N.L. reports. (Insider: Baseball).

ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS SO FAR: The team has trimmed payroll while keeping its lineup mostly intact, and it added the No. 3 starter--RHP Elmer Dessens--it had sought. Trading C Damian Miller to the Cubs for two minor leaguers and 1B Erubiel Durazo to the A's as part of a four-way deal saved money because both players were eligible for arbitration. When a four-for-one deal for Rockies RF Larry Walker fell through, CF Steve Finley re-signed for two more years. And 1B Mark Grace returns for another season as a reserve. Still, the biggest move was getting Dessens from the Reds in the Durazo trade. Durazo was the team's biggest offseason bargaining chip, and Dessens should lessen ...