Seventh overall pick in the 2011 draft for the Arizona Diamondbacks, Archie Bradley was dominant in his start for Double-A Mobile on May 13 in a 3-2 victory over Jacksonville. Bradley worked 6 innings, giving up no runs on 2 hits with 9 strikeouts, adding continued success to a blistering month of May. Bradley delivered another strong outing  leading Mobile to a 4-1 win over Pensacola in Southern league act ...

Brandon McCarthy was dominant on Saturday, blanking the Miami Marlins for his first win not only with the Arizona Diamondbacks, but also since being struck in the head with an Erick Aybar line-drive on August 5, 2012 against the Los Angeles Angels. McCarthy registered his third career shutout (his first since September 3, 2011 against the Seattle Mariners) in a 1-0 victory over the Miami Marlins. I n going ...

Paul Goldschmidt’s two home runs led the Arizona Diamondbacks in a 9-2 victory over the Miami Marlins on Friday night, the first game in a three-game series in Miami. The two-homer game is Goldschmidt’s second multi-home run game in his young career, the first occurring on May 18, 2012 against the Los Angeles Dodgers. He would finish the game with a career high 4 hits and 4 RBI, along with 4 runs scored. Go ...

Patrick Corbin has turned into an unlikely ace of the Arizona Diamondbacks pitching staff. Corbin improved to 5-0 by allowing one run in 6 1/3 innings Thursday in a 2-1 win over the Phillies and lowered his ERA to 1.75. Corbin has pitched at least six innings in all seven of his starts and allowed less than two runs in each of them..  His next start will be against the Atlanta Braves. Corbin's start is in a ...

Paul Goldschmidt  was again a one-man wrecking crew against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Goldschmidt hit two home runs,  one off Clayton Kershaw in the sixth inning, two-run shot and then one against Kenley Jansen in the eighth that gave Arizona the lead. Overall he has posted a  .320/.413/.592 slash line with  nine home runs and 30 RBI. "You got to go up there and have good at-bats. He (Kershaw) really doesn't ...

Heath Bell will take over responsibilities for the Arizona Diamondbacks while J.J. Putz is out with a stiff elbow. Putz left Tuesday's game after facing one batter and  posing for pictures.  He complained afterwards that he felt something in his elbow after the second pitch he threw. “Just felt stiff in my elbow and zings down my fingers and I knew something wasn't right," said Putz. “The hardest thing is n ...

Arizona Diamondbacks second baseman Aaron Hill was placed on the 15 day disabled list with a broken hand and prospect Didi Gregorius was reinstated to the  Diamondbacks roster in his place. Hill, 31, is hitting .306 (11-for-36) with 3 doubles, 2 home runs and 6 RBI in 10 games with Arizona this season and is expected to miss between four and six weeks. The Diamondbacks depth chart has already been bitten by ...

The Arizona Diamondbacks have had one complicated off-season when it comes to the outfield and now it's about to get a little more confusing. Adam Eaton, projected to be the starting center fielder for the Snakes this season, will miss up to two months with a strained left elbow. The lefty will not resume baseball activities for four weeks and is looking at a 6-8 week recovery time. Eaton, a top prospect, p ...

Brandon McCarthy would like nothing more than to move on from the horrific line drive to the head injury which shut down his season in 2012. His first spring appearance is a step in the right direction. Almost six months after taking a line drive to the head as a member of the Oakland Athletics, McCarthy resurfaced on the mound Wednesday for the Arizona Diamondbacks and struck out four Cincinnati Reds batte ...

The Arizona Diamondbacks have reached an agreement on a contract extension with Aaron Hill according to Buster Olney of ESPN. The deal is reportedly for three years and $35 million and is expected to be formally announced later today. Hill hit .302/.360/.522 with 26 home runs, 85 RBI and 14 stolen bases in 156 games last season. Hill was set to earn $5.5 million in the final year of a two-year, $11 million ...

After an active offseason that has seen them trade outfielders Justin Upton and Chris Young, third baseman Chris Johnson and highly regarded starting pitching prospect Trevor Bauer, the Arizona Diamondbacks have a new look heading into the 2013 campaign. That look has a chance to result in a post-season berth, even with the upgraded Los Angeles Dodgers, the steady San Francisco Giants and the surging San Di ...

The Arizona Diamondbacks announced they have agreed to a four-year deal with newly acquired infielder/outfielder Martin Prado according to D-backs Executive Vice President & General Manager Kevin Towers. Prado was in his third and final year of arbitration eligibility and set to become a free agent after the 2013 season. Prado had requested $7 million through the arbitration process. Over the last three ...

Now that Justin Upton has finally been traded, we now learn that Martin Prado was a very significant part of the deal. Prado is due to become a free agent at the end of 2013, and at first glance might have raised some eyebrows about his inclusion in the deal. Jack Magruder is reporting that the Arizona Diamondbacks intend sign Prado to a long-term extension. Prado is in his last year of arbitration and has ...

Now that the long-speculated trade of Justin Upton is complete (pending physicals), the landscape of the National League East and the National League West has changed. The Atlanta Braves acquired Upton, a 25-year-old outfielder, along with third baseman Chris Johnson for infielder/outfielder Martin Prado, right-handed starting pitcher Randall Delgado, minor league shortstop Nick Ahmed, right-handed starting ...