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Ryal sold to Japanese team
December 23, 2010 by kevin.bonneville
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The D’Backs officially sold utility player Rusty Ryal to the Yomiuri Giants of the Japanese League on Thursday. In 104 games last season, the 27-year-old hit .261 with three home runs and 11 RBI. Ryal spent 36 games in right field, 24 at first and eight at third. His role is expected to be replaced [...]
D’Backs sign Nady and Blanco
December 16, 2010 by kevin.bonneville
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The Diamondbacks had a busy day on Tuesday. They signed catcher Henry Blanco early in the morning and then signed first baseman/outfielder Xavier Nady a few hours later. Blanco will receive $1 million next season while Nady will receive $1.75 million and can earn another $1 million in incentives. Both have ties to Kevin Towers [...]
Busy first day at Winter Meetings for D’Backs
December 6, 2010 by kevin.bonneville
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The Diamondbacks weren’t kidding when they said they were going to be busy at this year’s Winter Meetings in Orlando. Early this morning, the Diamondbacks and the Orioles agreed to a deal that would send Mark Reynolds to Baltimore in exchange for relievers David Hernandez and Kam Mickolio. Reynolds’ value was extremely low going into [...]
Introduction and a quick examination of the roster
November 24, 2010 by kevin.bonneville
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This is my first D’Backs blog here on Rantsports and I am happy to be here. It is my goal throughout the offseason to give the very latest all the Diamondbacks moves going forward. This will be a very important offseason for this team if they expect to compete for a playoff spot in the [...]