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Which Outfielder Will Most Exceed Expectations?
What are the expectations? FanGraph Depth Chart projections show two Diamondback outfielders with above average power: Corbin Carroll and Lourdes Gurriel Jr. (proj-SLG>.404 and proj-HR/PA>.031). Because they are injured, their above-average power is not assumed. What is assumed is they will play on the outfield corners when they return from the injured list. The biggest […]
SnakeBytes 2/24: The New Wave
Diamondbacks News Mitch Bratt, Kohl Drake of Merrill Kelly trade make Diamondbacks spring debuts by Alex Weiner [Arizona Sports] The D-backs received strong value from trading Kelly on an expiring deal to the Texas Rangers for Bratt, Drake and David Hagaman, who are considered three of Arizona’s better pitching prospects, paired with Kelly’s eventual return […]
How worried are you about a work stoppage?
The current Collective Bargaining Agreement between the players (through their union) and the owners expires at the end of this season – technically, at 11:59 p.m. ET on December 1, 2026. The last time the agreement had to be renegotiated, it lead to a 99-day lockout which only narrowly avoided losing games from the 2022 […]
Arizona Diamondbacks 5, Cleveland Guardians 9
Record: 1-3. Change on 2025: 0. 5-inning record: 0-4. Once again, the D-backs waited until late for their offense to show up, only getting their first run on the board when they were already down by seven. That put a thin veneer of respectability on a score which was never really in doubt. Though after […]
Arizona Diamondbacks Spring Training Gameday Thread, #4 vs. Cleveland Guardians
The Diamondbacks will be hopping on the team bus, and whizzing on the 101 and 10, for the drive to Goodyear for today’s game. Probably a toss-up whether that or Camelback Ranch is the furthest ballpark from Salt River Fields, but either way, forty miles isn’t bad. It’s one way the Cactus League is definitely […]
Arizona Diamondbacks News, 2/23: Passing of the Torch
Team news [Dbacks.com] D-backs confident in rotation depth as they await results of Kelly’s MRI – “One of the huge benefits of doing this, not only having a talent the caliber of Zac, but also it builds out another really good starting pitcher in our rotation,” general manager Mike Hazen said. “I don’t know how […]
Arizona Diamondbacks 9, Los Angeles Angels 10
Record: 1-2. Change on 2025: +1. 5-inning record: 0-3 Kohl Drake got the start, and it was a bit bumpy initially, as he walked the first two batters he faced. One of those came around to score, but Drake settled down nicely. He retired the next six men he faced, including strikeouts of established major-leaguers […]
Arizona Diamondbacks Spring Training Gameday Thread, #3 vs. Los Angeles Angels
Well, at least it’s not the Rockies! We will be seeing them again later in the preseason, but for now we move outside of the complex, and welcome the Angels as the first team to visit Salt River Fields this spring. Like the D-backs, they had a bit of a rough day yesterday om their […]
Make a prediction
We enter the last week of these questions, and the theme over the final seven days is, loosely, “Labor Fear, Future Bets & Community.” So you can expect a fairly diverse set of issues to be covered as we head down the stretch. But we start with something fairly straightforward. Make one 2026 prediction that […]
Snake Bytes 2/22
Team News Kelly slowed by back injury at D-backs camp“I don’t have a concern level [yet],” Kelly said. “Because we don’t know, at the end of the day, what it is. I mean, the last week and a half, I’ve been throwing, been doing everything normal, and it didn’t kind of rear its head until […]
Defensive Improvement
Introduction One of the many reasons for the disappointing D-Backs’ 2025 season? Their dismayingly ugly defense. It felt like a constant refrain throughout the season’s broadcasts when either Steve Berthiaume or Bob Brenly would remark on how defensive errors or miscues drive a manager like Torey Lovullo crazy. That ugliness caught my eye early and […]
Arizona Diamondbacks 6, Colorado Rockies 11
Record: 1-1. Change on 2025: +1. 5-inning record: 0-2. Yeah, after yesterday’s well-pitched endeavor, this was very much the opposite. It was probably worse than the score actually indicates, since the Diamondbacks put up a crooked number in both the eighth and ninth innings, to leave the final tallies looking more respectable than they deserved […]
Arizona Diamondbacks Spring Training Gameday Thread, #2
Well, the D-backs are already off to a better spring start than they were in 2025. Last year, they lost their first three games, conceding a total of 32 runs in the process. So it was nice to see them put together a well-pitched game right out of the gate. On the other hand, opening […]
Diamondbacks Offseason Report Card
This piece was originally planned for the end of January. However, the Diamondbacks were still deep into the offseason rumours, so I gave them until the beginning of spring training to make their final moves before weighing in. As the 2025 season rolled to a close, the Diamondbacks found themselves in a somewhat unexpected position. […]
Snake Bytes 2/21
Diamondbacks News Lawlar Gets Center Field NodOnce the team takes the field today, Jordan Lawlar will begin to make his case for or against all the faith that has been placed in him over the last few years. Arenado Discusses Full Circle Home RunJake McCarthy was wearing Colorado purple and Nolan Arenado was wearing Arizona […]
Who do we over-rate?
We are Arizona fans, and that perhaps leads us to view the players on the team with rose-tinted glasses. Certainly, we’ve seen players where local opinion have changed dramatically once they become part of the D-backs. Zack Greinke might be the clearest example. He was a hated Dodger – not least for his part in […]
Arizona Diamondbacks 3, Colorado Rockies 2
Record: 1-0. Change on 2025: +1. 5-inning record 0-1. The Diamondbacks got off to a winning start this afternoon, coming from behind with a two-run eighth inning to prevail over their SRF-mates from Colorado. It was a day for the new guys, with all three Arizona runs being driven in by players who weren’t part […]
Arizona Diamondbacks Spring Training Gameday Thread, #1
And so, it begins! The first time our D-backs have taken the field since September 28, and we now begin the slow march towards Opening Day, in slightly less than five weeks. You may be looking at the line-up above, and be going “Who?” with regard to our first starting pitcher of the season, Thomas […]
How would you change franchise history?
I tend to the view of time as a river. If you could go back and change stuff, it would probably cause a few local ripples, but it tend to smooth itself out fairly quickly, rather than the whole “butterfly effect” thing documented in classic SF story A Sound of Thunder. However, there are, perhaps, […]
SnakeBytes 2/20: And it finally begins
Diamondbacks News (MLB.com) What to know as D-backs gear up for Cactus League play Look for young arms early The names of the starting pitchers for the first three games of Cactus League play will likely not be familiar except to the diehard fans. Right-hander Tom Hatch will start the opener and there won’t be […]
Arizona Diamondbacks announce spring training broadcast schedule
Well, it took a while – the first game is tomorrow – but the D-backs finally released their broadcast schedule for spring training. It does look like you will be able to follow the majority of games one way or another: we will actually be doing a thread every game, so you will have no […]
A 2026 Arizona Diamondbacks Opening Day roster, v3.0
Only a couple of weeks since last time we checked in, but there have been some quite significant and dramatic changes to things, both in terms of new signings, and in losses due to injuries. So, let’s review what the Opening Day roster might look like, now the dust has settled, and with spring training […]
What one move would you make right now?
We stand on the eve of spring training. Tomorrow sees the 2026 incarnation of the Arizona Diamondbacks take the field for the first time – albeit in an empty and meaningless contest against their complexmates from Colorado. With the team now apparently close to maxed out on payroll – and, as we’ll see later today, […]
Arizona Diamondbacks 2026 Non-Roster Invitees, Part 5
I was about to say we finished with the pitchers, but since our previous installment, the D-backs added a couple of further players on minor-league contracts, with spring training invites. While they don’t yet appear on the team’s official page of non-roster invitees, I figure I should catch up with these before I forget, and […]
How would you change Chase Field?
Chase Field is now the fourth-oldest ballpark in the National League, younger only than Wrigley, Dodger Stadium and Coors. As is well-recorded, the park is suffering from a range of different ailments, not least the struggles of the air-conditioning to keep up with the ever-increasing heat of Phoenix summers. This is something which could take […]
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