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With their five most-coveted free agents set to depart and the Diamondbacks left to peruse the discount aisle of free agency, the harsh realities are hard to ignore, as are the tough questions that accompany ...

Born and bred a Midwesterner, Don Mattingly gained fame and fortune on the East Coast.

Are the Arizona Diamondbacks in the midst of following in the footsteps of the San Diego Padres? Recent news has me wondering.

"It's definitely unconventional," said third baseman Eric Chavez, the longest-tenured player on the A's. "I guess after two years of below-average baseball and dumping salaries, we had some room to do this.

Ken Rosenthal has been the senior baseball writer for FOXSports.com since Aug. 2005. He appears weekly on the FSN Baseball Report and MLB on FOX.

PHOENIX Randy Johnson filed for free agency on Thursday after failing to reach a contract agreement to return to the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Holliday, who will be a free agent after the season, would provide Oakland with the big bat the club has been seeking for the middle of the lineup.

Ten reasons why Arizona Diamondback pitcher Brandon Webb should win National League Cy Young Award No.

"And in his haste, he failed to switch the Robothal off properly during the overnight." Around the horn The Diamondbacks still have not reached an agreement with right-hander Brandon Webb on a contract ...

The Diamondbacks haven't called yet, but like everyone else, agent Jonathan Maurer expects the phone to ring at some point this off-season. After talks between the Diamondbacks and Maurer's top client, ...

Take two steps back from the Diamondbacks' squandered division lead and their early end to a season once full of expectation.

This winter looks likely to be a good bit more active for the Arizona Diamondbacks than the 2007-08 off-season. After the team was eliminated from the playoffs, they didn't really have all that much to do in ...

How does the fact that [Mark] Ellis re-signed with the A's impact the D-backs? All I heard the last few months was that the D-backs were going to sign him to take [Orlando] Hudson's place.

I don't know if I am the only one frustrated by this, but is anybody else upset that the Rockies don't try to go get some quality starters and players through free agency? After the 2007 season, everybody ...

Ken Rosenthal has been the senior baseball writer for FOXSports.com since Aug. 2005. He appears weekly on the FSN Baseball Report and MLB on FOX.

It has been 10 months since the Padres did everything in their power to keep Jake Peavy from testing free agency, signing him to a $52 million contract extension.

Diamondbacks pitching coach Bryan Price has signed a one-year contract to return for a fourth season with the team.

During the Los Angeles Dodgers' wild champagne celebration, a dripping Manny Ramirez had a message for future postseason opponents.

A's general manager Billy Beane began an overhaul of Oakland's farm system while cutting payroll last winter by trading Marco Scutaro, Dan Haren, Nick Swisher and Mark Kotsay for prospects.

For Joe Blanton, it's been a long way from the A's Spring Training complex at Phoenix Municipal Stadium to locking up a National League Division Series on Sunday as a member of the Phillies.