Arizona Diamondbacks WiretapDoug Davis Says He Feels 'Great'
He played catch with teammates for the first time since having surgery on Friday and did so on Saturday as well. "I feel great," Davis told reporters on Saturday. He would like to make his return to the team's active roster on May 9, but he knows that he won't be prepared to pitch until later on. He will have a blood test on Tuesday and is hoping to be ready to take a radioactive iodine pill that will help kill any remaining cancer cells in his body. Arizona Diamondbacks Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Arizona's Upton OK Without Long-Term Deal
"I want to get through my first season," Upton said. "I'm not going to rush into anything." Evan Longoria, six games into his Major League career, signed a rather lucrative deal with the Rays on Thursday. Upton will not become a free agent until 2013, after being selected as the top overall pick in the 2005 draft. Arizona Diamondbacks Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets D-Backs Farm Report: Scherzer K's 11 AgainMax Scherzer turned in yet another dominating performance on Thursday in a Triple-A start in Sacramento. Scherzer struck out 11, walked one and yielded two hits in five innings of work. In his previous outing, Scherzer struck out 11 in seven innings. For the season, he has struck out 29 while walking just three and has not given up an earned run in 17 innings. The 6-3 righty can hit the mid to high-90's on the gun and may be an eventual closer candidate for the D-Backs. Arizona Diamondbacks Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Diamondbacks Apr 2008 Archive
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