
Arizona Republic Too much thinking will doom a ballplayer. Straight up doom him. That's why when Diamondbacks catcher Miguel Montero talks baseball with teammate Martin Prado, he makes sure he doesn't bring up statistics or streaks or slumps or anything numbers related.
Arizona Diamondbacks 21 hours agoESPN Fantasy Baseball Tristan H. Cockcroft updates his hitter rankings and looks at seven buy-low hitters.
June 12, 2013San Francisco Chronicle Lineups for today’s Giants-Diamondbacks series finale, featuring the major league debut of the Giants’ Juan Perez, who was promoted from Triple-A Fresno on Friday: Giants Andres Torres LF Marco Scutaro 2B Buster Posey C Hunter Pence RF Joaquin Arias 3B Brandon Belt 1B Juan Perez CF Brandon Crawford SS Chad Gaudin RHP Diamondbacks Gerardo Parra RF Didi Gregorius SS Paul Goldschmidt 1B Miguel Montero C Martin Prado 3B Jason Kubel LF A.J. Pollock CF Cliff Pennington 2B Tyler Skaggs LHP Pregame notes: Manager Bruce Bochy said MRI results for third baseman Pablo Sandoval, who aggravated his left-fo...
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Arizona Republic It's a good thing for third-base umpire Jordan Baker that the Diamondbacks wound up winning Tuesday's game against the Cardinals, because his call in the sixth inning would have joined the litany of others that have cost teams games this season. Baker called Carlos Beltran safe at third base on a stolen base attempt. It seemed clear on replays that Diamondbacks third baseman Martin Prado tagged Beltran before he reached the bag.
Arizona Diamondbacks June 5, 2013KFFL Arizona Diamondbacks OF Martin Prado (knee) fouled a ball off the inside of his left ...
May 30, 2013
Arizona Republic PHOENIX -- Pat Corbin worked six innings without his best stuff to become the first Arizona left-hander to start with eight straight wins, Martin Prado matched a career high with four hits and the Diamondbacks beat the San Diego Padres 6-5 on Sunday. Corbin allowed more than two runs for the first time this season, but helped himself with a run-scoring single in the fifth inning off Tommy Layne (0-1) to become the third Arizona pitcher to start a season 8-0.
Arizona Diamondbacks May 26, 2013CBSSports.com Fantasy Diamondbacks third baseman Martin Prado looked like he was coming out of his slump last week, when he went 3 for 5 against the Marlins, to raise his batting average to .246, the highest it has been since April 18. Unfortunately, he has just two hits in five game since, as he continues to struggle to find his swing. Prado is hitting just .232 on the season entering play Friday, thanks to a 2-for-19 slide. He has just three extra-base hits in the month of May, all doubles, and none in his last eight games.
May 25, 2013CBSSports.com Fantasy Rockies starting pitcher Jhoulys Chacin ran into trouble late in his outing as he failed to secure an early lead Tuesday night against the Diamondbacks.Chacin, who made his eighth start of the season, pitched six scoreless inning before blowing a four-run lead in the seventh. He allowed a two-run double to Jason Kubel and a two-run single to Martin Prado before being pulled. The right-hander was charged with three runs -- four earned -- and three hits over 6 1/3 innings of work. He struck out two and walked one in a 5-4 win in extras.Chacin has allowed 12 runs -- 11 earned -- combined in his l...
May 22, 2013Rotoworld Martin Prado is batting .275 in May.
May 16, 2013CBSSports.com Fantasy With Didi Gregorius' emergence, Diamondbacks veteran shortstop Cliff Pennington has seen his playing time dwindle. In fact, he's been sharing time at second base with Josh Wilson and Martin Prado, and he's made just three starts since May 5. He could see even less playing time when Aaron Hill (hand) comes off the disabled list. Pennington is batting just .212 through 34 games and isn't exactly forcing his way into the lineup. "When you get a chance to play you got to play," Pennington said, per The Arizona Republic. "I got off to a slow start and had a rough stretch for a few at-bats, but I’ve...
May 16, 2013Atlanta Bullpen With the Braves playing the Diamondbacks in a three game series starting tonight, there are inevitable discussions and assessments about the trade that brought Justin Upton and Chris Johnson to Atlanta, and sent Martin Prado and prospects, to Arizona. Braves manager, Fredi Gonzalez, isn’t in the business of publicly assessing trades, but he is very [...]The post Did Braves Win Upton Trade? appeared first on Atlanta Bullpen.
Atlanta Braves May 13, 2013CBSSports.com Fantasy Diamondbacks second baseman Martin Prado went hitless over five at-bats on Sunday against Philadelphia. He struck out twice and is batting just .223. Despite getting off to a hot start in May with multi-hit games in three of his first five for the month, Prado has gone just 3 for 20 (.150) over his last six games entering Monday against Atlanta.
May 13, 2013CBSSports.com Fantasy Diamondbacks infielder Martin Prado was left out of the starting lineup Tuesday against the Dodgers for just the second time in 33 games. Manager Kirk Gibson said it was just a routine day off and not related to Prado's slow start. In fact, Gibson said he's encouraged by Prado's progress. Prado, who slid down to sixth in the lineup Monday, is batting .323 (10 for 31) with one home run, one RBI, two doubles and three walks in his last eight games. "I thought (Monday) he swung the bat as good as he’s swung it in a long time," Gibson said, per The Arizona Republic. "You could see his old swing th...
May 9, 2013CBSSports.com Fantasy Diamondbacks third baseman/outfielder Martin Prado was dropped to sixth in the lineup for Monday's series opener against the Dodgers. Didi Gregorius took his usual spot in the two-hole. Prado is batting .296 (8 for 27) with a solo home run in his last six games but has struck out six times during that span.
May 7, 2013CBSSports.com Fantasy Diamondbacks veteran Martin Prado told reporters Tuesday his slow start is nothing to worry about. He remains confident he will figure it out offensively. "There is nothing wrong with me," Prado said, per The Arizona Republic. "I know the results are not the same as what I’m capable of doing, but I feel like everybody’s panicking. I’m not panicking. I know what I can do. I don’t care what people say. I just care what I do, what I can control, and how I can prepare for a game. That’s all that matters." Prado finished April batting .159 (11 for 69) in his last 16 games. However, he homered Monda...
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