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Miguel Montero received a five-year contract extension worth about $60 million, and while most feel he has earned that money, it does have a farther-reaching effect.

He was a third-round draft-pick in 2001, and was originally a second-baseman, starting 83 games there for us in 2004.

Not much has gone right for the Diamondbacks this year.A Injuries to Justin Upton, Chris Young, Stephen Drew and Daniel Hudson as well as less than expected production from some key players have obviously had an affect on the team's performance.A At 20-25, the D-Backs have been bad, but not bad enough to unequivocally say that they are not ... (more)

Gibson knew better. He relayed that story recently to illustrate the drive within Bloomquist.

I'm so confused. Tuesday night, the Diamondbacks suffered their most demoralizing loss of the year, blowing a 6-1 lead in the last three innings, and falling 11.5 games back of the Dodgers .

Shortstops like Starlin Castro don't come along very often. He's still only 22 years old, and he's already established himself as a star in the making at the big-league level.

One of only four Arizona players whose last name started with the letter Z - you should be able to get the other three.

Trevor Bauer is now a Triple-A pitcher, and if his outings go like the one he had last night, it doesn't seem likely that he'll be in Reno for very long.

Help is on the way for the Arizona Diamondbacks, the 2011 NL West champions who began play Thursday at 16-22 and 8.5 games behind the division-leading Los Angeles Dodgers.

The Diamondbacks will play their 40th game Friday night, meaning they're just about a quarter of the way through the season.

He provides speed on both offense and defense as well as a veteran presence in the clubhouse.

Some are playoff game sevens. Others are games to clinch a division title. And then there are games like the one the Diamondbacks won Tuesday night -- an absolutely must-win game in the middle of May.

S'funny how things change. How is Hinch perceived now? At the end of last season, after Gibson had overseen the 2011 turnaround, Hinch was perhaps seen as the worst manager in team history, with his 89-123 record.

I don't remember the last time a group will have been so pleased to get out of Arizona as the Diamondbacks .

There's sometimes discussion about unlikely pitchers to throw a perfect game, e.g. Philip Humber .

The Diamondbacks did not have a fast start in their 2011 NL West Division winning season as they were 5.5 games behind the Rockies in 4th place at this same point last year.

Thus far, the 2012 MLB season has seen a veritable plethora of players shelved for a significant period of time.

Only four teams in the National League have a worse record than the Diamondbacks ' 14-18. That's the stark reality of a front 20% of the campaign which, while certainly subject to external forces, has been almost entirely disappointing.

With Geoff Blum, Stephen Drew, Daniel Hudson, Takashi Saito and Chris Young all currently on the disabled list, the Diamondbacks are over half way to being able to put out a team of wounded warriors.

Outfielder Chris Young and shortstop Stephen Drew will appear in an extended spring game today at Salt River Field,A a sign that both could be back in the D-Backs lineup soon-and boy, do they need them.