Outside of a bumpy 6th inning  http://www.chicagocubsteamshop.com/authentic-david-ross-jers ey , Merrill Kelly makes San Diego look like the same old Padres in his Major League debut."WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections Diamondbacks Farm TeamsGameday ThreadsDiamondbacks NewsDiamondbacks Game ReportsFang FoodSnake EDTShareTweetShareShareSnake Bytes 4/2: Coming to AmericaOrlando Ramirez-USA TODAY SportsArizona Diamondbacks 10, San Diego Padres 3[D¡¯backs.com] Kelly goes six to win long-awaited MLB debut - And the best start the first time through the rotation goes to... Merrill Kelly? The D¡¯backs desperately needed some length from their pitching staff last night. Fortunately, Kelly and Jon Duplantier, both making their MLB debut, combined to toss all nine innings giving the bullpen some much needed rest. All three Padres¡¯ runs were charged to Kelly and came in the 6th inning. He was effective throwing 58 of his 88 pitches for strikes. Meanwhile, Duplantier allowed only a single hit and struck out two of the nine batters he faced.[Arizona Sports] D-backs top prospect Jon Duplantier earns save in MLB debut vs. Padres - Duplantier is on the cusp of becoming a Major League regular and did nothing to put that into doubt last night. He generated plenty of weak contact and even induced a double play off the bat of Manny Machado.[AZ Central] Adam Jones making instant impact with Diamondbacks - As awful as the D¡¯backs pitching has been in the first five games of the season, the offense has yet to score less than five runs in a single contest. They hung a ten spot on San Diego last night and had secured tacos by the third. Adam Jones slugged a lead off home run, his third dinger of the season, giving Arizona an early one run lead. Arizona finished the evening with fifteen hits Ryne Sandberg Jersey , six of them going for extra bases. Diamondbacks News[Arizona Sports] Duplantier describes emotional moment he told parents of MLB call up - You could feel Jon Duplantier¡¯s raw emotion coming through during his postgame interview with Jody Jackson. It was as if he was in disbelief that a lifelong dream had finally become a reality for him. His three inning save was the first in an MLB debut by a D¡¯backs rookie since Byung-Hyun Kim according to the FSAZ broadcast.[The Athletic] ¡®His knee is never going to feel the same¡¯: What Souza¡¯s brutal injury means - When the results of Steven Souza Jr.¡¯s MRI came in on his injured knee, it was natural to wonder if he might ever be able to set foot on a baseball diamond in the future. There is a roadmap, on a very long, windy road, for his path back to playing. Zack Cozart suffered a similar injury himself in in 2015, and Dallas Cowboys linebacker Jaylon Smith nearly lost his ability to walk because his injury included nerve damage. Whether Souza ever plays again or not, we know, at least anecdotally, that his knee will never feel the same.Around the League[CBS Sports] MLB Power Rankings: It¡¯s early Billy Williams Jersey , but the NL Central might already be baseball¡¯s most interesting division - Power rankings this early in the season are as useless as belly button lint, but lets have a look anyways. At least the writers acknowledge this. Arizona slots in at #23 per CBS Sports. Bleacher Report houses the snakes at #22. Yahoo Sports sees them as the worst team in baseball, which is frankly a bit of an overreaction following the rebound we saw last night. Sporting News has the D¡¯backs around the consensus #23. The Athletic believes the Los Angeles series was a clutch home run and fluky glove save away from being a disastrous sweep at #28.[ESPN] Passan: Huge contracts and big concerns. What¡¯s going on with MLB salaries? - A neatly packaged summary on the state of free agency and contract extensions in MLB. We¡¯ve seen a flurry of extensions in recent weeks (See: Goldschmidt, Paul) at a time when middle tier free agents in their 30¡¯s have found it difficult to land a multi-year contract. It¡¯s a balancing act for players to cash in on a significant payday when teams are becoming smarter on how funds are allocated.[MLB Trade Rumors] Hunter Greene To Undergo Tommy John Surgery - Cincinnati Reds top prospect, Hunter Greene, has elected to have Tommy John Surgery and will the 2019 season. Still just 19 years old the former second overall pick has plenty of time to recover and hopefully reach his high promise. Rockies news and links for January 18, 2019"WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections Scaling the RocksPebble ReportRockpileRockies Game ThreadsRockies Fan ExperienceRockpileAnother Rocky becomes a YankeeNew,128commentsRockies news and links for January 18, 2019MSTShareTweetShareShareAnother Rocky becomes a YankeeAdam Ottavino signs with New York Yankees | Mile High SportsThe Rockies¡¯ hopes for bringing back Adam Ottavino have died Jon Lester Jersey , as he signed a contract with the New York Yankees. He got a three-year, $27 million deal. As a native New Yorker, this will likely work out well for Ottavino. The deal is not too surprising, as Ottavino has been training up in New York, and the Yankees have previously expressed interest in him. The Rockies will miss him after his seven years in purple. He was the epitome of consistency during his time here, and his stellar 2018 season makes it especially hard to say goodbye. We wish him well as he joins DJ LeMahieu up north.Colorado Rockies Quick Hits: Spring training, Gray, Arenado, more | Rox PileDates for pitchers and catchers reporting for Spring Training have been announced. While the Rockies Spring Training will primarily take place in Arizona  http://www.chicagocubsteamshop.com/authentic-david-ross-jers ey , they¡¯ll also be traveling down to Florida and into New Mexico. Another bit of Rockies news comes regarding Jon Gray. He had an abysmal season last year, and he¡¯s already explained that he wants to use his struggles to motivate him for the new season. Many have speculated on possible trade moves for him, but it usually comes down to the fact that he does have an impressive talent that the Rockies would like to be able to harness some day. The most recent mock trade idea included a trade for Byron Buxton with the Twins. This would give the Rockies a solid outfielder and a chance to move Charlie Blackmon to left or right field, but the Rockies are still not ready to give up on Gray. There¡¯s also more talk about what to do with Nolan Arenado. He¡¯ll likely seek a record-setting salary, and it¡¯s hard to say with Bryce Harper and Manny Machado still waiting to see what they can get. It¡¯ll be tough for the Rockies to pull it out, but only time will tell if Arenado will still be in Denver a couple years down the road.