in a row.

Baseball's top prospects take the field this week as the Arizona Fall League returns for its 18th season of play across the Valley.

Tony Pena's string of bad luck continued after coming to the Sox. The White Sox gave up a lot for Tony Pena when they traded for him July 7. While Brandon Allen wasn't a sure thing, he was one of the better prospects in the Sox' farm system and had a chance to succeed Paul Konerko at first base after 2010.

Mark Reynolds' career is off to a great start. Much better than the one I started in 1972.

PHOENIX a ' The Diamondbacks hold a $7 million option on infielder Chad Tracy for next season, and it's fairly obvious what they plan to do with it.

Tim Stauffer is hoping to get back to pitching effectively as well as going longer into the game on Wednesday when he makes his second-to-last start of the regular season.

Miguel Montero and Brandon Allen each had two RBI Tuesday in the Arizona Diamondbacks 10-8 win over San Francisco.

Their 5-1 victory over Diamondbacks ace was, in the words of manager Jim Tracy, "very, very special." The victory ballooned the Rockies ' wild-card lead to 4 1/2 games over San Francisco with just 12 games remaining, including nine consecutive at home starting Tuesday against San Diego.

Arizona Diamondbacks' Brandon Allen watches his two-run home run against the Colorado Rockies in the fourth inning of a baseball game Friday, Sept.

Gerardo Parra doubled in the go-ahead runs, Brandon Allen and Ryan Roberts homered and the last-place Arizona Diamondbacks rallied to beat the Colorado Rockies 7-5 Friday night, sending the NL wild card leaders to their fifth loss in six games.

The Diamondbacks still are probably at least a few weeks away from knowing whether right-hander Jarrod Parker can help them next season, but the club's top prospect took a step in the right direction this week.

Everth Cabrera's game-ending single in the bottom of 10th inning gave the San Diego Padres a 6-5 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday.

Brandon Allen singled in the go-ahead run in the 10th inning, lifting the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 4-2 win over the San Diego Padres on Monday night.