Diamondbacks News
Vargas Walks Off Athletics in Extra Innings
The hot streak is well and truly behind him, almost feeling like a season ago, but Ildemaro Vargas still found a bit of magic and salvaged a win for the Diamondbacks after Paul Sewald suffered only his second blown save of the season.
Diamondbacks Move Demetrio Crisantes to AAA Reno Reno is starting to get stacked with most of the best prospects in the organization. Next spring is going to be awfully interesting, (whether that is in 7 months
or 19 months).
Demetrio Crisantes Gets Surprising Promotion
While Crisantes has indeed been raking in the minors, his stint with AA Amarillo was a brief one overall.
Other Baseball News
Ranking the Top 50 Players On the Block By Trade Value
The Diamondbacks feature lightly in here. Eduardo Rodriguez is the only name on the list, with Kevin Ginkel getting an honorable mention and Ketel Marte listed under the No Trace Clause quagmire section.
Five Hitters Who Need a Second-Half Turnaround
As much as we at the Pit like to give the stick to the Arizona offense, none of the members of that unit make this list.
Tigers Ignoring ‘Year of the Bunt’
Twenty different individual players have bunted more than the Tigers, this despite a marked increase in bunting this year.
San Diego Padres Sale Nears Finish Line
The San Diego Padres are on the verge of a historic ownership change.
How Boston’s Streak Impacts the Trade Deadline, Playoff Picture, and More
After Monday’s victory the streak stands at fourteen in a row, one win away from tying the longest winning streak in franchise history set in 1946, a year Ted Williams hit .342 and won MVP honors as the Red Sox won the American League pennant.
MLBPA Calls to Preserve Current Draft System
While owners are trying to shorten the draft and limit entrants, the MLBPA is looking to expand the draft pool substantially, but still only domestically.
