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Kevin Towers Wants Jerry Dipoto to Stay in Arizona; He Likely Will

Jerry Dipoto may end up staying with the Arizona Diamondbacks after all. In fact, consider it probable. After Dipoto lost out on the general manager's job to Kevin Towers on Wednesday, he reportedly was on the verge of leaving the organization, and Towers, too, had doubts. But Towers spent four hours with Dipoto recently...

Fantasy Stream Team: Many Streamers

Friday's Stream Team start was our second sub-par performance in a row, as Dallas Braden allowed four runs on five hits through six innings, only striking out one batter while walking two. Our 1.15 WHIP for August is still well below our season average, but the 4.23 ERA over this month is a bit worse than we've come to...

The Pickup Artist: You Say Ichiro, I Say Tabata

Need help navigating the waiver wire each week? Let the Pickup Artist be your guide. Outfielders Jose Tabata - 14% owned There isn't much power in Tabata's bat, but if you're looking for some batting average and speed help, you've come to the right place. Over the last month, Tabata weighs in as the 16th-ranked...

Roto Rush: Lance Berkman Just a Platoon Hitter?

Lance Berkman isn't exactly off to a stellar start with the New York Yankees. In three games with the team he's 2-for-11 with a walk, two strikeouts and one RBI. On Tuesday, he didn't even play. The team was up against a tough left-handed pitcher on Tuesday in Ricky Romero and the Yankees used Marcus Thames at DH instead...

Roto Rush: Dan Haren Going Back to Cali

The Arizona Diamondbacks did a curious thing on Sunday, trading Dan Haren to the Los Angeles Angels for Joe Saunders, two middling prospects and a player to be named later. While it's easy to question what the Diamondbacks were thinking when they completed this trade six days before the trading deadline, we're just here to...

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06/01/12 Pryce goes for Commonwealth title Source: South Wales Argus BRADLEY Pryce hasn't seen Billy Joe Saunders fight before, but still believes he will knock out the young unbeaten star tonight, writes Andrew Penman.
05/30/12 Saunders short but effective for D-Backs Source: CBSSports.com All of Cincinnati and Miami celebrated walk-off grand slams on Sunday.
05/30/12 Cabrera Leads Giants Past Diamondbacks 3-1 Source: International Herald Tribune Posey drove in Cabrera with an RBI double in the sixth inning to tie the game and followed Cabrera's single in the eighth with a sacrifice fly that scored Ryan Theriot to make it 2-1 and help the Giants win for the 12th time in 18 games.
05/30/12 Saunders short but effective vs. D-Backs Source: CBSSports.com All of Cincinnati and Miami celebrated walk-off grand slams on Sunday.
05/30/12 Arizona Diamondbacks 3rd base corner in flux Source: azcentral.com Diamondbacks LHP Joe Saunders (3-3, 3.79) vs. Giants RHP Ryan Vogelsong (3-2, 2.50). Notable: Saunders threw pretty well against the Dodgers in his most-recent outing.

Background on joe saunders

Joseph Francis Saunders (born June 16, 1981 in Falls Church, Virginia) is a Major League Baseball left-handed pitcher who plays for the Arizona Diamondbacks.

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