Category Arizona Diamondbacks

After an offseason that left fans wondering about the wisdom of trading face of the franchise Paul Goldschmidt at the same time slugging C/1B Mike Napoli was allowed to leave as a free agent, the Diamondbacks got off to a slow 4-11 start. The whispers began that new GM Matt Book might be fired before the end of the year. Fans and ownership questioned the wisdom of losing not just those two, but also Brandon McCarthy, Cody Ross, Jason Kubel, Connor Gillaspie, and David Hernandez in a series of cost-cutting moves. But the Diamondbacks have since rounded into form, going 50-31 since that point and are ready for a second-half playoff push. Currently sitting just half a game out of the wild card and 4...

At a press conference this afternoon, Jean Brunet, Sr. VP of Baseball Operations and GM of the Arizona Diamondbacks announced the 2013 Opening Day roster. The following is the starting lineup for the Diamondbacks’ first home-game of the season versus the St. Louis Cardinals on April 1st, 2013:

1. M. Choice CF
2. M. Prado 3B
3. E. Hinske LF
4. M. Napoli 1B
5. J. Kubel RF
6. C. Pennington SS
7. A. Hill 2B
8. M. Montero C
9. I. Kennedy SP

We are expecting a big crowd to join all the Opening Day festivities at Chase Field.