Turned out he was the last pitcher to arrive at Salt River Fields. "Apparently, that was a little bit late," Bauer said Tuesday. "So I got here a couple of hours early today." The ins and outs of professional life still are fairly new to Bauer, the...

LOUIS - JUNE 30: Starting pitcher Jeff Suppan #37 of the St. Louis Cardinals throws against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Busch Stadium on June 30, 2010 in St. Louis, Missouri. (Photo by Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images) PEORIA, Ariz. (AP) — Jeff Suppan...

Ariz. The Diamondbacks were the surprise NL West champions last season, outpacing the defending world-champion San Francisco Giants, and Kennedy was one of the main reasons. Entering spring training, he’s being looked upon to again help lead the way. ...

National League West, the Diamondbacks won 94 games and captured the division. It was an impressive season, but the Diamondbacks will have to be even better in 2012. Teams will be gunning for them, and they could fade back into irrelevance if they're...

He had dinner with his family and went for a walk with his two young daughters before hitting up a candy store to spoil the girls. It was the sort of evening he might not have enjoyed had he opted to take a deal from an East Coast club rather than...

The Rangers take on Oakland A’s, who just signed Manny Ramirez, on March 15th. During Spring Training, the Rangers will play the Chicago White Sox, Chicago Cubs, L.A. Dodgers, Cleveland Indians, Colorado Rockies, Arizona Diamondbacks, Milwaukee...

Which teams are most likely to develop these valuable commodities? To find out, I generated a five-prospect rotation for each team based solely on prospect status (as opposed to closest to the big leagues) and found nine collections that stood out. ...

Ariz. The Diamondbacks were the surprise NL West champions last season, outpacing the defending world-champion San Francisco Giants, and Kennedy was one of the main reasons. Entering spring training, he’s being looked upon to again help lead the way. ...

Oswalt is one of the premier free agents left on the market and would be a great fit for the young Arizona Diamondbacks. Oswalt is a proven commodity with some gas left in the tank and will help whatever team he signs with. The Diamondbacks don't really...

Drew, who will turn 29 years old in March, had recorded at least 50 extra-base hits in each of his previous three seasons before his injury-shortened 2011 campaign. Consider him an injury-risk sleeper in the late rounds on Draft Day. (Updated 02/21/2012).

People are excited about the foundations (with good reason) being built by the Kansas City Royals and Washington Nationals. Absent in all of the hoopla, save for a trade, was coverage for the team that won 94 games and the National League West, the...

Ariz. (AP) - Ian Kennedy and the Arizona Diamondbacks won't be sneaking up on anyone this season. The Diamondbacks were the surprise NL West champions last season, outpacing the defending world-champion San Francisco Giants, and Kennedy was one of the...

Ariz. (AP) Ian Kennedy and the Arizona Diamondbacks won't be sneaking up on anyone this season. The Diamondbacks were the surprise NL West champions last season, outpacing the defending world-champion San Francisco Giants, and Kennedy was one of the...

With the continued improvement of All-Star Justin Upton and one of the best collections of farm system starters in baseball, the Diamondbacks could be a contender for years to come. However, we've said that about Arizona before and it's just hard to...

Colorado Rockies are in their second year at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick in Scottsdale, Az.. , having moved from Hi Corbett Field in Tucson, Az. The Rockies share the facilities at Salt River Fields with the Arizona Diamondbacks, making them easy...

The city of Scottsdale will host the inaugural Spring Training Festival Feb. 25-26 to kick off the 2012 Cactus League season. It will be held at Scottsdale Civic Center Park from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. Admission is free. ...

12, 2011; Tucson, AZ, USA; Commissioner of major league baseball, Bud Selig is interviewed by the media during a game between the Arizona Diamondbacks and Milwaukee Brewers at the Maryvale Baseball Park. The Brewers won 6-4. Mandatory Credit: Chris...

Valentine sees INF Mike Aviles as an everyday shortstop, and INF Nick Punto is tabbed for more of a utility role. The starting shortstop job appears to be Aviles' to lose. SS Jose Iglesias is expected to push Aviles for playing time. SS | Stephen Drew |...

Diamondbacks' Stephen Drew (6) steals second base as San Diego Padres' Alberto Gonzalez, right, waits for the ball and umpire Angel Campos looks on during the eighth inning of an MLB baseball game Monday, May 16, 2011, in Phoenix. The Padres defeated...