Arizona Diamondback Stadium Mockups Removed From Firm's Website

PHOENIX, AZ — Renderings of a flashy Arizona Diamondbacks stadium is getting attention by baseball fans but not getting much of a response from the team or the firm who posted them, SB Nation's AZ Snake Pit reports.

The architects who posted it, MEIS Architects, have not commented on the now-removed pictures but the team says they have "never seen this design and we continue to consider all options," according to the report.

Last week, Maricopa County Stadium Board of Directors voted in favor of settling a lawsuit that will give the D-backs a chance during the next five years to build a new ballpark somewhere else in the county and leave Chase by 2022.

The scale has less seating than the some 48,500 seats Chase Field offers, which is inline with the trend of newer ballparks. Descriptions of the concept on the MEIS Architects site, which have since been removed, max the rendering's capacity at 38,000 seats, 40 luxury suites, 4,000 club/premium seats.

Notably, depictions of a retractable roof in an open-air setting featured a structure nestled next to a "cliff," narrowing potential addresses. One location that fits the bill would be next to the proposed Major League Soccer field in Tempe where the 101 and 202 meet. Another potential site could be at the Salt River Fields, too.

The Diamondbacks have long been rumored to be looking at a potential ballpark on the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community in between Scottsdale and Tempe. The D-backs and Colorado Rockies already share a spring training complex on Salt River land.

All of this is speculation, however, as the the official response from the Diamondbacks leaves out any specifics:

As we continue to do our due diligence, we interviewed a number of architecture firms to understand possibilities both for renovation of Chase Field and a potential new stadium, if and when the time is needed. We have never seen this design and we continue to consider all options to ensure the best long-term home for the D-backs and our fans.