Majors: Organization Reports: Arizona Diamondbacks: 2011
D-backs Hope Lorin Bolsters Bullpen
Dec. 19, 2011
The Diamondbacks struck it rich in the Rule 5 draft last season, and they hope history repeats with the December selection of righthander Brett Lorin from the Pirates. [...] Continue Reading »
Charles Brewer Mixes Confidence, Stuff With D-backs
Nov. 22, 2011
Charles Brewer fashioned a perfect ending to his disjointed 2011 season. [...] Continue Reading »
D-backs' Eaton Doesn't Let Size Keep Him Down
Nov. 15, 2011
At 5-foot-8, Adam Eaton is often the shortest player on the field. Just as often, Eaton is the most efficient leadoff hitter, the best defensive outfielder and the most likely to take the extra base. [...] Continue Reading »
Diamondbacks' Wheeler Handles Double-A Challenge
Oct. 28, 2011
Ryan Wheeler seems to have the mechanics of hitting well in hand after his first three seasons in the Diamondbacks organization. He paid particular attention to the mental side of the art this season, and the numbers suggest that went well, too. [...] Continue Reading »
D-backs See Promise In Nick's Bat
Oct. 14, 2011
The Diamondbacks have found a lot to like in second baseman David Nick, so much so that they fast-tracked him into the Arizona Fall League after a breakthrough season at high Class A Visalia. [...] Continue Reading »
Two-Seamer Gives D-backs' Parker New Weapon
Sep. 30, 2011
Righthander Jarrod Parker's reconstructed right elbow held up just fine this year, and the addition of a two-seam fastball made it a doubly successful return from Tommy John surgery. [...] Continue Reading »
Diamondbacks Final Report
Sep. 16, 2011
Jack Magruder selects end-of-season award winners for the Diamondbacks system, selecting the Best Player, Best Pitcher and a player to keep an eye on. [...] Continue Reading »
Arizona's Arbelo Puts Power On Display In Low Class A
Sep. 6, 2011
Yazy Arbelo played in a pitcher's park, a pitcher's league and a pitcher's climate. None of that seemed to matter. [...] Continue Reading »
Diamondbacks Reward Cowgill's Triple-A Success
Aug. 18, 2011
Collin Cowgill twice has been compared to Dustin Pedroia this season, once by a Pacific Coast League opponent and more recently by Diamondbacks general manager Kevin Towers. Cowgill could not imagine a higher compliment. [...] Continue Reading »
Diamondbacks' Cook Finds A Fit In The Bullpen
Aug. 4, 2011
A move to the bullpen this season has worked out well for Ryan Cook, who gained velocity and retained command while earning a short promotion to the Diamondbacks in late July. He was there less than a week, but he showed the stuff that made him a fast riser in his first season as a reliever. [...] Continue Reading »
D-backs' Corbin Taking Off In Double-A
Jul. 22, 2011
Pat Corbin flew under the radar in the early stages of his baseball career. He was not on the high school showcase circuit and because of that was less heralded than many. That is all changing now. [...] Continue Reading »
Diamondbacks Midseason Report
Jul. 12, 2011
Picking out the Best Player, Biggest Leap Forward and Biggest Disappointment in the Diamondbacks farm system so far in 2011. [...] Continue Reading »
Diamondbacks' Holmberg Pitching Beyond His Years
Jun. 27, 2011
The Edwin Jackson trade looks better every time David Holmberg takes the mound these days. [...] Continue Reading »
D-Backs Select Two Elite Arms In Draft Bounty
Jun. 6, 2011
The Diamondbacks' historic draft could not have gone much better. They wanted power pitching and got it, taking UCLA righthander Trevor Bauer with the third overall pick and following that with Broken Arrow (Okla.) High righthander Archie Bradley with the seventh. [...] Continue Reading »
Diamondbacks' Wes Roemer Settling In As A Starter
May. 26, 2011
Entering spring training, the Diamondbacks were uncertain how to proceed with righthander Wes Roemer, a sandwich pick in the 2007 draft out of Cal State Fullerton. Should they continue to use him in a rotation? Move him to the bullpen? [...] Continue Reading »
Diamondbacks' Goldschmidt Developing More Than Just Power
May. 12, 2011
Paul Goldschmidt hit the first home run at the Diamondbacks' spiffy new spring training facility in Scottsdale this year, a long drive onto the berm in left field that went 420 feet if it went an inch. It was both an example of his previous work and a harbinger. [...] Continue Reading »
Diamondbacks' Collmenter Thrives On Being Different
Apr. 28, 2011
Josh Collmenter figured he was pitching like everyone else until his mother took some footage of his straight-over-the-top delivery to include in a graduation video. [...] Continue Reading »
Owings' Progress Impresses Diamondbacks
Apr. 14, 2011
It seemed only natural that Chris Owings and Alan Trammell would hit it off this spring. Trammell, a major league shortstop at age 19, recognized a kindred spirit in Owings, a shortstop who at 19 was the youngest player invited to Diamondbacks camp. [...] Continue Reading »
Arizona's Pollock Easily Getting Back In The Flow
Apr. 1, 2011
A.J. Pollock may have missed last season, but he does not appear to have missed a beat. Pollock made a good impression this spring, exactly a year after suffering a fractured growth plate in his right elbow. [...] Continue Reading »
Diamondbacks' Parker Continues To Progress
Mar. 18, 2011
As if his first spring training appearance since having Tommy John surgery wasn't enough, Jarrod Parker found himself facing Rockies all-star shortstop Troy Tulowitzki in a pressure situation on Feb. 28. [...] Continue Reading »
D-backs' Gorgen Out To Show He Belongs
Mar. 4, 2011
For a team that is attempting to rebuild from the back end of the bullpen forward, righthander Matt Gorgen seems a perfect fit. [...] Continue Reading »
D-backs Honor Contibutions Of Haley, McCullough
Feb. 18, 2011
New general manager Kevin Towers is changing more than the future of the Diamondbacks. He and vice president for scouting and player development Jerry Dipoto also found a way to remember the organization's past while doing a little something for the present. [...] Continue Reading »
Diamondbacks' Newby Keeps Rolling As A Starter
Feb. 3, 2011
If the camera is on Kyler Newby and not on the scoreboard, it's difficult to tell if he is pitching to the first hitter of the game, the final hitter with the tying run on base or somewhere in between. He is that versatile . . . and that focused. [...] Continue Reading »
D-backs Add To Bullpen Mix With Mickolio
Jan. 21, 2011
When Kevin Towers was hired as general manager in the final weeks of the 2010 season, he said one of his first orders of business was to remake a leaky Diamondbacks bullpen with big, strong strike-throwers. At first blush, righthander Kam Mickolio could not be a better fit. [...] Continue Reading »
Miranda Finds Land Of Opportunity In Arizona
Jan. 7, 2011
Juan Miranda never really had much of a chance in New York, where he was blocked by perennial Yankees all-star Mark Teixeira at first base. Things are different now. [...] Continue Reading »
D-backs Hope Lorin Bolsters Bullpen
Dec. 19, 2011
The Diamondbacks struck it rich in the Rule 5 draft last season, and they hope history repeats with the December selection of righthander Brett Lorin from the Pirates. [...] Continue Reading »
Charles Brewer Mixes Confidence, Stuff With D-backs
Nov. 22, 2011
Charles Brewer fashioned a perfect ending to his disjointed 2011 season. [...] Continue Reading »
D-backs' Eaton Doesn't Let Size Keep Him Down
Nov. 15, 2011
At 5-foot-8, Adam Eaton is often the shortest player on the field. Just as often, Eaton is the most efficient leadoff hitter, the best defensive outfielder and the most likely to take the extra base. [...] Continue Reading »
Diamondbacks' Wheeler Handles Double-A Challenge
Oct. 28, 2011
Ryan Wheeler seems to have the mechanics of hitting well in hand after his first three seasons in the Diamondbacks organization. He paid particular attention to the mental side of the art this season, and the numbers suggest that went well, too. [...] Continue Reading »
D-backs See Promise In Nick's Bat
Oct. 14, 2011
The Diamondbacks have found a lot to like in second baseman David Nick, so much so that they fast-tracked him into the Arizona Fall League after a breakthrough season at high Class A Visalia. [...] Continue Reading »
Two-Seamer Gives D-backs' Parker New Weapon
Sep. 30, 2011
Righthander Jarrod Parker's reconstructed right elbow held up just fine this year, and the addition of a two-seam fastball made it a doubly successful return from Tommy John surgery. [...] Continue Reading »
Diamondbacks Final Report
Sep. 16, 2011
Jack Magruder selects end-of-season award winners for the Diamondbacks system, selecting the Best Player, Best Pitcher and a player to keep an eye on. [...] Continue Reading »
Arizona's Arbelo Puts Power On Display In Low Class A
Sep. 6, 2011
Yazy Arbelo played in a pitcher's park, a pitcher's league and a pitcher's climate. None of that seemed to matter. [...] Continue Reading »
Diamondbacks Reward Cowgill's Triple-A Success
Aug. 18, 2011
Collin Cowgill twice has been compared to Dustin Pedroia this season, once by a Pacific Coast League opponent and more recently by Diamondbacks general manager Kevin Towers. Cowgill could not imagine a higher compliment. [...] Continue Reading »
Diamondbacks' Cook Finds A Fit In The Bullpen
Aug. 4, 2011
A move to the bullpen this season has worked out well for Ryan Cook, who gained velocity and retained command while earning a short promotion to the Diamondbacks in late July. He was there less than a week, but he showed the stuff that made him a fast riser in his first season as a reliever. [...] Continue Reading »
D-backs' Corbin Taking Off In Double-A
Jul. 22, 2011
Pat Corbin flew under the radar in the early stages of his baseball career. He was not on the high school showcase circuit and because of that was less heralded than many. That is all changing now. [...] Continue Reading »
Diamondbacks Midseason Report
Jul. 12, 2011
Picking out the Best Player, Biggest Leap Forward and Biggest Disappointment in the Diamondbacks farm system so far in 2011. [...] Continue Reading »
Diamondbacks' Holmberg Pitching Beyond His Years
Jun. 27, 2011
The Edwin Jackson trade looks better every time David Holmberg takes the mound these days. [...] Continue Reading »
D-Backs Select Two Elite Arms In Draft Bounty
Jun. 6, 2011
The Diamondbacks' historic draft could not have gone much better. They wanted power pitching and got it, taking UCLA righthander Trevor Bauer with the third overall pick and following that with Broken Arrow (Okla.) High righthander Archie Bradley with the seventh. [...] Continue Reading »
Diamondbacks' Wes Roemer Settling In As A Starter
May. 26, 2011
Entering spring training, the Diamondbacks were uncertain how to proceed with righthander Wes Roemer, a sandwich pick in the 2007 draft out of Cal State Fullerton. Should they continue to use him in a rotation? Move him to the bullpen? [...] Continue Reading »
Diamondbacks' Goldschmidt Developing More Than Just Power
May. 12, 2011
Paul Goldschmidt hit the first home run at the Diamondbacks' spiffy new spring training facility in Scottsdale this year, a long drive onto the berm in left field that went 420 feet if it went an inch. It was both an example of his previous work and a harbinger. [...] Continue Reading »
Diamondbacks' Collmenter Thrives On Being Different
Apr. 28, 2011
Josh Collmenter figured he was pitching like everyone else until his mother took some footage of his straight-over-the-top delivery to include in a graduation video. [...] Continue Reading »
Owings' Progress Impresses Diamondbacks
Apr. 14, 2011
It seemed only natural that Chris Owings and Alan Trammell would hit it off this spring. Trammell, a major league shortstop at age 19, recognized a kindred spirit in Owings, a shortstop who at 19 was the youngest player invited to Diamondbacks camp. [...] Continue Reading »
Arizona's Pollock Easily Getting Back In The Flow
Apr. 1, 2011
A.J. Pollock may have missed last season, but he does not appear to have missed a beat. Pollock made a good impression this spring, exactly a year after suffering a fractured growth plate in his right elbow. [...] Continue Reading »
Diamondbacks' Parker Continues To Progress
Mar. 18, 2011
As if his first spring training appearance since having Tommy John surgery wasn't enough, Jarrod Parker found himself facing Rockies all-star shortstop Troy Tulowitzki in a pressure situation on Feb. 28. [...] Continue Reading »
D-backs' Gorgen Out To Show He Belongs
Mar. 4, 2011
For a team that is attempting to rebuild from the back end of the bullpen forward, righthander Matt Gorgen seems a perfect fit. [...] Continue Reading »
D-backs Honor Contibutions Of Haley, McCullough
Feb. 18, 2011
New general manager Kevin Towers is changing more than the future of the Diamondbacks. He and vice president for scouting and player development Jerry Dipoto also found a way to remember the organization's past while doing a little something for the present. [...] Continue Reading »
Diamondbacks' Newby Keeps Rolling As A Starter
Feb. 3, 2011
If the camera is on Kyler Newby and not on the scoreboard, it's difficult to tell if he is pitching to the first hitter of the game, the final hitter with the tying run on base or somewhere in between. He is that versatile . . . and that focused. [...] Continue Reading »
D-backs Add To Bullpen Mix With Mickolio
Jan. 21, 2011
When Kevin Towers was hired as general manager in the final weeks of the 2010 season, he said one of his first orders of business was to remake a leaky Diamondbacks bullpen with big, strong strike-throwers. At first blush, righthander Kam Mickolio could not be a better fit. [...] Continue Reading »
Miranda Finds Land Of Opportunity In Arizona
Jan. 7, 2011
Juan Miranda never really had much of a chance in New York, where he was blocked by perennial Yankees all-star Mark Teixeira at first base. Things are different now. [...] Continue Reading »
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