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Diamondbacks Winter Meetings: Day 4 Round-Up

And the winter meetings end, with Justin Upton still a Diamondback. Who would have thought it? While there was no final blockbuster trade, he was joined by a Rule 5 draft pick, though the universe balanced things out by Arizona losing player as well.

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Diamondbacks Winter Meetings, Day 3 Round-Up

Well, still no sign of the Really Big Trade, but it was probably the most interesting day so far. Two bench spots were sorted out by the Diamondbacks, who signed Eric Chavez and Wil Nieves, as backup at third and catcher respectively. Let's chew over those moves, and the rest of the day's news.

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D'Backs Sign Eric Chavez, Retain Wil Nieves

The former Athletic and Yankee has signed a one year/3 Million Dollar deal with the D'Backs. Wil Nieves returns in the backup Catcher role for one year/800,000 dollars.

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Diamondbacks @ Winter Meetings, Day 3

We're over the hump and down onto the other side now, with the third of the four-day meetings in Nashville. After two days where the moves by the Diamondbacks were minor at most, will day three be different? Let's also look at the signings elsewhere on Day 2.

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Diamondbacks Winter Meetings, Day 2 Round-Up

Not really much more in the way of actual activity for Arizona, though we did sort ourselves out a backup left-handed first-baseman in the shape of Eric Hinske. But you want rumors? Ooh, we've got you proper sorted there, mate...

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Diamondbacks Sign Eric Hinske

Several sources, with Ken Rosenthal first among them, say the D-backs have signed Eric Hinske to a one-year deal. He'll primarily act as a back-up to Paul Goldschmidt at first: Hinske spent the last three seasons with the Atlanta Braves.

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Diamondbacks At The Winter Meetings, Day 2

So, what will Day 2 bring? The opening day had no particular news to report on the Diamondbacks front, as we documented last night, but there was activity by other teams worth mentioning. As before, we'll cover any Tuesday reports here, so while we're waiting for that...

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Diamondbacks At The Winter Meetings, Day 1 Round-Up

The first day was one with a lot of rumors, but nowhere near as much in the way of actual action for the Diamondbacks. However, it was not entirely without interest, and we did get to hear from Kevin Towers. As we head into the second day, let's look back at the news from Nashville in day one.

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Diamondbacks At The Winter Meetings, Day 1

And we're likely just about under way in Nashville, with Tennessee being an hour ahead of Arizona. As the day progresses, we'll keep this updated with the news from around baseball -concentrating on the D-backs, but also around the majors. Please chip in with any *sourced* news in the comments!

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No Winter Sleep For The Diamondbacks

The winter meetings get underway tomorrow in Nashville, Tennessee - or, as GM Kevin Towers calls it, "The most wonderful time of the year." :) Let's take a look and see what might be going down, and also update our free agent tracker for the biggest names and ex-Diamondbacks.