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Was trading for Lars Nootbaar the right move for the Diamondbacks?

PHOENIX – With Lars Nootbaar officially becoming a member of the Arizona Diamondbacks pending his medical review, the organization may have accomplished fixing a roster flaw that has existed for months. The Diamondbacks have built one of baseball’s fastest, most aggressive offenses, but they’ve lacked another dependable left-handed hitter capable of consistently reaching base behind […]

Report: St. Louis Cardinals Have Traded Lars Nootbaar to the Diamondbacks

The St. Louis Cardinals have made another move prior to baseball’s trade deadline. Reports say that they traded Lars Nootbaar to the Arizona Diamondbacks. Katie Woo reporting that Daniel Eagan and Sando Santana are two of the three players being sent to the Cardinals in return for Lars. The other is a player to be […]

Diamondbacks take the field against the Padres following the trade deadline

First of all, if you’re here reading this, thank you. This will be publishing at noon on deadline day, and I’m sure it will be sandwiched between articles on here with news and updates, or barring that, fevered refreshes of MLBTR. Appreciate you stopping. Second, take everything from here on out with a grain of […]

1 last-minute trade Diamondbacks must make before deadline

The Arizona Diamondbacks are running out of time to solve the one problem that’s kept them from separating in the National League Wild Card race: starting pitching. General manager Mike Hazen has made no secret of it, calling a controllable starter and a left-handed bat his “1 and 1A” priorities heading into Monday’s 3 p.m. […] The post 1 last-minute trade Diamondbacks must make before deadline appeared first on ClutchPoints .

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 […]

Where the Diamondbacks stand less than 24 hours before the trade deadline

PHOENIX — With less than 24 hours left until the MLB trade deadline, the Arizona Diamondbacks have yet to make a significant move. Here’s where things stand, what Arizona is targeting and the names linked to the club. Trade deadline notes, per @BNightengale: • Dbacks “would love” to acquire Luis Gracia Jr. and Casey Mize […]

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 […]

MLB rumors: The next trade Tigers could make after dealing Tarik Skubal to Dodgers

The Detroit Tigers traded star pitcher Tarik Skubal on Saturday, to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Now Detroit could be parting ways with another pitcher, ahead of the Major League Baseball trade deadline on Monday. “The Arizona Diamondbacks, who suddenly have surged into the No. 2 wild-card spot after winning 13 of 18 games since July […] The post MLB rumors: The next trade Tigers could make after dealing Tarik Skubal to Dodgers appeared first on ClutchPoints .

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 […]

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 […]

D-Backs Should Call the Mets For a Rental Supreme Trade

Entering the 2026 season, it would have been hard to imagine the New York Mets having a fire sale by the time the August 3rd trade deadline came around. As the deadline looms mere days away, the Mets are open for business for anyone not named Christian Scott, Carson Benge, A.J. Ewing, and Juan Soto. […] The post D-Backs Should Call the Mets For a Rental Supreme Trade appeared first on Just Baseball .

6 Upside Fantasy Baseball Closers Breaking Out? Brandyn Garcia, Bryan Abreu, Hogan Harris, Jonathan Loaisiga, Jacob Webb, Tyler Wells

The closer carousel was quite busy this past week as the Arizona Diamondbacks demoted veteran Paul Sewald from the role, and several shakeups occurred in Kansas City and Pittsburgh as the "primary" options have begun to struggle. Below, we will look at six high-leverage relief pitchers who have begun to see their fantasy value increase […]

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 […]

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...

Diamondbacks will likely wait until the offseason to address one lineup upgrade

PHOENIX — The Arizona Diamondbacks have needs to address before this year’s trade deadline, but one might not be addressed until after the season is over. Local reports have indicated that the D-Backs won’t be making any big-name trades or splashing for headline-grabbing talent. Instead, the focus will remain on getting players back from injury […]

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 […]