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The Diamondbacks and the Trade Deadline Part 3: Deadline Day (Open Discussion)
The trade deadline has arrived. The final dots and crosses must made made to all the letters and all the agreements must be in to the Commissioner’s Office by 3:00 p.m. MST. As is often the case, there is an expectation that there will still be some contracts with wet ink at the time. However, […]
Arizona Diamondbacks News, 8/3: Deadline Day
Recaps [AZ Central] Diamondbacks manage just 2 hits in rain-delayed loss to Guardians – The Guardians scored five runs off Diamondbacks starter Merrill Kelly (8-9), who allowed eight hits. Kelly walked four with five strikeouts in five innings of work, and ran into major trouble in the bottom of the fifth inning. He gave up […]
Guardians of the Wild Card
Guardians of the Wild Card Following the series victory in the Steel City over another NL Wild Card in the Pittsburgh Pirates, the Dbacks made the last stop on their 4 city road trip, this time facing off against another Wild Card contender in the Cleveland Guardians. While both the Guards and Pirates are trying […]
Potential trade targets for the Diamondbacks
The trade deadline is upon us. Who is your pie in the sky preferred choice for Hazen to acquire? James Attwood: I’m not sure there is one. I think the best “reasonable” target (which may well be far beyond Arizona’s reach) is Reid Detmers. He’s a quality starter who slots easily into the top half […]
D-backs @ Guardians Discussion
Today’s Lineups DIAMONDBACKS GUARDIANS Corbin Carroll – RF Steven Kwan – LF Geraldo Perdomo – SS Jose Ramirez – DH Gabriel Moreno – C Chase DeLauter – RF Ketel Marte – DH Travis Bazzana – 2B Max Kepler – LF Kyle Manzardo – 1B Nolan Arenado – 3B Brayan Rocchio – SS Tim Tawa – […]
The Diamondbacks and the Trade Deadline Part 2: The Ask
With so many needs on the 26-man roster and with so many question marks regarding the future impact of currently injured players, what sort of reasonable moves might Mike Hazen and his staff make with their limited draft capital and only $6-7 million of payroll room to work with? Left Field/Impact Bat This might be […]
Snake Bytes 8/2
Team News D-backs kick off ‘moving month’ with big night at the plate“It’s my favorite month of baseball,” Lovullo said. “I think the season starts to take shape. The contenders and pretenders start to separate. So I think the real teams, and the ones that are capable of carrying on for the next two months, […]
Diamondbacks 12, Guardians 8: Swan Song?
Unusually for me, I went into this game completely cold: I barely got to watch yesterday’s game, we haven’t had Guardians games on the TV much this year, and I didn’t have a chance to read DBE’s series preview, as I was very much in the throes of moving hell until this morning. But my […]
D-backs @ Guardians Discussion
Today’s Lineups DIAMONDBACKS GUARDIANS Corbin Carroll – RF Steven Kwan – CF Geraldo Perdomo – SS Jose Ramirez – 3B Gabriel Moreno – DH Chase DeLauter – DH Ketel Marte – 2B Rhys Hoskins – 1B Nolan Arenado – 3B Angel Martinez – RF Tim Tawa – CF David Fry – LF Ildemaro Vargas – […]
SB Nation Reacts Results: Arms and the Men
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. The trade deadline is Monday, and at time of writing this (Friday afternoon), the D-backs […]
The Diamondbacks and the Trade Deadline Part 1: The Need
The MLB trade deadline (the only one these days, as opposed to the non-waiver deadline days) is Monday. The Diamondbacks are currently five games over .500 and hold the final wild card berth. Furthermore, they have begun the process of picking up some tie-breakers against their competition. When poised to make a playoff push, it […]
Snake Bytes 8/1: Making the Case to Buy
Diamondbacks News Comeback Win Puts Diamondbacks in Second Wild Card SlotGabriel Moreno delivered the go-ahead hit, and Brandyn Garcia earned the save in a Diamondbacks win over the Guardians. Bratt’s Best Start Yet Leads DiamondbacksThe young rookie left-hander allowed only one run through five innings of work, keeping the Diamondbacks in the game for an […]
Diamondbacks 4, Guardians 1: Bratt and the Late Bats
Game Summary For much of tonight’s game, the D-backs seemed to have forgotten to grab their bats off the bus from Pittsburgh. Fortunately, the pitching staff, led by 5 good enough innings from Mitch Bratt, kept the game close and gave the offense a chance until the end. Going into the 8th inning, the Diamondbacks […]
D-backs @ Guardians Discussion
Today’s Lineups DIAMONDBACKS GUARDIANS Corbin Carroll – RF Angel Martinez – RF Geraldo Perdomo – SS Jose Ramirez – 3B Gabriel Moreno – C Chase DeLauter – DH Ketel Marte – 2B Rhys Hoskins – 1B Max Kepler – LF Brayan Rocchio – SS Nolan Arenado – 3B David Fry – LF Adrian Del Castillo […]
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 […]
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