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In little more than six weeks, pitchers and catchers will be reporting to Salt River Fields, as spring training gets under way before the 2026 season. It has, so far, been a quiet winter for the Arizona Diamondbacks. The only real additions to the roster, compared to this time last year, have been the relatively […]
From AZ Snake Pit | about 1 month ago | 0 reads
Overview 2025 Review When the 2024 season came to a close, so did Christian Walker’s tenure as an all-star caliber first baseman. To counter this loss, Mike Hazen got aggressive. Before Christmas even rolled around, Hazen made a trade with the Cleveland Guardians. Mike Hazen sent pitching prospect, Slade Cecconi and his six years of […]
From AZ Snake Pit | about 1 month ago | 2 reads
December results There hadn’t been a lot of activity from the D-backs, to sway the numbers in last month’s poll. We’d signed James McCann, but that had basically been it, bar some winnowing out of the chaff from the roster, and various minor-league movies. Unsurprisingly, this did not translate into a great deal of variation […]
From AZ Snake Pit | about 1 month ago | 0 reads
Overview 2025 Review. An Injury. In June, he suffered a hairline fracture of his right index finger. He missed over two months of playing time. He overcame that injury. Batting. Moreno was an outstanding batter (OPS+ of 117). Notable improvements compared to the previous season follow. The noted statistics are also predictive of continued excellent […]
From AZ Snake Pit | about 1 month ago | 1 read
And then there were five, a veritable “Who’s he?” of this year’s Diamondbacks – both on and off the field. Here’s a little about each of them, and a poll [browser and ad-blocker depending, perhaps!] Results will be tallied at some point on Friday, with the result announced on Saturday for those too lazy to […]
From AZ Snake Pit | about 1 month ago | 1 read
Background Blaze Alexander was drafted by the Diamondbacks in the 2018 draft with the 339th overall pick, out of IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida. Blaze’s biggest setback in his minor league career was the pandemic, but he’d work his way up through the Diamondbacks farm system and reach AAA by 2022. He’d then spend the […]
From AZ Snake Pit | about 1 month ago | 0 reads
Overview 2025 Review James McCann joined the Diamondbacks later in the seasons, on June 25th. Gabi Moreno was out with a broken finger, and a battery of Herrera and ADC was a terrifying proposition. On the other hand, McCann had just left the Braves after originally signing with them on a minor league deal but […]
From AZ Snake Pit | about 1 month ago | 0 reads
What do the Diamondbacks currently look for in pitcher acquisitions? Mike Hazen talked about his acquisition of Michael Soroka. What resonated with me, although it’s far from everything he said, is that there were five things that carried weight. Although some people might see it differently, here are the five things they looked for: How […]
From AZ Snake Pit | about 1 month ago | 1 read
Overview An Expectation for 2025. When people do something that’s deemed nearly impossible, it fills me with happiness and joy. Was it nearly impossible that Andrew Saalfrank would play in the Majors in 2025? “I’m not betting on him to make a single appearance with the Diamondbacks in 2025.” — 1Azfan1, Player Review for 2024 A […]
From AZ Snake Pit | about 1 month ago | 1 read
Team news [SI] Diamondbacks 2026 Projections Reveal Some Surprises – The bullpen is projected to get positive contributions from many of the young relievers acquired in trade at the 2025 trade deadline, as well as previous internal options. Below table is sorted by projected innings pitched. The 4.01 projected ERA would represent an incredible improvement […]
From AZ Snake Pit | about 1 month ago | 0 reads
Overview 2025 Review In some ways, I find the story of Shelby Miller to be one of the more interesting in the Diamondbacks 2025 season. I’m not sure I remember a non-roster invitee getting as negative a reaction as Miller did when his arrival was announced, but then again, very few NRIs have the kind […]
From AZ Snake Pit | about 1 month ago | 0 reads
I always enjoy this category. Not least because it’s an easy one, since I don’t have to come up with a list of initial nominations. Indeed, it’s possible I may have copied the entire post wholesale from last year’s version. I’ll never tell. But it’s all on you, folks! As tradition has it, I’m not […]
From AZ Snake Pit | about 1 month ago | 0 reads
Overview Rating: 6.73 2025 stats: Justin Martinez appeared in 17 games and had a total of 15.1 IP. He walked 12 and struck out 22 batters and gave up one home run. He had a record of 1-2 with an ERA of 4.11. His FIP was 4.05, ERA+ 107 and WHIP 1.239. He had 5 saves and […]
From AZ Snake Pit | about 1 month ago | 0 reads
20 Years Ago Well, the Jays made it official on the 27th. We knew about it before Christmas. Orlando Hudson and Miguel Batista went to the Arizona Diamondbacks, and Troy Glaus and Sergio Santos came to the Blue Jays. The trade was a surprise because the Jays had Corey Koskie, Shea Hillenbrand, and Eric Hinske […]
From Bluebird Banter | about 1 month ago | 6 reads
Overview 2025 Review The ability to be goofy has to be one of my favorite dynamics in baseball. It differentiates the sport from so many others where player personalities are limited to postgame interviews, offseason media appearances, and the player’s private social media. For the D-Backs, Lourdes Gurriel Jr has been the unquestioned team goofball […]
From AZ Snake Pit | about 1 month ago | 0 reads
Overview 2025 Review Mike Hazen has developed himself a reputation for making his impact moves at some rather unexpected moments. Jalen Beeks is no exception. Despite having solid results for four of the previous five seasons, Beeks looked first to the Houston Astros on a minor league deal for the 2025 season. Less than two […]
From AZ Snake Pit | about 2 months ago | 1 read
and Happy Holidays Team News D-backs Reliever Showed Potential in Lone Opportunity https://www.si.com/mlb/diamondbacks/onsi/arizona-diamondbacks-news/d-backs-reliever-showed-potential-montes-de-oca Former Diamondbacks Outfielder Signs with Pirateshttps://www.si.com/mlb/diamondbacks/onsi/arizona-diamondbacks-news/former-diamondbacks-outfielder-signs-pirates-fletcher-mena Merrill Kelly Gave Honest Statement About Being Traded to Rangers https://www.si.com/mlb/diamondbacks/onsi/arizona-diamondbac...
From AZ Snake Pit | about 2 months ago | 2 reads
Overview 2025 Review When the Diamondbacks entered the 2025 season, they did so with a solid rotation headed by Corbin Burnes and Zac Gallen. Likewise, the bullpen looked stacked, with Justin Martinez, Ryan Thompson, and A.J. Puk helping to solidify the back end of games. Ryan Thompson had already established himself as a quality set-up […]
From AZ Snake Pit | about 2 months ago | 1 read
Hey, we actually got some nominations in this category! Only three, but that’s okay, as it gives me leeway to throw a couple of additional choices into the mix. It’ll be interesting to see how these go: there are a couple of candidates who would appear to be hot favorites, but as we’ll see, the […]
From AZ Snake Pit | about 2 months ago | 2 reads
Overview Voting overview 2025 review Corbin Burnes’ addition to the Diamondbacks organization was one of the bigger shockers of the offseason. After making a significant investment in one of the top starting pitchers in the 2023-24 offseason and failing miserably (He Who Shall Not Be Named), coupled with already having six viable starters for only […]
From AZ Snake Pit | about 2 months ago | 4 reads
It was three years ago today that the Jays traded Lourdes Gurriel and Gabriel Moreno to the Diamondbacks for Daulton Varsho. I think it is fair to say the trade wasn’t universally loved at the time. Moreno was one of our top prospects and wearer of the ‘Catcher of the Future’ medalion, which was passed […]
From Bluebird Banter | about 2 months ago | 0 reads
Rating: 6.00 Date of birth: July 25, 1965 2025 stats: 80-82 2025 salary: A reported $5 million 2026 status: Possibly the hottest seat in the Majors Torey Lovullo is the longest tenured manager in Diamondbacks history, and it isn’t even close. His nine seasons are nearly double that of the next closest, Bob Melvin, and then after that […]
From AZ Snake Pit | about 2 months ago | 1 read
Good morning! The Red Sox have a new first baseman after completing a trade that sent Hunter Dobbins and minor leaguers to the Cardinals for Willson Contreras. What does this mean for their other pursuits? According to one insider, it means they are done talking with the Diamondbacks about a trade for Ketel Marte: Of […]
From Over the Monster | about 2 months ago | 2 reads
The usual procedure will apply: For your consideration, here are all the rookie qualified hitters and pitchers this year for Arizona, in descending order of playing time (PA for hitters, IP for pitchers). I’d say this likely to be not quite as a procession as last year, when Justin Martinez got 79% of the vote, […]
From AZ Snake Pit | about 2 months ago | 1 read
Overview 2025 Review Ryan Thompson is something of a rare breed in Arizona. He’s a reliable relief arm. HE’s been a reliable relief arm since the Diamondbacks picked him up from the rubbish pile just before their playoff run in 2023. He made his Arizona debut in August of that season, recording a clean inning […]
From AZ Snake Pit | about 2 months ago | 0 reads