C Miguel Montero ...1125 mins 
C Miguel Montero ...1892 mins
C Miguel Montero ...1953 mins
C Miguel Montero ...2469 mins
LF Eric Byrnes ...6789 mins
LF Eric Byrnes ...6813 mins
LF Eric Byrnes ...7005 mins
RP Chad Qualls ...11313 mins
SP Randy Johnson ...12057 mins
SP Brandon Webb ...12069 mins
2B Edgar Gonzalez ...hand
The Diamondbacks have made an offer to free-agent infielder Ramon Vazquez, according to a Major League source, as they look to replace Orlando Hudson at second base.
The Diamondbacks have made a contract offer to free agent infielder Ramon Vazquez with an eye toward the impending vacancy at second base. The 32-year-old has further experience at third base and shortstop, and would also supply a valuable utility role.
Doug Davis treated it like just another game, though clearly it was much, much more than that for Arizona's veteran left-hander.
The D-backs added six Minor League players to their 40-man roster on Thursday, protecting them from the Rule 5 Draft.
The D-backs' days in Tucscon for Spring Training could be numbered after the White Sox announced they were moving north to Glendale, leaving just Arizona and Colorado in the southern city.
Chip Hale will be returning to the third-base coaching box for the Diamondbacks next year after coming up short in his bid to become manager of the Mariners.
The D-backs have had informal conversations with the agent for free-agent infielder Ramon Vazquez and are expected to have more detailed discussions later this week.
Brandon Webb was one of the D-backs' most valuable players this past season, and he was rewarded for his efforts with some votes in the National League Most Valuable Player balloting.
Are the D-backs going after a closer like Kerry Wood or Trevor Hoffman? Why couldn't the club reach an accord with Randy Johnson? Beat reporter Steve Gilbert tackles these questions and more in this week's mailbag.
The D-backs lost seven players to free agency, key contributors such as Orlando Hudson, Randy Johnson, Adam Dunn, Brandon Lyon, Juan Cruz, Tony Clark and David Eckstein. But they have limited funds to full those holes, and aren't expected to be a major player in free agency.
D-backs president Derrick Hall answered questions Thursday from fans during his monthly Web chat. Hall discussed Randy Johnson, the possibility of Luis Gonzalez returning to Arizona, youth baseball and softball camps and ticket packs.
Left-hander Randy Johnson is expected to file for free agency today, the last day on which players are allowed to do so. The move means that Johnson is unlikely to pitch for the D-backs in 2009. He is just five wins away from 300 for his career.
The deadline for D-backs left-hander Randy Johnson to file for free agency is Thursday. If Johnson does not file, the D-backs would have to decide whether to tender him a contract, which has to be 80 percent of his $14 million deal for 2008, which is unlikely.
For the second year in a row, Brandon Webb came up just short. On Tuesday, the D-backs right-hander finished second in the National League Cy Young Award voting with 73 points, placing behind the Giants' Tim Lincecum, who garnered 137 points.
Predicting who will win this year's National League Cy Young Award is like trying to predict where free agent CC Sabathia will pitch next season. There are plenty of opinions, but until it's all said and done, no one can say for sure.
In this installment of the D-backs mailbag, fans chime in on the rising price of keeping Brandon Webb and if moving Justin Upton to second base or shortstop makes any sense.
D-backs third-base coach Chip Hale will interview for the Mariners' vacant managerial position on Tuesday.
D-backs GM Josh Byrnes came away from the General Managers Meetings with a good feeling for how both the trade and free-agent markets are shaping up.
Thirteen Major League umpires dashed through 100 holes at the Augusta Ranch Golf Club on Wednesday under blue skies and mid-70s temperatures.
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