roster

by foulpole on Nov 19, 2008 8:48 PM EST Comment 22 comments

Currently, we only have 33 names on the 40 man roster. There may be a few that are added shortly but 7 open spots seems a little high.

Maybe we will be looking to pick up a player or two in the upcoming Rule 5 draft?

http://arizona.diamondbacks.mlb.com/team/roster_40man.jsp?c_id=ari

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Probably

a combination of trades, Rule 5, and designating dudes in the minors to the 40 man. Now who these people will be? I have no idea.

I’m a little iffy about getting too many guys from Rule 5 though. We already have enough semi-useless bench players.

You keep on rowin', and I'll keep on smilin'.

by soco on Nov 19, 2008 9:47 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

The Diamondbacks added six players to the club’s 40-man roster Thursday. The team selected the contracts of infielder Pedro Ciriaco, right-handed pitchers Jose Marte, Kyler Newby and Cesar Valdez and left-handed pitchers Leyson Septimo and Clay Zavada. These selections bring Arizona’s 40-man roster to 39 players.

There goes 6 of the 7 spots.

by foulpole on Nov 20, 2008 4:38 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

link

by foulpole on Nov 20, 2008 4:38 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

My google-fu

is weak right now, but I can’t find a current list of the players eligible for the Rule 5. Is there a list all in one place so we can figure out of there are any worthwhile players?

You keep on rowin', and I'll keep on smilin'.

by soco on Nov 19, 2008 9:52 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

However, it seems teams are still finalizing their rosters, so any such list would be largely useless at the moment. The Twins just put eight men on to their 40-man, so it’s still early. Of course, the catch is, any players selected have to stay on the major-league roster for all of next season, or be offered back to their original team at half price. So it’s not just a question of having space on the 40-man, but also whether we have the room to keep them on the 25-man roster all next year.

by Jim McLennan on Nov 19, 2008 11:02 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Right

which is why I hope the Diamondbacks are careful drafting.

You keep on rowin', and I'll keep on smilin'.

by soco on Nov 19, 2008 11:14 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I assume that the D-Backs will add some players for the farm as well. I just thought that all seven spots may not be used up.

Also, our bench and ‘pen doesn’t look very strong as far as the 25 man roster goes.

by foulpole on Nov 20, 2008 3:41 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Our bench

wasn’t very strong last year, either.

"If the government's nuclear football ever were to fall into the wrong hands, Chris Horton would be called upon to intercept it on behalf of the Pentagon." -Kissing Suzy Kolber

by DbacksSkins on Nov 20, 2008 4:34 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Could somebody

please ask foulpole not to post anymore FanPosts that require filler? If it’s a question that is that brief, it should be in a FanShot, not a FanPost. It’s less of an issue right now during the offseason, since this site is much less active, but it should be a general guideline, I think.

"If the government's nuclear football ever were to fall into the wrong hands, Chris Horton would be called upon to intercept it on behalf of the Pentagon." -Kissing Suzy Kolber

by DbacksSkins on Nov 20, 2008 2:20 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

I don't understand why you can't just ask hi--

Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.

by Azreous on Nov 20, 2008 4:32 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah. I think

my New Year’s resolution, starting early, is to be less sarcastic to foulpole. At least when he doesn’t explicitly deserve it. Not that he would notice. But this is a serious request.

"If the government's nuclear football ever were to fall into the wrong hands, Chris Horton would be called upon to intercept it on behalf of the Pentagon." -Kissing Suzy Kolber

by DbacksSkins on Nov 20, 2008 9:33 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

It's one of those tricky things...

I wish there was a way to move Fanposts to Fanshots, etc. but there isn’t. It is a good general rule, but in this case, the issue was a) relevant, and b) could be expressed succinctly, so I’m not too concerned. I think there’s a perception that Fanshots are second-class citizens, perhaps a result of there being further down the page than Fanposts? Maybe I’ll see if they can alternate positions on a monthly basis…

by Jim McLennan on Nov 20, 2008 10:20 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I'd recommend

putting it at the same height on the other side of the page. Possible? No? Well then ignore anything I say. It’s not important anyway

Let's go Colts!

by AJforAZ on Dec 10, 2008 2:54 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Unfortunately

The location is locked by by SB Nation masters. I guess they want to get a somewhat common look and feel across the whole empire, which I can understand. Nice idea though.

by Jim McLennan on Dec 10, 2008 3:22 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Some questions are brief, but have many possible answers, like

what should the team do this offseason, which would require a filler, yet the question is important enough to be a fanpost. I don’t think this is one of those questions.

Know any pitchers that have been in the top two in the Cy Young award in the last three years? I do, Brandon Webb.

by damdrs1717 on Nov 21, 2008 4:27 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

D’Antona released by D-backs
Infielder will sign contrat with Yakult Swallows in Japan

link

by foulpole on Nov 24, 2008 4:45 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Well.....

that was certainly an ignominious end, and a bit of a perplexing move. (For the Dbacks, anyway. Makes perfect sense for Jamie)

"If the government's nuclear football ever were to fall into the wrong hands, Chris Horton would be called upon to intercept it on behalf of the Pentagon." -Kissing Suzy Kolber

by DbacksSkins on Nov 24, 2008 6:19 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs