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Photo by Chris Coduto/Getty Images Two pitchers for the price of.. well, two, to be honest. It would be interesting to be a fly on the wall of Mike Hazen’s office this month, and gauge the interest in starting pitchers Merrill Kelly and Zac Gallen, Both are sure to be in demand, but I’d be fascinated to learn who other teams are inquiring about first. There’s no doubt … [Read more...] about Seeking Trade Partners for the D-backs: Zac Gallen and Merrill Kelly

Allan Henry-Imagn Images I interview my wife on her hot baseball opinions! Introduction This might be an unconventional opinion, but I actually like the on-field interviews that baseball does on some of the national broadcasts. It gives us a glimpse of the player’s mentality and thought process during an at-bat as well as a quick view into their personalities - as you … [Read more...] about Thursday Tidbits: Mic’d Up Wife

Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images Anybody need an All-Star? Eugenio Suarez probably represents the most useful player on the D-backs, in terms of trade value. Indeed, there’s a case to be made that he’s among the most useful available anywhere this trade deadline. I mean, he was an All-Star just two days ago - and not those “Well, I suppose we have to have somebody … [Read more...] about Seeking Trade Partners for the D-backs: Eugenio Suarez

Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images Who might be a fit in a swap? While we have a few days off, I figured we could look around the league and see who might be possible trade candidates as the D-backs head towards the trade deadline. As we have previously discussed, there are four main chips on Arizona’s side of the table: first baseman Josh Naylor, third baseman Eugenio … [Read more...] about Seeking Trade Partners for the D-backs: Josh Naylor

Brett Davis-Imagn Images Can We Not Talk About How the Fan Favorite Third Baseman is going to be traded please? The MLB Draft is Really Boring I have either followed or covered MLB's Rule 4 Amateur Draft on and off for the last 20 years, and in that time it has seen some major changes. It would take too much time to go into detail of all the individual changes to the … [Read more...] about MLB Notes: All-Star Game, MLB Amateur Draft, Olympic Baseball