We are working on some serious internet issues in the pressbox currently. Hopefully they get fixed in time for the broadcast tonight. If for whatever reason you cannot access our game at the start, if you visit tincaps.com, they will have a link to their broadcast. Again, I'm hopeful everything gets worked out, but if we get in a pinch and the problem isn't solved, go to the TinCaps feed so you can listen online.
Game One Lineup
Freeman - 2B
Walters -3B
Arbelo - 1B
Helm - DH
Broxton - CF
Gomez - C
Jarrett - RF
Stone - LF
Navarro - SS
Hagens - P
Game Two Probable Lineup
Freeman - SS
Walters - 2B
Arbelo - 1B
Helm - 3B
Broxton - CF
Jarrett - RF
Stone - LF
Castillo - DH
Pimentel - C
Bradley - P
I'm going to try and get an interview with Diamondbacks GM Kevin Towers for the pregame show. Assuming internet issues are solved, the pregame show will begin at 4:25 PM with the first pitch of game one scheduled for 4:45 PM.
Showing posts with label Kevin Towers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Kevin Towers. Show all posts
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Tuesday, December 7, 2010
Diamondbacks Sign Closer
In addition to trading Mark Reynolds and signing Melvin Mora that I wrote about yesterday, Arizona made another big splash at the Winter Meetings later yesterday evening.
News broke late that Arizona signed closer J.J. Putz to a two-year deal, adding more help to what was a horrible bullpen in 2010.
One thing that everyone is still wondering about though is whether the Diamondbacks will trade Justin Upton -- a rumor that has been picking up steam lately.
Nick Piecoro of the Arizona Republic has some thoughts on all the deals on his blog, but this quote about Upton from GM Kevin Towers jumped out at me:
On the likelihood of a Justin Upton trade: “With Upton, if everything comes together, it's probably less likely we would end up moving him. We knew going into that exercise it was going to take an awful lot to make a trade. To trade a young player who is 23 years old who is a tool shed, who does pretty much everything and I think is only going to get better in time. But if someone was willing to overpay and we were able to fill multiple holes. We’re not one player away; we’re several players away from being good in a competitive division. I would say we’ll have a pretty good idea when we leave here on Thursday and I would say that it's highly unlikely that Upton leaves the desert.”
News broke late that Arizona signed closer J.J. Putz to a two-year deal, adding more help to what was a horrible bullpen in 2010.
One thing that everyone is still wondering about though is whether the Diamondbacks will trade Justin Upton -- a rumor that has been picking up steam lately.
Nick Piecoro of the Arizona Republic has some thoughts on all the deals on his blog, but this quote about Upton from GM Kevin Towers jumped out at me:
On the likelihood of a Justin Upton trade: “With Upton, if everything comes together, it's probably less likely we would end up moving him. We knew going into that exercise it was going to take an awful lot to make a trade. To trade a young player who is 23 years old who is a tool shed, who does pretty much everything and I think is only going to get better in time. But if someone was willing to overpay and we were able to fill multiple holes. We’re not one player away; we’re several players away from being good in a competitive division. I would say we’ll have a pretty good idea when we leave here on Thursday and I would say that it's highly unlikely that Upton leaves the desert.”
Friday, October 15, 2010
Should We Have Expected This?
The Arizona Diamondbacks just announced that Rico Brogna will take over as Director of Player Development and that Mike Berger has been reassigned to a scouting role within the organization.
I guess when you have a change in General Managers (Kevin Towers) like Arizona did, this shouldn't come as a shock. Even still, I thought Mike Berger had been doing a decent job and would stay in the same role for at least another year. He had only been in this current position since June of 2009, which is not a long time to evaulate someone's ability.
Things certainly are interesting in the desert....
(Note: Most of you know that I have to approve comments before they are posted. As long as they aren't terribly offensive, completely demeaning to one individual, or just ridiculously stupid, I approve them. Just know that if you want to comment on this over the weekend, they probably won't be posted until Monday morning because I have another commitment this weekend).
I guess when you have a change in General Managers (Kevin Towers) like Arizona did, this shouldn't come as a shock. Even still, I thought Mike Berger had been doing a decent job and would stay in the same role for at least another year. He had only been in this current position since June of 2009, which is not a long time to evaulate someone's ability.
Things certainly are interesting in the desert....
(Note: Most of you know that I have to approve comments before they are posted. As long as they aren't terribly offensive, completely demeaning to one individual, or just ridiculously stupid, I approve them. Just know that if you want to comment on this over the weekend, they probably won't be posted until Monday morning because I have another commitment this weekend).
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Kevin Towers Chosen as D'Backs GM
Not a real big surprise here, given that all the speculation had him as the leading candidate from day one.
Here's the story from the Diamondbacks home page.
Nick Piecoro also has some thoughts on his blog for the Arizona Republic.
Nick suggests that interim GM Jerry DiPoto is not likely to stick around, given that he was a finalist for the position.
What does all this mean from a Silver Hawks standpoint? Not much, unless Kevin Towers starts implementing "his guys" in positions throughout the system (farm directors, instructors, managers, coaches, etc.)
Here's the story from the Diamondbacks home page.
Nick Piecoro also has some thoughts on his blog for the Arizona Republic.
Nick suggests that interim GM Jerry DiPoto is not likely to stick around, given that he was a finalist for the position.
What does all this mean from a Silver Hawks standpoint? Not much, unless Kevin Towers starts implementing "his guys" in positions throughout the system (farm directors, instructors, managers, coaches, etc.)
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