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Snake Bytes 3/19
Team News Corbin Carroll blasts 1st home run of spring training after hand surgeryhttps://arizonasports.com/mlb/arizona-diamondbacks/corbin-carroll-home-run/3614945/ Corbin Carroll Puts Power Doubts to Rest With Massive Homer https://www.si.com/mlb/diamondbacks/onsi/arizona-diamondbacks-news/corbin-carroll-puts-power-doubts-rest-massive-homer Classic experience ‘so much fun,’ but D-backs happy to reunite with family https://www.mlb.com/dbacks/news/diamondbacks-players-return-from-2026-world-ba...
San Francisco Giants Offseason Review
Introduction: Continuing our NL West offseason reviews, having already looked at the Colorado Rockies, Los Angeles Dodgers, and San Diego Padres in prior weeks, we turn our attention today to the San Francisco Giants. 2025 Season Overview/Recap On June 13th, the San Francisco Giants were 41-29 and tied for first place in the NL West […]
Arizona Diamondbacks 16, Chicago Cubs 8
Record: 12-12-1. Change on 2025: -1. 5-inning Record: 8-15-2. Arizona stretched their unbeaten streak to five games with an emphatic victory over the Cubs at Salt River Fields. It looked unlikely, considering the D-backs were 5-1 down in the middle of the third. But scoring fifteen unanswered runs is never a bad thing. A six-run […]
Arizona Diamondbacks Spring Training Gameday Thread, #26 vs. Cubs
After last night’s dramatic World Baseball Classic final, Eduardo Rodriguez will be returning to Salt River Fields in triumph, having started the game for the winners, and pitched a gem against a stacked American line-up. With all respect to the Cubs, this afternoon is going to be something of a let-down in comparison. But, cheer […]
Snake Bytes 3/18: Snake Bitten
Diamondbacks News Eduardo Rodriguez Leads Venezuela over Team USAEduardo Rodriguez turned in just the sort of performance Arizona was hoping to see out of him regularly when they signed him after the 2023 season. Evaluating Rodriguez’s NightIn anything other than a championship game like last night, Rodriguez probably goes another inning or two at least. […]
WBC Final Gameday Thread
There’s no Diamondbacks game today, but we do of course have the final of the World Baseball Championship, which sees the USA take on Venezuela. One of these teams was not expected to make the final. Before the tournament, but after the rosters were finalized, the USA was even odds to win it all while […]
Who Fills the Strike Zone Without Balls in Play
Inspiration. “We’ve got to start honing in on the pitching side of things, and we’re wanting to see guys commanding the baseball, commanding their secondary stuff, attacking the zone, filling up the zone.” — Torey Lovullo, 7 March To the extent that Torey Lovullo’s comment reflects Diamondbacks’ pitching that is less than what it’s got to […]
SnakeBytes 3/17: E-Rod To Face Team USA in Finale
Diamondbacks News Eduardo Rodriguez pegged to pitch for Venezuela against USA in World Baseball Classic final by Alex Weiner [Arizona Sports] The last Arizona Diamondbacks player left standing in the World Baseball Classic will be in the spotlight during the championship game, as Eduardo Rodriguez will start on the mound for Venezuela against the United […]
Place Your Bets on the 2026 Diamondbacks!
As is tradition, once again we open the doors to the Snakepit Casino, in which you get to test your knowledge, skill and – let’s not kid ourselves here – blind luck against the best odds-makers in the Valley. Or when they’re not available, me. Will the D-backs improve on last year’s 80win total? Will […]
Arizona Diamondbacks 11, Cincinnati Reds 6
Record: 11-12-1. Change on 2025: -2. 5-inning Record: 7-15-2. It isn’t typically a good day when every pitcher bar your ninth inning guy gets tagged for one or more earned runs, but today had its positives for the D-backs. The first would be a good start from Ryne Nelson, who went four innings, and gave […]
WBC + Arizona Diamondbacks Spring Training Gameday Thread, #25 vs. Reds
News out of camp this morning that the Diamondbacks have signed Luis Urias. For some reason, I thought this was a pitcher they had previously signed this spring, then let go, but turns out that was… someone else [Two minutes of low-intensity Googling turned up nothing] This one is a 28-year-old infielder, who brings eight […]
Arizona Diamondbacks News, 3/16: #RoboUmpsNow
Team news [AZ Central] Diamondbacks’ relievers not set, but closer could be Sewald – “Is he going to be the closer?” Lovullo said of Sewald, anticipating a question from a reporter. “Well, I’ll tell you I liked what I saw. I really liked what I saw. It’s the personality, it’s the confidence, it’s not looking […]
Arizona Diamondbacks 2026 Non-Roster Invitees, Part 8
And finally, the outfield. Due to the sheer number of non-roster invitees this spring (34 all told), it has been quite the process. The first part of this series was published almost six weeks ago, back on February 2. As a result, a fair amount of water has gone under the bridge between now and […]
Arizona Diamondbacks 4, San Diego Padres 4
Record: 10-12-1. Change on 2025: -2. 5-inning Record: 6-15-2. The first tie of spring for Arizona, but this one will feel like a draw snatched from the jaws of victory. For it came on the heels of a stellar outing by Brandon Pfaadt, who was effective and economical. He pitched five innings without allowing a […]
WBC + Arizona Diamondbacks Spring Training Gameday Thread, #24 vs. Padres
Roster moves The Arizona Diamondbacks made the following roster moves and have 37 players in camp. Optioned to Triple-A Reno: Reassigned to Minor League camp: Jameson and Curtiss were both players thought possible contenders for a bullpen spot. Indeed, there was some discussion that Jameson could be a closer this off-season, with improved velocity – […]
Snake Bytes 3/15
Gabriel Moreno’s MRI reveals right elbow inflammation, to be shut down for couple of days https://arizonasports.com/mlb/arizona-diamondbacks/gabriel-moreno-4/3614536/ Lawlar’s transition to CF going well; assessing D-backs postseason chances https://www.mlb.com/dbacks/news/reddit-ask-me-anything-with-d-backs-reporter-steve-gilbert Diamondbacks Storm Back in Massive Comeback Win Over Giants https://www.si.com/mlb/diamondbacks/onsi/arizona-diamondbacks-news/diamondbacks-storm-back-massive-comeba...
SB Nation Reacts Results: Jonny Lasagna for closer!
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the MLB. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Arizona Diamondbacks fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. Our previous poll ended up a fairly one-horse race, with Ryne Nelson our chosen man […]
Arizona Diamondbacks 8, San Francisco Giants 7
Record: 10-12. Change on 2025: -1.5. 5-inning Record: 5-15-2. The Diamondbacks came back from five runs down, powered largely by Jacob Amaya’s grand-slam (below). An eighth inning home-run by Angel Ortiz then gave Arizona the lead, as they won consecutive games for the first time since March 4. It wasn’t a great day for the […]
WBC + Arizona Diamondbacks Spring Training Gameday Thread, #23 @ Giants
Another double-dip day, and in the World Baseball Classic, Italy and Puerto Rico is already under way. Remarkably, the Italians put up a four-spot in the bottom of the first, so their Cinderella story continues. I’m trying to think of an equivalent team reaching the World Cup semi-final. Morocco were unexpected semi-finalists last time. Maybe […]
Snake Bytes 3/14
Diamondbacks News Burnes Takes Next Step in RecoveryArizona’s ace starter made 15 throws in the bullpen yesterday, with results being promising. Burnes could return to the mound for the team around the break. if things continue to go well. Merrill Kelly Uncertain About Starting Season on TimeIt is certainly looking like Merrill Kelly will miss […]
Arizona Diamondbacks 11, Kansas City Royals 5
Record: 9-12. Change on 2025: -1.5. 5-inning Record: 5-14-2. The D-Backs responded to an ugly loss against the Rockies yesterday with some surprising power during an uneven – but victorious – performance in Surprise. Merrill Kelly made his Spring Training debut and looked all right. He threw 36 pitches with a slight emphasis on his […]
WBC + Arizona Diamondbacks Spring Training Gameday Thread, #22 @ Royals
Firstly, this is going up early as it will also be a thread for the WBC quarter-finals, which get under way very shortly. We start with the appetizer of Korea taking on the Dominican Republic, and at 5 pm Arizona, we get the main course: USA vs. Canada. That’s of particular interest to us, because […]
A 2026 Arizona Diamondbacks Opening Day roster, v4.0
There’s now less than two weeks to go until Opening Day, and things are definitely beginning to come into focus. We’ve lost our Opening Day starter, with Merrill Kelly’s nervous back ruling him out for that role. However, he started today’s game. Let’s start off with that section of the roster in more detail, shall […]
Snakebytes 2/13: Arizona Diamondbacks lineups and World Baseball Classic News
Diamondbacks news (Arizona Sports) Projecting the Diamondbacks’ Opening Day lineup with 2 weeks until games count While there is still plenty to sort through in the rotation and bullpen, notably the decision of whether or not Kelly will start on the injured list, the D-backs’ position player group has cleared up to a degree with […]
Which Diamondbacks’ players are early Spring Standouts?
Introduction It’s easy to dismiss Spring Training statistics. There are legitimate excuses about pitchers experimenting with different grips, situations, or just not concentrating as hard as they might during the regular season. If you layer those reasons on top of the typically ridiculously small sample sizes, I can understand why fans might wave away both […]
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