Ben and Sam discuss how deep a hole the Blue Jays have dug, then talk about whether it’s fair for people to gloat about the Diamondbacks’ decision to trade Justin Upton based on what’s happened so far this season.
Jason Cole catches up with the Diamondbacks’ top right-handed pitching prospect and shows him flashing his skills.
The Giants lock up Buster Posey for almost a decade, and the Diamondbacks give Paul Goldschmidt five more years.
The second installment of a five-part series on the pressing questions confronting each team in 2013.
Ben and Sam preview the Diamondbacks’ season with Doug Thorburn, and Pete talks to AZCentral Sports Diamondbacks beat writer Nick Piecoro (at 19:39).
Was Arizona’s off-season search for “gritty” players really just a commitment to making more contact?
Ben and Sam analyze the Justin Upton trade and Arizona’s offseason.
Ben and Sam answer listener emails about how much steroids help, the best farm systems in baseball, and how they’d try to negotiate a hypothetical trade.
Ben and Sam discuss the rejected trade that would have made Justin Upton a Mariner.
It’s a lot of fun to talk about Justin Upton being traded, which might be why reporters talk about it so much, and it might be why Kevin Towers talks about it so much.
Can rational fans pull for fluky teams, or are we bound to support good process over unpredictability?
Oakland gets a new shortstop for the stretch run, as the Diamondbacks dump some cash commitments.
After a weekend sweep of the Giants by the Dodgers, Ben and Sam size up the NL West and discuss a hot Matt Moore-on-Mike Trout match-up.
What do the Dodgers, Giants, and Diamondbacks need heading into the deadline, and where might they find it?
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