The D-backs avoided a salary arbitration hearing with outfielder Eric Byrnes on Tuesday when the two sides reached agreement on a one-year, $4.

Mel Stottlemyre will join the Diamondbacks as a special instructor in spring training and will work with the club's pitchers during the season, the team announced Monday.

Rick Helling is retiring from baseball after pitching in the major leagues for 12 years, highlighted by a 20-win season.