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Jake Lamb Retires, and 2 Signings That Will Cause the D-Backs Major Problems
The Thanksgiving turkey is gone, and apparently, so are the bargain deals in free agency. As we look ahead to the Winter Meetings, the market has officially been set, and it’s one the Diamondbacks may not be able to stomach. In the latest episode of Dbacks Dispatch, we broke down the massive signings of Dylan […]
Arizona Diamondbacks: December confidence poll
October results Well, all streaks must come to an end – even Cal Ripken’s iron man run of consecutive appearances. And the same goes for me remembering to post the confidence poll. I forgot to do so at the start of November, probably being disenchanted with baseball due to the whole “Dodgers winning the World […]
Snake Bytes, 12/1: Do Something
Team news [SI] Be Prepared for This Disappointing D-backs Reality – Mike Hazen may very well turn to several “reliable” veteran players, or unproven players with upside, as opposed to taking a big hack for a true ace-caliber starting pitcher, All-Star closer or top-order bat. In other words, be prepared to not be “excited” about […]
2025 Diamondbacks Player Reviews #40: Bryce Jarvis
Overview 2025 Review It’s pretty well documented that Mike Hazen has struggled to construct a consistent bullpen in his time with the D-Backs. The last time the team had an above-average bullpen by wins above average (WAA) was nearly a decade ago in 2017 – Hazen’s first season at the helm. Since then, we’ve seen […]
2025 SnakePit Awards: Play of the Year nominations open
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 […]
Dbacks Pitching Development Has a Very Specific Type
(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 […]
2025 Arizona Diamondbacks Player Reviews: #41 Jordan Lawlar
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 […]
2025 Arizona Diamondbacks Player Reviews: #42 José Herrera
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, […]
Snake Bytes 11/27: Happy Thanksgiving!
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 […]
2025 Arizona Diamondbacks Player Reviews: #43 Andrew Hoffmann
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 […]
2025 SnakePit Awards will start this weekend
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 […]
2025 Diamondbacks Reviews: #44 Anthony DeSclafani
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 […]
Snake Bytes 11/26
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 […]
2025 Arizona Diamondbacks Player Reviews: #45 Christian Montes de Oca
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 […]
The Challenge System
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 […]
SnakeBytes 11/25
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 […]
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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 […]
2025 Arizona Diamondbacks Player Reviews: #46 Jorge Barrosa
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 […]
Snake Bytes, 11/24: Thanksgiving Week
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 […]
The case against the Arizona Diamondbacks signing Merrill Kelly
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 […]
2025 Diamondbacks Player Reviews #47: Yilber Diaz
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 […]
2025 Arizona Diamondbacks Player Reviews: #48 Juan Burgos
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 […]
Arizona Diamondbacks tender contracts to… just about everyone
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 […]
2025 Arizona Diamondbacks Player Reviews: #49 Tyler Locklear
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. […]
Arizona Diamondbacks re-sign catcher James McCann
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 […]
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