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Update on Which Diamondbacks Outfielder Will Most Exceed Expectations

Before reading this update, you may want to look at this preseason article.  It looked at six outfielders who could most exceed expectations.  It concluded that Corbin Carroll was the most likely and that maybe two would exceed expectations. Current status of the players. Jordan Lawlar broke his wrist.  Waldschmidt stayed in the minors.  So […]

Series Preview #4: Diamondbacks @ Mets

The Diamondbacks’ first ten games have been remarkably undefinitive as far as answering any questions one might have had about the team. Pitchers that have been expected to be good have been bad and vice versa. Hitters who were expected to be bad have been worse, and hitters that were expected to be. It all […]

SnakeBytes 4/7: April Chill

Diamondbacks News First, a PSA that the start times for tonight’s and Wednesday’s games have been moved up to 1pm Arizona time due to expected cold weather. 10 Diamondbacks takeaways from the opening 10 games of the season by Alex Weiner [Arizona Sports] “Going 5-2 with an offense that’s kind of struggling a little bit. […]

Luis Gonzalez Explains His Very Own 32 Year Old Easter Egg

In a video posted by MojoSportsLLC a few days ago, Luis Gonzalez talks about a very subtle easter egg planted in the background of one of his baseball cards. While holding his 1994 Donruss Studio card, Gonzo points out that he hung a rubber rat in his locker that can be seen just above his […]

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The Arizona Diamondbacks: 10 games in

With an off-day today, it seems like a good time to take stock of the early going. We have now completed two turns around the rotation, and Arizona has gone 5-5 against a trio of teams Fangraphs currently has at better than sixty percent odds to make the postseason. Could certainly be worse. [Looks over […]

Arizona Diamondbacks News, 4/6: Heading East

Recaps [Dbacks.com] Stars align! Marte hits walk-off double after Carroll’s clutch triple – “I just tried to have a good at-bat for my team,” Marte said on the D-backs’ postgame show. “I’ve been hitting the ball hard. That’s me right there.” Marte — who achieved 10 years of Major League service time Friday and still […]

Snakepit Roundtable: Nelson, Rodriguez, and more

By the time this is published, three series will be in the books, and it’s been the best of times and the worst of times. Initial thoughts on the whip lash? James: The team’s lack of overall depth is staring them straight in the face. Paul Sewald is still a head-scratching signing by the front […]

Arizona Diamondbacks 6, Atlanta Braves 5: Eggs-ellent!

Record 5-5. Pace: 81-81. Change on 2025: 0. The D-backs blew leads of 3-1, 4-3 and 5-4, but managed to prevail in the bottom of the tenth inning. Ketel Marte swatted the first pitch he saw over the head of the Atlanta right-fielder, driving in Manfred Man Jorge Barrosa from second for our first walk-off […]

Arizona Diamondbacks Gameday Thread, #10: 4/5 vs. Braves

Today’s Lineups BRAVES DIAMONDBACKS Ronald Acuna – DH Ketel Marte – 2B Drake Baldwin – C Corbin Carroll – RF Matt Olson – 1B Geraldo Perdomo – SS Mike Yastrzemski – LF Nolan Arenado – 3B Michael Harris – CF Jose Fernandez – DH Ozzie Albies – 2B Carlos Santana – 1B Mauricio Dubon – […]

Snake Bytes 4/5 Happy Easter!

Team News Michael Soroka gives Diamondbacks another strong impression in win over Braves “I think we fell behind a little more than we would have liked, but (catcher Gabriel Moreno) and I made some good decisions with some pitches late in counts, good pitches with guys in scoring position, let the defense work and got the win,” […]

Diamondbacks 2, Atlanta 1: Who Needs Bats?

Okay, so this was a strange one. As was noted in 1AZFan1’s recap of last night’s shutout loss, our offense has been completely AWOL for several days now. This is something we’ve seen happen plenty over the last several years, but these multi-day offensive outages get exponentially more concerning when, as I and others have […]

Arizona Diamondbacks Gameday Thread, #9: 4/4 vs. Braves

Today’s Lineups BRAVES DIAMONDBACKS Ronald Acuna – RF Ketel Marte – 2B Drake Baldwin – C Corbin Carroll – RF Matt Olson – 1B Geraldo Perdomo – SS Austin Riley – 3B Gabriel Moreno – C Mike Yastrzemski – LF Adrian Del Castillo – DH Ozzie Albies – 2B Nolan Arenado – 3B Michael Harris […]

SB Nation Reacts Results: Faith in Ryne

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. It’s early days, but we had seen each starting pitcher for the Diamondbacks once this […]

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Snake Bytes 4/3: Shutout by Braves

Diamondbacks News Diamondbacks Waste a Second E-Rod GemEduardo Rodriguez gave the Diamondbacks as good an opportunity to win on Friday as anyone could ask for, throwing seven scoreless innings. Unfortunately, Arizona’s offense was held even quieter. Offense, Sewald Spoil E-Rod GemArizona did not even register their first hit until the sixth inning and never had […]

Diamondbacks 0, Braves 2: O Offense, Where Art Thou?

Game Summary Another Friday night, another tough loss. This week’s episode featured outstanding starting pitching from the hologram himself, Eduardo Rodriguez, as well as some incredible defense. Unfortunately, the offense didn’t come along for the ride and is now riding a streak of 3 runs scored in 27 innings since that 3-run go-ahead bomb off […]

Arizona Diamondbacks Gameday Thread, #8: 4/3 vs. Braves

Today’s Lineups BRAVES DIAMONDBACKS Ronald Acuna – RF Ketel Marte – 2B Drake Baldwin – DH Corbin Carroll – RF Ozzie Albies – 2B Geraldo Perdomo – SS Matt Olson – 1B Gabriel Moreno – DH Austin Riley – 3B Nolan Arenado – 3B Eli White – LF Alek Thomas – CF Mauricio Dubon – […]

Jordan Lawlar breaks wrist, Joe Ross DFA’d

This is unfortunate. The Arizona Diamondbacks made the following roster moves. The D-backs’ 40-man roster is at 40. As if last night’s game wasn’t sucky enough already. Lawlar was hit on the wrist last night, by a pitch in the seventh inning from the Braves’ Osvaldo Bido. Initial X-rays proved negative at the time, but […]

Re-assessing wins and losses

It’s fairly well-accepted that assigning wins and losses are a flawed metric. As we say earlier in the week, pitchers like Tarik Skubal can have an excellent game, but still get tagged with the L through no fault of their own, simply because the offense has a bad day. Worse, relief pitchers can vulture wins […]

SnakeBytes 4/3: Welp

Diamondbacks news Let’s start with the good news Okay, hope you enjoyed that because that’s pretty much where the happy news ends. (Burn City Sports) Big inning problems continue for Diamondbacks in blowout loss to Braves Thursday’s game marked another instance this season in which the D-Backs have struggled to limit damage once an inning […]

What a Clunker! Braves 17, Dbacks 2

Unfortunately, the Diamondbacks fell victim to an early-season clunker in the series opener, thanks to an explosive eight-run fifth inning from the visiting Atlanta Braves. Getting bitten by the big inning is quickly becoming an unwelcome narrative for this young Arizona club. In a game that offered few positives, one standout moment provided a bright […]

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Arizona Diamondbacks Gameday Thread, #7: 4/2 vs. Braves

Today’s Lineups BRAVES DIAMONDBACKS Ronald Acuna – RF Ketel Marte – 2B Drake Baldwin – C Corbin Carroll – DH Matt Olson – 1B Geraldo Perdomo – SS Austin Riley – 3B Gabriel Moreno – C Mike Yastrzemski – LF Alek Thomas – CF Ozzie Albies – 2B Nolan Arenado – 3B Michael Harris – […]

Diamondbacks Reacts Survey: Who’ll be our ace?

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. We’ve now had the chance to see every starting pitcher take the mound for the Arizona Diamondbacks […]

Snake Bytes 4/2

Team News Zac Gallen blanks Tigers in return to Chase Field, Diamondbacks complete sweep “If you’re a baseball purist, you’ve got to love this type of game,” Lovullo said. “You’ve got two elite starting pitchers that are just going toe-to-toe with one another.” https://arizonasports.com/mlb/arizona-diamondbacks/zac-gallen-tigers/3616512/ Gallen outduels Skubal as D-backs blank Tigers to cap sweep“As the game […]

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