"Last year, the D-backs made headlines at the annual Winter Meetings, completing a three-team trade with the Yankees and Tigers.

A lot has transpired since then, including changes in both the manager and general manager. But one thing remains the same, the D-backs will enter the meetings at the Swan and Dolphin Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., next week looking to improve a team that finished last in the National League West.

You can figure on the D-backs being in the middle of the action next week. It's not that they have a lot of money to spend, but they have some and they also have a new GM in Kevin Towers, who is not afraid to shake things up. "