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As promised on Wednesday, the SnakePit Awards get under way today, beginning with the Play of the Year. This is always fun to put together, because I basically get to spent a couple of days assembling highlight reels. However, there are bound to be examples which escaped my attention, and that’s why we have this […]
2 months ago | 2 reads
(And it might be the most predictive organizational signature we’ve ever seen) Over Thanksgiving break, I went down a rabbit hole looking at the young Diamondbacks arms I’m most excited about for 2026. What started as casual curiosity turned into one of the wildest statistical coincidences I’ve ever stumbled across. We all remember the Merrill […]
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When Jordan Lawlar was called up the first time in September of 2023, I think most D’Backs fans and most prospect evaluators expected the young shortstop to be up in the Major Leagues and well on his way to being an established fixture in the Diamondbacks lineup going into the 2026 . I’d also think […]
2 months ago | 3 reads
Overview Introduction Almost 12 years. That was the amount of time that José Herrera, born in Venezuela, had spent with the Diamondbacks when the 2025 season started, him being an international amateur who signed with the team on July 8th, 2013, when Kevin Towers was still the general manager. Herrera got a big signing bonus, […]
2 months ago | 3 reads
Or…Happy Thursday, for those across the pond? Team News Carroll visits hospitalized high school baseball player as D-backs pledge supporthttps://www.mlb.com/dbacks/news/corbin-carroll-visits-high-school-baseball-player-in-hospital Diamondbacks’ Corbin Carroll continues to look for advantages “Just kind of keep learning about what guys are doing to try and get better,” Carroll said. “Then also too what’s going on out there in the […]
3 months ago | 2 reads
Overview Rating: 3.90 2025 Stats: 11 Games 1 W- 1L 6.00 ERA 12 IP 12SO 2.00 WHIP Date of Birth: Feb 2, 2000 (age 25 season) 2025 Salary: League Minimum 2026 Status: Pre-Arbitration History The Dbacks began their mid-season sell off of impending free agents the week before the July trade deadline and the second […]
3 months ago | 2 reads
Not the greatest of years for the D-backs, the team finishing below .500 for the first time since 2022. Howefer, there were still plenty of good things to appreciate, from individual plays, through great games, to stellar seasons by certain players. As we prepare to get Thanksgiving out of the way, it’s time to look […]
3 months ago | 2 reads
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 […]
3 months ago | 3 reads
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 […]
3 months ago | 2 reads
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 […]
3 months ago | 2 reads
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 […]
3 months ago | 0 reads
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 […]
3 months ago | 4 reads
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 […]
3 months ago | 5 reads
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 […]
3 months ago | 3 reads
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 […]
3 months ago | 2 reads
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 […]
3 months ago | 3 reads
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 […]
3 months ago | 3 reads
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 […]
3 months ago | 2 reads
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 […]
3 months ago | 8 reads
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. […]
3 months ago | 1 read
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 […]
3 months ago | 0 reads
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. […]
3 months ago | 2 reads
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 […]
3 months ago | 2 reads
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 […]
3 months ago | 3 reads
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 […]
3 months ago | 1 read