The Arizona Diamondbacks have signed 34-year old righty starting pitcher Rodrigo Lopez to a minor league deal. Lopez pitched in 7 games (5 starts) for the Phillies last season and he was 3-1 with a 5.70 ERA and a 1.77 WHIP. He has now pitched in 194...

The D-Backs decided against tendering a contract for the 2010 season to 27-year old lefty swinging 1B Josh Whitesell. Whitesell played in 46 games for the Diamondbacks last season and he was 21 for 108 (.194 avg, .633 OPS) with 7 runs scored, 1 homer...

The Diamondbacks have re-signed 28-year old righty reliever Blaine Boyer to a 1-year contract. Boyer pitched in 30 games (0 starts) for the D-Backs last season and he was 0-1 with a 2.68 ERA and a 1.38 WHIP. He has now pitched in 174 games (0 starts)...

The Arizona Diamondbacks have selected 25-year old lefty reliever Zach Kroenke in the Rule 5 Draft out of the Yankees’ organization. Kroenke pitched in 36 games (2 starts) in AAA-ball last season and he was 7-1 with 4 saves, a 1.99 ERA and a 1.16...

The Arizona Diamondbacks have acquired 26-year old righty starting pitcher Edwin Jackson and 24-year old righty starting pitcher Ian Kennedy. The cost was 25-year old righty starting pitcher Max Scherzer and 23-year old lefty reliever Daniel Schlereth...