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If you surveyed 10 baseball executives who were walking the halls of the Hilton O'Hare this week, you would have received 10 different viewpoints of how the market for free-agent starting pitchers will shake out this off-season. Some see a class so weak beyond right-hander John Lackey that they believe only two other pitchers, Randy Wolf and Joel ...

Luis Castillo, 34, is due to make $6M each of the next two seasons. Rumor has it the Mets are shopping veteran second baseman Luis Castillo.

Though they are fixated on adding a power bat such as Matt Holliday's or Jason Bay's, the Mets are in the words of an involved party "absolutely in" on free agent Chone Figgins.

A year ago the Arizona Diamondbacks began shopping backup catcher Miguel Montero around the league.

In the middle of the afternoon Monday, the Diamondbacks' front-office contingent arrived at the Hilton O'Hare, a decidedly less-posh destination for the general managers' meetings than for last year's proceedings in Dana Point, Calif.

The Toronto Blue Jays are in trade talks with the Arizona Diamondbacks that would see first basemen Lyle Overbay heading to the dessert in exchange for catcher Chris Snyder, according to a report in Saturdaya s Arizona Republic.

This will be an important offseason for the Arizona Diamondbacks as they try to rebound from a last-place finish in the National League West.

As the Diamondbacks were planning their off-season a year ago this time, they focused on acquiring a left-handed bat to play second base.

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"The Eric Byrnes Show" is coming to an end. Fox Sports Arizona's quirky, behind-the-scenes show will air for the final time a week from Sunday, the 28th episode in a run much longer than Byrnes imagined.

What are the D-backs going to do about catcher next year? I know that Chris Snyder signed a big contract last year, but it seems to me that Miguel Montero is better now.

News: Andre Ethier was 2-for-4 with two RBI on Tuesday, helping the Dodgers rally for a late 5-4 win in Arizona.

Diamondbacks pitcher Brandon Webb talks with teammate Chris Snyder in the dugout during a game against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Chase Field.

Cubs leftfielder Alfonso Soriano got an MRI on Saturday, and manager Lou Piniella said there's a good possibility he will need an injection to treat inflammation in his left knee.

The D-backs' future and past will converge on Saturday, when the young lineup will again aim its hot bats at the Astros around festivities for Luis Gonzalez Appreciation Night.

The Arizona Diamondbacks recalled outfielder Chris Young from Triple-A Reno and placed catcher Chris Snyder on the 15-day disabled list prior to Saturday's 9-0 win over the Astros.

The Diamondbacks on Saturday recalled outfielder Chris Young and placed catcher Chris Snyder on the 15-day disabled list with lower back pain.

Outfielder Conor Jackson's past four months have included more questions than answers, and recently a new one popped up: Is he going to be with the Diamondbacks next season? Jackson doesn't know what's going to happen, just as he isn't sure how he's going to feel tomorrow or when he might get back on a field.

Profile: Mark Reynolds Through nearly three seasons, he has hit more home runs than the totals Hank Aaron, Mickey Mantle and Ken Griffey Jr.

Ahead in the count, with the batter probably thinking he would get a breaking pitch, something nasty, Haren went to a tailing fastball that moved away from Howard and very nearly made it to the safety of catcher Chris Snyder's glove.