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Snake Bytes 7/31
Team News Diamondbacks have more options to handle closer-by-committee than in the recent past https://arizonasports.com/mlb/arizona-diamondbacks/options-handle-closer-by-committee How Diamondbacks’ 2025 trade deadline played out 1 year later https://arizonasports.com/mlb/arizona-diamondbacks/how-2025-trade-deadline-played-out 5 Rental Relievers for Diamondbacks to Target at the Trade Deadline https://www.si.com/mlb/diamondbacks/onsi/5-rental-relievers-diamondbacks-target-trade-deadline 5 Pote...
Series Preview #36: Diamondbacks @ Guardians
Did Napoleon have a tiebreaker for Waterloo? Just right now I notice that the Cleveland Guardians were once called the Cleveland Napoleons. I think I have a new personal most hated team. On the other hand, you can’t blame today’s team for the errors of the past. The reasoning of changing the team’s name from […]
Guest Recaps for August open!
Every weekend throughout the regular season, we open the doors of the ‘Pit to any member as a guest recapper, who can cover the game from their own unique perspective. You do the recap of the game in the Feed, however you want. It can be light-hearted or not; stats-heavy or not, detailed or atmospheric […]
Arizona Diamondbacks: August confidence poll
The dog days of summer are in full effect here, with temperatures up to 110 F or more, almost every day. There may be occasional brief respites when a thunderstorm rolls through, but apart from a hint of ozone in the air, it just feels like you’re standing beside a shower. Mrs. SnakePit has already […]
Diamondbacks secure tie breaker split against Pirates
Diamondbacks News (Arizona Sports) Diamondbacks going back to closer-by-matchups The Diamondbacks are going to play the matchups with a bullpen that has been deeper than in previous seasons. “I’ve made an adjustment,” Lovullo told Diamondbacks broadcaster Todd Walsh on the postgame show. “I’m going to mix up some roles a little bit and get Paul […]
Dominant Pitching Leads the way on series win as D-Backs top Pirates 3-0
Even beat writer Steve Gilbert seemed exhausted by last night’s nailbiter and it’s hard to blame him for being physically and emotionally worn out after a 12-inning, four hour marathon game. It’s also understandable for the players themselves to feel similarly and I fully expected some kind of hangover effect for one or both of […]
Diamondbacks continue to decide whether to buy or sell
[Ed. Note] These questions were written and answered last weekend, but… circumstances delayed their publishing until now. Anything that doesn’t quite add up more than likely relates to that. As of writing, the Diamondbacks are six games over .500 and in a Wild Card spot. Have they convinced you to buy? Makakilo: Yes for two […]
Paul Sewald out as Arizona Diamondbacks closer
It’s likely fair to say there will be dancing in the streets of Phoenix tonight, at the news many fans were waiting to hear. Notably, the save situation in the ninth inning today went to Brandyn Garcia, even though established closer Paul Sewald was likely available. He had required only thirteen pitches to blow the […]
D-backs @ Pirates Discussion
Today’s Lineups DIAMONDBACKS PIRATES Corbin Carroll – RF Nick Gonzales – 3B Geraldo Perdomo – SS Brandon Lowe – 2B Gabriel Moreno – C Bryan Reynolds – LF Ketel Marte – DH Esmerlyn Valdez – RF Max Kepler – LF Ryan O’Hearn – 1B Nolan Arenado – 3B Marcell Ozuna – DH Tim Tawa – […]
Snake Bytes 7/29: A Hard Pfaadt Victory
Diamondbacks News Diamondbacks Avoid Crushing Defeat with 12th Inning WinBrandon Pfaadt gutted out seven innings of shutout ball and left the game with a 6-0 lead. If one blinked at that point, they would never have known it as the game was suddenly 7-7 going into extra innings. Diamondbacks Escape with Win and More Paul […]
Dbacks Avoid a Heartbreaking Defeat and Even The Series: Dbacks 8, Pirates 7
You guys have probably heard the line ‘its hard not to be romantic about baseball’ before, and tonight was a perfect encapsulation of that very phrase. It had all the highs of the big blowout win, the heartbreak of the blown save, and then the triumph of the unsung hero coming out of nowhere in […]
D-backs @ Pirates Discussion
Today’s Lineups DIAMONDBACKS PIRATES Corbin Carroll – RF Jake Mangum – CF Geraldo Perdomo – SS Brandon Lowe – 2B Gabriel Moreno – DH Bryan Reynolds – LF Ketel Marte – 2B Esmerlyn Valdez – RF Max Kepler – LF Ryan O’Hearn – 1B Nolan Arenado – 3B Nick Gonzales – 3B Tim Tawa – […]
What Has Recently Changed At First Base?
Inspiration. The Diamondbacks had three weak positions at the All-Star break: First base, left field, and center field. The following table shows some highlight metrics in games through 16 July. Data from Baseball Beference and Baseball Savant. “The sum total of these endeavors is wretched on a historical level. Over almost three hundred plate appearances, […]
Diamondbacks Reacts Survey: Trade missions
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across MLB. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Diamondbacks fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. It would be very nice if the Diamondbacks were able to acquire a player with as much […]
Snake Bytes, 7/28: Walked Off the Plank
Game Recaps Diamondbacks walked off by Pirates, drop 3 straight vs. Wild Card competitors by Alex Weiner [Arizona Sports] Brandon Lowe delivered the game-winning single, as the Diamondbacks have dropped three straight games to fellow National League Wild Card contenders on what many players called the most important road trip of the season. Lowe’s walk-off […]
The D’Backs should give this minor league infielder a chance next
2025 Rule 5 draft, AAA Phase All the way back in December during the AAA phase of the Rule 5 draft, the Diamondbacks made three picks, RHP Antonio Menendez from Tampa Bay, RHP Sean Harney from St. Louis, and finally, infielder Danny Serretti from the Detroit Tigers. To briefly discuss what the two pitchers have […]
RISP woes sink Arizona again in Pittsburgh
Record: 55-52. Pace: 83-79. Change on 2025: +4. The Diamondbacks dropped the opener of The Most Important Series of the Season™, losing 3-2 in ten innings to the Pirates. Merrill Kelly pitched well, and Max Kepler gave Arizona a 2-0 lead. But a throwing error by Kelly allowed a key Pittsburgh run, and Juan Morillo […]
D-backs @ Pirates Discussion
Today’s Lineups DIAMONDBACKS PIRATES Corbin Carroll – RF Jake Mangum – CF Geraldo Perdomo – SS Brandon Lowe – 2B Gabriel Moreno – C Bryan Reynolds – LF Ketel Marte – 2B Esmerlyn Valdez – RF Max Kepler – LF Ryan O’Hearn – DH Tyler Locklear – 1B Nick Gonzales – 3B Adrian Del Castillo […]
Arizona Diamondbacks Series Preview #35 : Diamondbacks @ Pirates
The Wild Card Race The following table shows my view of the Wild Card Race, updated Sunday morning. It shows the Diamondbacks are on track to win the third Wild Card in the NL. Another positive is that they have chances to overtake the Phillies for the second Wild Card in the NL. Most importantly, […]
Arizona Diamondbacks News, 7/27: Snakes driven out of Washington
Recaps [AZ Central] Perdomo eyeing pitching upgrade as Diamondbacks fall to Nationals – It is understandable why starting pitching would be on Perdomo’s mind. Over the past two days, the Diamondbacks have handed the ball to a pair of rookie lefties in Mitch Bratt and Kohl Drake. Bratt got through five innings on Saturday, July […]
D-backs @ Nationals Discussion
Today’s Lineups DIAMONDBACKS NATIONALS Corbin Carroll – RF James Wood – RF Geraldo Perdomo – SS Andres Chaparro – DH Gabriel Moreno – C Dylan Crews – LF Ketel Marte – 2B CJ Abrams – SS Max Kepler – LF Brady House – 3B Nolan Arenado – 3B Jacob Young – CF Adrian Del Castillo […]
Snake Bytes 7/26
Team News Too many walks, not enough knocks: Summing up end to D-backs’ streakhttps://www.mlb.com/dbacks/news/mitch-bratt-pitches-5-innings-in-d-backs-loss-to-nationals Diamondbacks try shaking up lineup to get stars going, loss sets up key rubber match vs. Nationals https://arizonasports.com/mlb/arizona-diamondbacks/try-shaking-up-lineup-to-get-stars-going-loss-sets-up-key-match-vs-nationals Why are the Diamondbacks wearing hats that do not match their jerseys this weekend? https://arizonaspo...
SB Nation Reacts Results: E-Rod for the win!
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the MLB. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Arizona Diamondbacks fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. There’s no doubt that pitching has been the Achilles’ heel of the Diamondbacks for a […]
Diamondbacks 3, Washington 5: Not Ready for Prime Time
I figure our chances are good to take two out of three from the Washington Nationals in the nation’s capital this weekend, but as I thought when I read over the series preview for this one, I figured this was the one we were most likely to drop. It was a matchup of soft-tossing lefties, […]
D-backs @ Nationals Discussion
Today’s Lineups DIAMONDBACKS NATIONALS Corbin Carroll – RF James Wood – DH Geraldo Perdomo – SS Curtis Mead – 3B Gabriel Moreno – DH Andres Chaparro – 1B Ketel Marte – 2B CJ Abrams – SS Ildemaro Vargas – 1B Dylan Crews – RF Nolan Arenado – 3B Jacob Young – CF Tim Tawa – […]
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