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The Arizona Diamondbacks have signed Druw Jones, as they have wasted no time negotiating a contract with their first selection in the 2022 MLB Draft. Jones, a centerfielder, has an excellent baseball heritage. He is the son of former ten-time Gold Glove award winner Andruw Jones, most notably of the Atlanta Braves. How Jones […] READ MORE
Diamondbacks Spring Training: March 16, 2022 Wednesday was the last day of “workout-only” Arizona Diamondbacks spring training, with exhibition games beginning Thursday. Diamondbacks players went through their standard routines of defensive drills, bullpen sessions, and live batting practice. While all this was going on, general manager Mike Hazen addressed the media Wednesday morning. Here are […] READ MORE
With the Hot Stove League underway, the Arizona Diamondbacks appear to be staying put. The team will have a quiet winter as it wants to focus on pitching rather than hitting at this time. Although the team will not discuss which pitchers they are targeting, they need to focus on rebuilding the bullpen and making […] READ MORE
Arizona Diamondbacks 2020 Season Review It has been five weeks since the Arizona Diamondbacks 2020 season has ended. The dust has settled. Emotions have calmed. Heads are now clear. We’ve all had a chance to take a deep breath. Now that we’ve done so, let’s take a look at the shortened Diamondbacks 2020 campaign. Going […] READ MORE
Arizona Diamondbacks Might Be Buyers…and Sellers In this abbreviated season the Arizona Diamondbacks will look to be both buyers and sellers. They already know they need to add players to make a playoff push. As with last year’s trade deadline, this will be a busy one for them. The trade deadline has been pushed back […] READ MORE
Arizona Diamondbacks Possible Threat to Los Angeles Dodgers The Arizona Diamondbacks appear to have been having quite the MLB offseason, following the signing of Madison Bumgarner as a free agent. That signing was reportedly for a five-year period at $85 million. Not only that, but the Diamondbacks went even further by bringing Hector Rondon, Kole […] READ MORE
Arizona Diamondbacks Fail to Come to Terms with Two Key Players The Arizona Diamondbacks went into today with six players eligible for arbitration. Of those six, the team was able to come to terms with four including starting pitcher Robbie Ray, third baseman Jake Lamb, and relievers Andrew Chafin and Matt Andriese. The two players […] READ MORE
Madison Bumgarner Signs with the Arizona Diamondbacks When the news broke Sunday night that Madison Bumgarner had signed a five-year deal with the Arizona Diamondbacks worth $85 million, it surprised most of the baseball world. There had been little to no indication at all that the Diamondbacks were even interested in pursuing Bumgarner. The team’s […] READ MORE
Diamondbacks Off-Season Will Be Busy With the 2019 World Series in the books, the official MLB off-season starts—and it looks to be another busy one for the Arizona Diamondbacks. The 2019 team surprised a lot of people by winning 85 games. However, they realize they need to hold onto some players while adding others to […] READ MORE
Mike Leake made his Arizona Diamondbacks debut this past Tuesday at Chase Field. Although the first batter he faced as a member of the Diamondbacks hit a home run, it did not rattle the veteran hurler. He was able to settle down, allowing only two earned runs in five-and-a-third innings. Despite giving up 11 hits, […] READ MORE
Jim Marshall has lived in Phoenix, AZ for 50 years. He is an avid baseball fan, but enjoys all of Arizona's local sports teams, including Diamondbacks, Suns, Cardinals and Coyotes. In addition to the four major sports, he closely follows the Phoenix Mercury, Arizona Rattlers and Arizona State Sun Devils.
Jim's passion for baseball continues beyond the field as he is an avid collector of baseball memorabilia. His favorite athlete of all time is Baseball Hall of Fame member Harmon Killebrew.
In addition to watching, reading and talking about sports, he takes time to travel and appreciate the great state of Arizona with his lovely wife, Patti.