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Overview Voting overview 2025 review Another 1AZfan1 player review, another player who last played in the Major Leagues in 2023 before joining the Diamondbacks this year. In Anthony DeSclafani’s case, 2024 was missed due to injury, specifically, elbow surgery to repair the flexor tendon in his throwing arm. DeSclafani had spent the prior 3 seasons […]
Diamondbacks News Phillies, Blue Jays Reportedly Show Interest in Ketel MarteI expect there to be a whole host of these sorts of articles until such time as Mike Hazen starts making moves that will erode any traction these sorts of articles have since the “other pieces” or “team needs” will have dramatically shifted. What the […]
Christian Montes De Oca signed with the Diamondbacks out of the Dominican Republic in December of 2021 as a 22 year old, which is particularly old for an international signing coming out of the Dominican Republic, especially with the average signings generally being 16-18 year olds. (Editor’s note: I have tried to find out why […]
What is it? Next season, umpires will continue to make ball-strike calls. A challenge system will be added. Pitchers, catchers, and batters will be allowed to challenge ball-strike calls. Each review will take about 15 seconds. In each game, each team will be allowed to challenge until they accumulate two upheld calls. Historical Perspective. In […]
Diamondbacks News 3 Closers Diamondbacks Could Target by Alex D’Agostino [SI] Kenley Jansen is one of the riskier options available, but it’s hard to argue with results. The 38-year-old veteran pitched to a 2.59 ERA over 59 innings in 2025 and converted 29 of his 30 save opportunities. He’s been very durable and effective in his […]
Zac Gallen Rejects the Qualifying Offer The news anticipated for weeks officially happened on Tuesday at the 4:00 p.m. ET deadline: Zac Gallen turned down the Diamondbacks’ one-year, $22 million qualifying offer. While a return to Arizona hasn’t been officially ruled out, the consensus is that the right-hander will likely sign with another club. While […]
Overview Not going to lie, I am a bit surprised Barrosa ranks as highly as he does. But, I suppose being a key member of the revitalized team that made a late-season push for the playoffs will help inflate one’s stock somewhat. 2025 Review Jorge Barrosa made his MLB and Arizona debut back on 1 […]
Team news [Arizona Sports] Corbin Carroll says World Baseball Classic was among his biggest goals – He could not say yes to the opportunity quickly enough. “It was honestly one of my biggest goals going into last year, to play well enough to be considered for the team,” Carroll told Arizona Sports’ Ain’t No Fang […]
To be clear, this is something of a devil’s advocate piece. I think it’s quite likely the team will bring Merrill Kelly back, and it’s not a scenario to which I would completely, or even particularly, be opposed. The team desperately needs starting pitchers. Right now, the rotation has one man with an ERA+ over […]
Overview 2024 Stats: 2025 Stats Does he control the strike zone? Is his control getting better? In 2024, in the minors and in the Majors, he showed a much improved walks per batter faced. In 2025, his control had a setback. My view is that it is fixable. Data from Baseball Reference. Part of the […]
Overview Rating: 3.48 2025 stats: With Arizona: 9 games, 6.2 IP, a record of 1-1, with no saves. He had a 8.10 ERA, 2.40 WHIP and a 2.09 FIP. He gave up 2 home runs, walked 6 and struck out 6. With Seattle: 4 games, 6.2 IP, did not feature in a decision, with no […]
Obviously, there were some players who were always going to be offered contracts: no way was the team letting Ryne Nelson or Gabriel Moreno walk. But there had been speculation that the team would look to save money by not tendering contracts to some of their arbitration candidates. Names like Kevin Ginkel, estimated to earn […]
At the deadline, as we all are aware, Hazen was left with the unenviable choice of picking up the pieces of a seemingly lost season and trying to turn them into some sort of return. The sell off saw nearly everyone who wasn’t locked into a multi-year contract shipped elsewhere, including fan favorite Eugenio Suarez. […]
The first positive move of the 2025-26 offseason for Arizona has happened, with the new that catcher James McCann will be returning to the fold next year. Ken Rosenthal was first with the news, Nick Piecoro then following up with details. It is a one-year contract for $2.75 million, with bonuses which can add up […]
Overview Voting overview 2025 review Jake Woodford racked up the miles in 2025, criss-crossing the country and spending time with 4 different organizations over the course of the year. He was signed to a minor league deal by the Colorado Rockies in early January with the intention to give him a look as a starter. […]
It is November 2025 in some other alternate universe where everything else stands exactly as it does now with the only difference being that I am in fact the GM of the Arizona Diamondbacks. Here is the “Top Secret Offseason Plan” that is sitting on my desk in front of me. As you may, but […]
Overview Voting Overview 2025 Review Philip Abner rose quickly through the system as he made the jump from high A Hillsboro all the way up to even appearing down the stretch for a completely depleted Dbacks bullpen and made his major league debut September 19. The lefty appeared in 53 minor league games in 2025 […]
Arizona Fall League One of the secret delights of living in Arizona, which gives you the chance to see some of the top prospects in baseball for the price of a Chase Field beer. Six teams are formed from players sent by all thirty MLB teams, playing in a league for about a month after […]
A report today from The Athletic indicates that the broadcast rights for D-backs games will be finding a new home. This is part of a wholesale restructuring of the television situation, in which MLB will be divesting itself of the six teams whose broadcasts were taken over after Diamond Sports Group filed for bankruptcy in […]
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Overview 2025 Review To put it mildly, there are many ways to build a baseball roster. The waiver process is likely one of the most overlooked in my opinion because of the sheer variance involved in selecting players. Baseball history is replete with waiver claims who move from team to team failing to make much […]
Zac Gallen declines qualifying offer This was not particularly a shock, but Gallen opted to turn down the qualifying offer, at just a hair over $22 million, which would have given him a one-year contract with the D-backs for 2026. He’s now a free agent, and can sign with any team – including the Diamondbacks. […]
Inspiration. I was amazed at 130 pitches by Yoshinobu Yamamoto in the last two games of the World Series. It reminded me of 121 pitches by Randy Johnson in the last two games of the 2001 World Series. Lee (my pickleball partner) and I talked about the final game of the World Series. Lee said […]
Diamondbacks News Diamondbacks Outright Reliever to Triple-A by Alex D’Agostino [SI] The Arizona Diamondbacks have made a roster move. According to their transaction log, right-handed reliever Christian Montes De Oca has been outrighted to Triple-A Reno, freeing up a spot on the 40-man roster. Montes De Oca, 26, spent limited time on the D-backs’ roster in 2025 before […]
After a disappointing 2025 campaign that saw them miss the postseason, the Arizona Diamondbacks enter a pivotal off-season. With stars Corbin Carroll and Ketel Marte in their prime, the pressure is on GM Mike Hazen to address glaring roster holes, like high-end pitching, and return the team to contention. The recent MLB GM meetings in […]