Edgar Gonzalez News

This week's installment considers all transactions reported by MLB between Nov. 8-18. The previous installment is available here .

Baseball's off-season began here Monday at a picturesque hotel along the Pacific Ocean, a resort not far from where Randy Johnson owns a home.

Scouting report: Arizona Diamondbacks By Jack Etkin , Rocky Mountain News Thursday, September 18, 2008 Rockies' Hirsh endures 'trying season' * Series history: The Diamondbacks lead 103-78 overall and 10-2 this ...

When David Eckstein joined the Diamondbacks at the end of last month, he had been hitting as well with Toronto as he had at just about any point this season.

As his pitch count can attest, right-hander Dan Haren was not at his sharpest on Wednesday afternoon in a start that lasted just four innings.

By Jack Etkin , Rocky Mountain News Numbers game 4.10 ERA for Aaron Cook , the highest it has been since April 2, when he made his first start of the season and gave up four runs in six innings for a 6.00 ERA.

The Japanese second baseman was truly a bust, earning $4 million while hitting .231 and missing two months to injury.

If there was that one random Rockies fan in attendance Saturday at PETCO Park who received an emergency phone call after the top of the fourth inning and had to leave, the fan probably would have felt fine ...

Jody Gerut singles in the go-ahead run in the eighth inning of the Padres' 5-4 win over the Diamondbacks, giving them a sweep of the three-game series against the division leaders.

Jody Gerut had three hits, including the game-winning RBI single in the eighth, as San Diego defeated Arizona, 5-4, to complete a three-game sweep of the NL West-leading Diamondbacks.

Brandon Webb pitched seven solid frames to pick up his big-league best 19th victory, as Arizona closed out a three-game sweep of San Diego, 4-1. Webb scattered three hits and nary a run with three walks and ...

Adam Dunn's numbers are enough to suggest he has made an immediate impact in his first week with the Diamondbacks - a .333 batting average, a .520 on-base percentage.

With Edgar Gonzalez on the disabled list, Yusmeiro Petit has stepped in to fill the right-hander's role.

Arizona Diamondbacks second baseman Orlando Hudson underwent surgery late Saturday night to repair a dislocated bone in his left wrist and will miss the remainder of the season.

Padres manager Bud Black motioned his hands on Thursday, waving two fingers in the air.

Jody Gerut hit Pedro Martinez's first pitch for a home run and Mets third baseman David Wright committed a costly error, helping the San Diego Padres beat New York 4-2 on Wednesday night.

There were plenty of people who figured Greg Maddux's first start after the July 31 non-waiver Trade Deadline would come with anyone but the Padres.

As the Padres feared, shortstop Khalil Greene fractured his left hand on Wednesday night when he slammed a storage chest at Petco Park in frustration over his season-long slump.

The only pitcher in the National League with a lower earned run average than Jake Peavy will be on the mound at Petco Park Wednesday night.

For a pitcher who had gone 14 starts without a win, statistically speaking, Greg Maddux's chances of getting his 351st career win against the Diamondbacks weren't good.