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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 […]
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To be honest, I had not been paying particular attention to the “OMG! ALEX BREGMAN TO THE D-BACKS!!!” reports doing the rounds. It seemed like too much of a budgetary stretch, for a team frequently reported to be looking to reduce payroll. Even in the wake of a Ketel Marte trade, there simply did not […]
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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 […]
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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...
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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Inspiration. I very much enjoyed this SB Nation Christmas article, which is well worth reading. Is there a movie with Santa Claus playing baseball? I did not find it. If you are the go-to expert on Santa Claus movies, please feel free to include the title in the comments section. Instructions on how to view […]
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Diamondbacks News D-backs giving Lawlar chance to grow defensively by Steve Gilbert [DBacks.com] The organization sees the defensive struggles as a blip rather than something they are overly concerned about. “We had been bouncing him all over the field in Triple-A,” GM Mike Hazen said. “I don’t think that’s ever conducive from a defensive standpoint. […]
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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 […]
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Team news [Heavy] Trade For First Baseman Takes Boston Out Of Marte Sweepstakes – The Boston Red Sox traded for Cardinals’ first baseman Willson Contreras and cash Sunday night in exchange for pitcher Hunter Dobbins and minor league arms, per ESPN’s Jeff Passan. It was reported that Contreras was one of the Red Sox’s top […]
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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, […]
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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 […]
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Zac Gallen went into this season looking for a rebound. It was a contract year, and 2024 had been one to forget for the righty, so he was obviously hoping for a strong performance to send himself into free agency and a nine figure contract. That quite simply was not to be, however. It was […]
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Everybody loves a good comeback story. And in the history of the Diamondbacks, there have been few more miraculous victories, snatched from the jaws of defeat than on June 5th. But Arizona do seem to be particularly good at this kind of thing. Over the twenty-four seasons since our World Series Game 7 win in […]
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Overview Drafted in the 5th round of the 2020 draft, Brandon Pfaadt dominated the hitter friendly environments that make up the majority of the Arizona farm system. I won’t go into his full minor league history, but holding PCL batters to a 2.61 ERA and 3.71 ERA in two seasons is beyond impressive. Having rightfully […]
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As we stare out the window and wait for spring, the projection systems have begun to churn out their expectations for next seasons. One of the most established and well-respected entries in this category is ZIPS, created and maintained by Dan Szymborski over at Fangraphs. He has been releasing the system’s expectations for next season, […]
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Overview 2025 review I really wished he had scored a few more points, so I could have posted this review next Thursday. I’d then have been able really to load up on “Crismatt Day” puns. I mean, it’s also his birthday, and it hardly gets more fitting than that. Instead, I just had to settle […]
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There wasn’t a great deal of traction on getting nominations in this category – people I think got distracted by the arrival of a shiny Merrill Kelly-shaped bauble on the Diamondbacks Christmas tree, and so largely forgot about this. There was just the one nomination – thanks, Michael for your diligence! – which gives me […]
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Background I think it’s safe to say that Ildemaro Vargas enjoys playing for the Arizona Diamondbacks, or more specifically the Reno Aces. Vargas has spent a very large chunk of his career shuffling back and forth between the Diamondbacks AAA affiliate and the MLB club. Vargas first joined the organization in 2015, after being released […]
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Overview 2025 Review Mike Hazen had what can only be described as an “adventurous” 2025. Mike Hazen had moments of shock and awe. Hazen had moments of brilliance. But then, he also had his fair share (and then some) of head-scratching moments. While this could be a description of more than 20 of the GMs […]
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A very surprising name emerged today as a suggested way for Arizona to address their third-base situation. Would you believe, three-time All-Star, Alex Bregman? According to USA Today’s Bob Nightengale, “The Arizona Diamondbacks have become a surprise entrant in the Alex Bregman sweepstakes and are ‘kicking the tires’ on the possibility.” Nick Piecoro subsequently confirmed […]
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Background: The Outfield in 2025. Are all the outfield positions contributing to winning games? Let’s compare the 2025 Wins Above Average (WAA) for center field with the two corner positions. Data from Baseball Reference. While there was a decline in both, the decline was larger in center field, where Wins Above Average (WAA) broke through […]
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Diamondbacks News Former Diamondbacks Catcher Signs with Rangers by Alex D’Agostino [SI] According to a report by El Extrabase’s Daniel Álvarez-Montes, Herrera has inked a minor league contract with the Texas Rangers, and will receive an invitation to big league Spring Training. The Rangers are the first organization Herrera will be a part of that is […]
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Overview 2025 Review In baseball, so much of roster construction can center around player potential. That potential can be based on professional evaluations, subjective opinions, and obviously past performance. Teams will also sometimes see potential in “glue” guy – usually a veteran player who brings some kind of “clubhouse presence” that can theoretically help guide […]
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