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│ To emerge as Diamondbacks starting catcher, Gosewisch faces tough challenge Attention to detail could put Hernandez in bigs By Mark Brown / Examiner.com Catcher's defensive skills believed to be Major League-ready http://www.examiner.com/article/to-emerge-as-diamondbacks- Steve Gilbert / MLB.com starting-catcher-gosewisch-faces-tough-challenge http://m.dbacks.mlb.com/news/article/109947182/attention- to-detail-could-put-d-backs-catcher-oscar-hernandez-in-major- leagues Opposite Attracts: Appreciating Paul Goldschmidt’s Oppo- Goldy gets 'huge honor' of college retiring number Field Prowess D-backs star is first baseball player to get accolade from Texas By Joe Lemire / Grantland State http://grantland.com/the-triangle/mlb-paul-goldschmidt- By Steve Gilbert / MLB.com arizona-diamondbacks-opposite-field-power-beating-the-shift/ http://m.dbacks.mlb.com/news/article/109936316/arizona- diamondbacks-paul-goldschmidt-gets-huge-honor-of-texas-state- Paul Goldschmidt Is Healthy And Ready To Go university-retiring-number By Tony Fischer / SI.com - Fansided http://heatwaved.com/2015/02/21/paul-goldschmidt-healthy- Locante shows off 'electric stuff' in D-backs camp ready-go/ Reliever impressive in first official bullpen session By Steve Gilbert / MLB.com Diamondbacks' Jake Barrett hoping to earn bullpen role in http://m.dbacks.mlb.com/news/article/109949522/reliever- 2015 will-locante-shows-off-electric-stuff-in-arizona-diamondbacks- By Brandon Wise / CBSSports.com camp http://fantasynews.cbssports.com/fantasybaseball/update/2507 7531/diamondbacks-jake-barrett-hoping-to-earn-bullpen-role-in- Diamondbacks prospect Archie Bradley looking for 2015 bounce-back year By Nick Piecoro / The Arizona Republic Diamondbacks' Archie Bradley looking to bounce back in http://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/mlb/diamondbacks/2 2015 015/02/21/diamondbacks-prospect-archie-bradley-looking-for- By Bradon Wise / CBSSports.com bounce-back-year/23811743/ http://fantasynews.cbssports.com/fantasybaseball/update/2507 7502/diamondbacks-archie-bradley-looking-to-bounce-back-in- Diamondbacks' Jake Barrett hoping fitter form leads to 2015 big-league shot By Zach Buchanan / The Arizona Republic http://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/mlb/diamondbacks/2 015/02/21/diamondbacks-jake-barrett-hoping-fitter-form-leads- to-big-league-shot/23812027/ Boivin: Brandon Knight great addition to Suns; Catching up with Diamondbacks By Paola Boivin / The Arizona Republic http://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/heat- index/2015/02/21/boivin-brandon-knight-great-addition-to- suns/23808095/ Positive Bradley attacking D-backs competition after tough '14 By Kevin Zimmerman / FOX Sports Arizona http://www.foxsports.com/arizona/story/archie-bradley-d- backs-pitching-competition-022115 1 │ February 22, 2015 • sports.yahoo.com/mlb/morenews http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/morenews February 22, 2015 • MLB.com http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/transactions 2 │ Goldschmidt and his wife, Amy, were in San Marcos, Texas, for Texas State Baseball's Annual Lead-Off Dinner when the Attention to detail could put Hernandez in bigs announcement was made. Catcher's defensive skills believed to be Major League-ready Steve Gilbert / MLB.com "I had no idea and my wife had no idea," Goldschmidt said. http://m.dbacks.mlb.com/news/article/109947182/attention- "They let my parents know so they drove in. That's pretty cool. to-detail-could-put-d-backs-catcher-oscar-hernandez-in-major- It's a huge honor; there have been a lot of great players there, so leagues hopefully I can continue to represent the university well." SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Following Saturday's practice, D-backs The jersey retirement ceremony will take place Tuesday before catcher Oscar Hernandez sat in front of his locker and began the Bobcats take on the University of Houston. writing on a small yellow pad. With the D-backs' first full-squad workout set for Wednesday, Hernandez had just finished catching some bullpen sessions, and Goldschmidt will be unable to attend the ceremony. His parents, while it was still fresh in his mind, he wanted to make sure he David and Kim, will be there on his behalf. noted what pitches a particular pitcher threw and what that pitcher was working on. "I'm glad they're there," Goldschmidt said. "They supported me so much from a young age, starting with Little League, and they "It's important to me, especially not knowing these guys that I drove up many times to watch me in college, so I know they'll keep track of it," Hernandez said. enjoy it. There have been so many people who have helped me, whether it was before college, during, after. It starts with my The D-backs selected Hernandez from the Rays organization parents, my brothers Rob and Adam, and all their support. My with the No. 1 overall pick in the Rule 5 Draft last December, wife, who I met there at Texas State, the support she gave me in and he must stay in the big leagues all season or be offered back college and in pro ball as well." to Tampa Bay. He was chosen because despite the fact that he played in the Class A Midwest League last year, the D-backs feel Goldschmidt is Texas State's all-time leader in home runs and he is ready defensively for the Major Leagues. RBIs. As a junior in 2009, Goldschmidt helped lead the Bobcats to the Southland Conference championship that included a "I think on the defensive side, he's definitely ahead of the game," record 41 wins. D-backs manager Chip Hale said. Goldschmidt becomes the first Texas State baseball player to It's attention to detail, like the notes he keeps, that helps have his jersey retired and will be just the fifth across all sports at Hernandez to stand out defensively. the university. Hernandez hit .249 last year, but Hale said Hernandez has good "They're great leaders there, they're great role models," strength and could develop at the plate. Goldschmidt said of the Texas State coaching staff. "When you're a college kid and away from home for the first time, to "There are some things to work out," Hale said. "We're up for have coaches that can be role models on and off the field is the challenge and I think he is, too." important. They treat guys with respect and honesty. When they recruited me, everything they said was true. They treated us Hernandez will be given every opportunity to win a spot on the exactly as they said they would. They expected a lot out of you, roster. The D-backs have eight catchers in camp and the but if you did things the right way, then they would have your competition for the two openings is "wide open." back no matter what." Goldy gets 'huge honor' of college retiring number Coincidentally, Goldschmidt did not get to choose his number D-backs star is first baseball player to get accolade from Texas with the D-backs, either. State By Steve Gilbert / MLB.com Selected by Arizona in the eighth round of the 2009 First-Year http://m.dbacks.mlb.com/news/article/109936316/arizona- Player Draft, he was given No. 44 when he reached the big diamondbacks-paul-goldschmidt-gets-huge-honor-of-texas-state- leagues on Aug. 1, 2011. university-retiring-number "When I [was] called up, they just handed me a jersey and I SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- When he showed up to play baseball at wasn't going to complain," he said. "I've never been a big guy Texas State University, Paul Goldschmidt was given uniform with numbers. As long as they gave me a jersey, it could have No. 37 in large part because it was the jersey that was big enough been any number from zero to infinity and I wouldn't have to fit him. cared." Turns out Goldschmidt will be the last person to wear 37 as Locante shows off 'electric stuff' in D-backs camp Texas State surprised the D-backs first baseman a couple of Reliever impressive in first official bullpen session weeks ago with the news that it was retiring his number. By Steve Gilbert / MLB.com http://m.dbacks.mlb.com/news/article/109949522/reliever- will-locante-shows-off-electric-stuff-in-arizona-diamondbacks- camp 3 │ frontline starting pitching, Bradley, 22, might still represent the SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- D-backs left-hander Will Locante could Diamondbacks' best hope. not help but notice the difference between throwing a bullpen session in Major League camp as opposed to over on the Minor And yet everything feels different this year as he enters camp. League side. The media attention is scaled back, the hype dialed down. He enters camp residing somewhere between untouchable prospect The 25-year-old threw a bullpen Saturday afternoon, his first and just another guy. He has shown he is capable of having a since camp officially opened, but his fourth since arriving in bad year. Now he must show he is capable of making a Arizona earlier in the month. comeback. "In Minor League camp, there's no one watching but the coach," "For me, I would definitely say after the bad year I had last year, Locante said. "You come over here and there's fans, there's I'm coming in this year with a chip on my shoulder with front-office people, everyone is watching so you just have to something to prove," he said. "Last year was just a bad year for focus more and not let it get to you. Once you let a couple go, me. I'm looking for a bounce-back year." then it's the same game; home plate is still 60 feet, 6 inches away." In 83 innings between Double-A and Triple-A, Bradley posted a 4.45 ERA.