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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 […]
The gang catches up on the division series so far, and also talks about the Diamondbacks. The post Five & Dive Episode 586: The Roof is on Fire appeared first on Baseball Prospectus .
One of MLB’s longest-tenured local play-by-play announcers is out of a job, as the Arizona Diamondbacks on Monday announced they are moving on from Steve Berthiaume. Berthiaume, who became known to baseball fans as an anchor on ESPN’s SportsCenter and Baseball Tonight early in his career, called D’Backs games for the past 14 years with partner Bob Brenly.…
Steve Berthiaume was first introduced as the Diamondbacks' play-by-play voice ahead of the 2013 season.
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 […]
Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo signed a two-year deal to return to the Diamondbacks, and his years do not roll over if a lockout impacts games played.
Team news [Arizona Sports] 5 questions the Diamondbacks need to answer this offseason – Arizona has a strong core with catcher Gabriel Moreno, shortstop Geraldo Perdomo, outfielder Corbin Carroll, starters Brandon Pfaadt and Ryne Nelson, along with relievers Justin Martinez, Juan Morillo and Brandyn Garcia, all in their 20s. Ketel Marte, Nolan Arenado, Corbin Burnes […]
I have to say that the discussion on our article about whether or not to keep manager Torey Lovullo and GM Mike Hazen, might be one of the SnakePit’s finest hours. It’s obviously a contentious subject, but the comments were full of considered, well-expressed comments in all four corners of the discussion. Well done, folks. […]
Back in January, the Diamondbacks acquired Nolan Arenado from the Cardinals with the hope that he’d provide veteran stability at the hot corner as they made a run at a Wild Card. The latter didn’t happen, of course, but it was through no fault of Arenado. The 35-year-old wound up authoring a decent comeback campaign […]
The Diamondbacks finished the season at 86-76 but just barely missed the playoffs via the Phillies’ win over the Rays on the final day of the regular season. They’ll enter the offseason looking to upgrade and get back to October in 2027, and they’ll have some leadership continuity with manager Torey Lovullo retained for at […]
It’s time for one of our traditional early off-season activities: the Sporcle where you have to try and remember the names of everyone who played for the Diamondbacks this year. It’s going to be a bit easier than last season, because we only used 56 people in 2026: 25 position players and 31 pitchers (not […]
The Diamondbacks have multiple big-picture questions to answer in an offseason after their third straight season barely missing the playoffs.
Diamondbacks News Ken Kendrick Announces Cuts to 2027 PayrollIn entirely predictable fashion, Ken LKendrick is unhappy with the results of his investment in the 2026 team. The result of the situation is that the team should be expecting reduced investment in 2027. Some of that will come organically from contracts dropping off. Some of it […]
The Seattle Mariners need a manager who can turn expectations into consistent execution. Torey Lovullo’s return to the Arizona Diamondbacks narrows down the search, but it should not lower Seattle’s standards after a 76-86 season cost Dan Wilson his job. The Arizona Republic’s Nick Piecoro took to X, formerly Twitter, on Thursday to report that […] The post 3 manager candidates Mariners must pivot to after Torey Lovullo’s Diamondbacks return appeared first on ClutchPoints .
Torey Lovullo, Mike Hazen and more spoke on Ketel Marte this week and how the team might move forward with the three-time All-Star.
Torey Lovullo, Mike Hazen and more spoke on Ketel Marte this week and how the team might move forward with the three-time All-Star.
Kendrick told Arizona Sports' Burns & Gambo on Friday that the team's payroll, which was over $198 million in 2026, will "not be at the same level."
The Diamondbacks came up two games shy of a playoff spot despite running a franchise-high payroll. Their spending will come down next season on the heels of their third straight missed October. “It will not be at the same level. It’ll be a lower payroll than we had this year,” owner Ken Kendrick told Burns […]
Yesterday at Chase Field, GM Mike Hazen and manager Torey Lovullo spoke to the media. The usual end of year session was given a little extra excitement by the news earlier in the day that Lovullo had agreed to a contract extension running through the end of 2028. This was obviously one of the topics […]
As usual, one of the main off-season projects will involve reviewing all the players to have pulled on Sedona Red this year, from the everyday men down to the “Who’s he?” of relievers. The order in which this is done is determined by the overall ranking score from 1 to 10, and this very page […]
Marte's no-show at Boston came amid one of his worst seasons as a Diamondback, and his .689 OPS over the 23 games that followed the absence didn't give any indication that it was to his benefit.
PHOENIX — The Arizona Diamondbacks aren’t in the playoffs, but still find themselves in October conversations — especially among Philadelphia Phillies fans. The Diamondbacks and Phillies spent the last few days of the regular season battling for the final National League wild-card spot, with Philadelphia eventually coming out on top. While Arizona is forced to […]
The season is over, but daily links continue. On to said links: Phillies News: You may not want an analysis of last night’s events, but here one is. And one focusing on Aaron Nola. And the Inquirer’s take. ($) The best of Kruk (and friends) from the game 3 broadcast. ($) MLB news Arizona manager […]
Torey Lovullo will return as Diamondbacks manager on a two-year deal through 2028, lining up with GM Mike Hazen after Arizona missed the playoffs at 86-76.
Heading into the final day of the 2026 MLB regular season, the Arizona Diamondbacks still had an outside chance of making it to the postseason. However, the Philadelphia Phillies won their final game anyway, which made the Diamondbacks’ 9-4 loss to the San Diego Padres a moot point in the end. They finished the season […] The post Diamondbacks GM Mike Hazen opens up about Ketel Marte drama during season appeared first on ClutchPoints .