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The Bard’s Take: The Torey Lovullo Extension
Thursday, the Diamondbacks made an announcement that surprised many and also ruffled a great many feathers. After in-season comments were made by Torey Lovullo and the organization that the team needed to make the playoffs to secure Torey Lovullo’s job moving forward, the club handed their manager of ten years a two-year extension, despite coming […]
SnakePit Post-season GDT, #14
Yesterday’s 3-1 win for the Rays, leveled their series at 1-1. It also did not help the offensive slump which has been true for much of the post-season. It chipped another four points off the collective playoff OPS, which is now down to .629. We’re already the lowest since the beginning of the wild-card era […]
Four Arizona Diamondbacks named as Gold Glove finalists
I know this was mentioned briefly in James’s Snake Bytes, but I figure it deserves a piece of its own. The nominees for this year’s Gold Gloves were announced this morning, and there are four D-backs among the finalists for the National League. Each team’s manager and up to six coaches on his staff vote […]
Snake Bytes 10/15
Diamondbacks News Grading Diamondbacks’ Offseason Trades, Signings One Year LaterDuring this quieter time of Diamondbacks roster movement, let’s look back at last offseason and how the moves played out. Derek Law Elects Free AgencyThanks to be one of the many injured arms the team carried, the Diamondbacks almost never got to know him before he […]
SnakePit Post-season GDT, #13
Perhaps unexpected results in both games yesterday, though the Brewers won more games in the regular season than the Dodgers. Still, you’d probably have got long odds against Milwaukee winning the games started by both Skubal and Yamamoto. Still, they go to Los Angeles, knowing that they cannot be eliminated there. The Brewers either win […]
Which Direction Marte?
The Case for Bounce Back Performance. Offense. My view is that offense is what the Diamondbacks need to bounce back most. Can Ketel Marte bounce back from the decline in 2026? Possible reasons follow: Although this season his bat speed and hard-hit percentages declined (bat speed fell from 85th percentile to 82nd percentile, and hard […]
Snake Bytes, 10/13
Diamondbacks News These three young D-backs could be in for breakout years in ’27 by Steve Gilbert [DBacks.com] RHP Gerardo CarrilloCarrillo was signed as a Minor League free agent in the offseason, and after eight seasons in the Minors, he made his big league debut in late July at age 27. Carrillo allowed a run in two […]
SnakePit Post-season GDT, #12
A double-bill of championship series, so enjoy it. Might only be one more this year, on Thursday. We start off with the National League, where the Dodgers will seek to even the series after losing the opener 2-1 in Milwaukee. A good start for the Brewers, but things won’t be any easier for them today: […]
Towards a 2027 Arizona Diamondbacks Opening Day roster
Before we start, some obvious statements. Firstly, we do not know when Opening Day will take place in 2027. With the expiration of the agreement between the owners and the players, and the highly contentious nature of the upcoming negotiations (in particular, around the introduction of a salary cap), it’s possible there may not even […]
Arizona Diamondbacks News, 10/12: First blood to Milwaukee
Team news [SI] Diamondbacks Rookies Poised For Bigger Roles in 2027 – The Arizona Diamondbacks, like all 29 other baseball clubs in the 2026 season, found themselves dipping into their pool of prospects at one point or another in their unsuccessful search for a postseason berth. Some such prospects stood out more than others. Some […]
SnakePit Post-season GDT, #11
The Guardians completed the come from behind victory to eliminate this year’s version of 2023’s D-backs, and also prove that the Pope is not, in fact, infallible. So we are down to the final four. In the American League, the Rays host the Guardians, with that series getting under way tomorrow. But we begin with […]
SnakePit Post-season GDT, #10
It has definitely been a less exciting post-season this year. In 2025, through the wild-card and division series, there were five which went to the final game – three of the four wild-card games, and a pair of divisional match-up. This will only be the second such so far in 2026, following the Braves-Phillies wild-card […]
Cheering for the Dodgers; or, it became necessary to destroy baseball, in order to save it.
There’s a school of thought which suggests that the Diamondbacks “broke” the Dodgers, by beating them in the 2023 National League Division Series. Not just by the defeat, but by the manner of it. It was a sweep, with Arizona outscoring Los Angeles 19-6, never trailing in any game at any point, and leading by […]
2026 Arizona Diamondbacks Post Mortem Analysis: Part 1 What Went Well
You could never count the 2026 Diamondbacks team out. Even right up until the last weekend of the season when they were all but written off weeks earlier, this team was still giving us reason to be invested and watch meaningful baseball games. But how good was this team really? What went good? What went […]
SnakePit Post-season GDT, #9
And then there was one… Three of the Division Series finished yesterday. The Brewers and Dodgers both finished off their opponents in four games, and will face off again – as they did last year – starting on Sunday. Milwaukee are 0-3 in NLCS’s: as well as losing to LA in 2026, they did so […]
Snake Bytes 10/8
Team News How well set up are the Diamondbacks for 2027?https://arizonasports.com/mlb/arizona-diamondbacks/how-well-set-up-are-the-diamondbacks-for-2027 Justin Martinez, the one successful reinforcement for the 2026 Diamondbacks https://arizonasports.com/mlb/arizona-diamondbacks/justin-martinez-the-one-successful-reinforcement-for-the-2026-diamondbacks Diamondbacks Pitchers Most Likely To Be Gone Before Opening Day 2027 https://www.si.com/mlb/diamondbacks/onsi/diamondbacks-pitchers-likely-gone...
2026 Dbacks Prospect All Stars: Middle Infielders + Outfielders
Introduction In my last article, we took a look through the Arizona Diamondbacks farm system to find the starting pitcher, catcher, first, and third basemen with the best season in 2026. Since there was a little confusion, I thought i’d provide some clarification about the qualifications. All we’re looking at is who had the most […]
SnakePit Post-season GDT, #8
The final four-pack of games today. All four Division Series are in action for the final time, and all four could finish today. Or none of them could. Or any number in between. The two American League Division Series are both 2-0, with the Rays and White Sox sitting on the edge of going into […]
Snake Bytes 10/7
Diamondbacks News Arizona Parting Ways with Pitching Coach Brian KaplanOne of these days, the team will find some stability here. Kaplan Out After Two SeasonsThe last two years have been something of a mixed bag with the team’s pitching. How the Diamondbacks Will Treat Marte Differently in 2027Ketel Marte will not have nearly the amount […]
SnakePit Post-season GDT, #7
A fairly low-key day yesterday in the American League Division Series, with both the White Sox and the Rays following up their Game 1 victories, with another win in Game 2. That gives them a commanding lead: Chicago in particular, now have two chances at home to clinch, and if needed, a third back in […]
Next Season’s First Baseman
Historically, who played first base for the Diamondbacks? Only seven players had 120-game seasons at first base for the Diamondbacks. The first five only reached that level for one season each. Following that, Paul Goldschmidt reached that level in 6 of 8 seasons. More recently, Christian Walker reached that level in 4 out of 6 […]
Snake Bytes, 10/6: Bye, Bert
Diamondbacks News Diamondbacks moving on from longtime broadcast Steve Berthiaume by Alex Weiner [Arizona Sports] The Arizona Diamondbacks will not retain longtime television play-by-play broadcaster Steve Berthiaume, the team confirmed to Arizona Sports on Monday. Nick Piecoro of AZCentral.com first reported the decision, as Berthiaume’s contract with the club is up. The team has not decided who will take […]
Arizona Diamondbacks parting ways with Steve Berthiaume
Well, this was unexpected. Nick Piecoro was the first to report the news that the team has decided not to renew the contract of the team’s principal play-by-play guy, Steve Berthiaume. Said team president Derrick Hall, “His contract is up and we felt it was a good time to take a step back and re-evaluate […]
SnakePit Post-season GDT, #6
Probably safe to say that both results in the National League Division Series went in the way most readers of the SnakePit wanted, with the Padres and Dodgers both losing. The NL gets a travel day today, as the series relocate to San Diego and Atlanta respectively, before resuming on Wednesday. So, today, it’s the […]
Mike Hazen’s best and worst moves, 2025-26
With the Arizona Diamondbacks’ campaign now in the books, it’s time to look back at all the moves made by GM Mike Hazen over the course of the year, and see which ones worked out for Arizona, and which ones don’t. I’m going off the list of transactions here, which basically begins after the end […]
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