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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 […]
19 days ago | 3 reads
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 […]
19 days ago | 5 reads
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, […]
19 days ago | 1 read
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 […]
20 days ago | 3 reads
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 […]
20 days ago | 3 reads
Diamondbacks News Diamondbacks Notes: Rotation, Outfield, Del CastilloWho is in the rotation? Who will open the season in an outfield with only one healthy starter? Adrian Del Castillo’s injury causes more waves. Gallen Supports Kelly as Opening Day StarterArizona’s opening day starter was never really much in doubt, so long as Kelly remains healthy. Diamondbacks, […]
20 days ago | 6 reads
Today marks the one-year anniversary of Gerardo Perdomo signing a long-term contract with Arizona. At the time, he had played four seasons for Arizona, and while there was some concern about this blocking Jordan Lawlar at the shortstop position, it was generally received warmly. Perdomo had played just over 400 games for the Diamondbacks at […]
21 days ago | 9 reads
Who will pitch in the bullpen? The answer to that question changed after my third draft of this article. PART ONE – FIRST SNAPSHOT. Per FanGraph’s Roster Resource, a snapshot of the opening day bullpen included: Let’s focus on those eight pitchers. Two team-specific ways to look at bullpen results. At a top level, each […]
21 days ago | 1 read
Diamondbacks News The Diamondbacks’ Next Competitive Window Depends On Ryne Nelson by Michael McDermott [Mike’s Hardball Blueprint]. {Ed. Note: Loved this analysis from Michael. I’m not great with pitcher analytics but Michael does a great job here explaining the ‘nitty gritty’ on why certain pitches should or shouldn’t work to help Nelson round out his […]
21 days ago | 3 reads
The news that Corbin Carroll had suffered a broken hamate bone in his hand was not the way the D-backs wanted to start spring training. I guess the good news – if there is any – is that the injury happened at the beginning of the pre-season, minimizing the amount of regular season time lost. […]
22 days ago | 6 reads
We move into week three of the daily questions, and the focus this week will be on ‘Spring Training: Optimism and Delusion’. We all know the perils and cliches of the pre-season. Players will show up, in the best shape of their lives. Pitchers will be working on new pitches. Here’s our bingo card. But […]
22 days ago | 1 read
Team news [Arizona Sports] Zac Gallen turned down multiyear deals to bet on himself with Diamondbacks – He opted to return to a comfortable place and bet on having a better season before entering free agency again. “We did have multiyear offers out there, which was nice from the security standpoint,” Gallen said. “I’ve always […]
22 days ago | 4 reads
Gallen’s back, just in time for Galentine’s day. Knee jerk reaction? DBacksEurope: It is probably true that Gallen improves the 2026 rotation. 2025 first half Gallen was probably a worser version of the pitcher that he actually is, but we’ve seen Zac becoming increasingly worse and frustrated over the past few seasons, to an extent […]
23 days ago | 3 reads
The Arizona Diamondbacks have claimed RHP Grant Holman off waivers from the Athletics. The 25-year-old Holman was originally a 6th-round pick by (then) Oakland in the 2021 draft, and made his major-league debut in August of 2024. He has made a total of forty appearances in the big leagues since, with an ERA of 4.66, […]
23 days ago | 5 reads
This year, we are going to see the first appearance at the major-league level of ABS. That’s the Automated Ball-Strike challenge system, coming to MLB after extensive trials in the minors. It’ll also be getting tried out at spring training, so players can get used to it. Basically, each team has two challenges on an […]
23 days ago | 0 reads
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23 days ago | 11 reads
We’ve all been there. Probably, as D-backs fans, more often than we would like. You reach a certain point in the season, look at the standings and realize that this is not going to be the Diamondbacks’ year. Maybe you keep watching games; maybe you watch fewer of them; maybe you switch over to just […]
24 days ago | 5 reads
It’s me, ISH95, your Entertainment Manager for AZ Snakepit! I will be commissioner of the Minor League for Fantasy Baseball, for what I believe is the 20th season of the Snakepit leagues. Getting started a little late this season, so without further ado, let’s jump right into the specifics! That’s all there is to it! […]
24 days ago | 5 reads
As first reported by Steve Gilbert, Zac Gallen is returning to the D-backs on a one-year deal. The amount involved is $22 million, which is basically the same amount as the qualifying offer Gallen declined at the start of the winter. However, Ken Rosenthal reports that approximately $14 million of that is deferred. It’s a […]
25 days ago | 3 reads
Dylan Ray might be ahead only of Jose Fernandez, in terms of being the least well-known player on the 40-man roster. Ray was a fourth-round pick in 2022, after barely thirty collegiate innings, and it has been an up-and-down struggle since. Of the four “real” levels at which he has played, High-A ball is the […]
25 days ago | 6 reads
A lot of factors go into a baseball team. Obviously, it begins with the players on the field – the ones who actually play the game. But above and below them is an interconnected web of factors which, eventually, leads to a win total for the season. Baseball, more than any other major game, is […]
25 days ago | 2 reads
The news on Monday that the team had lost reliever Andrew Saalfrank for the season, after shoulder surgery, was not exactly the way the Diamondbacks wanted the week of pitchers and catchers reporting to start. Since debuting as a September call-up in 2023, Saalfrank has posted a 1.79 ERA, and was better even than that […]
26 days ago | 7 reads
Well, this is certainly something. Former D-backs’ closer Paul Sewald, an integral part of the bullpen which reached the 2023 World Series, is apparently coming back to the team. Steve Gilbert was the first to report the deal, confirming it is a major-league contract, rather than a minor-league one with an invite to spring training. […]
26 days ago | 5 reads
It has to be said, the bonus months of baseball in Arizona are definitely a plus. When the rest of the country is still digging itself out of snow-drifts, the state becomes a mecca for all the MLB teams in the Western half of the country. It’s like having an All-Star Game in your backyard. […]
26 days ago | 1 read
This is the final batch of right-handed pitchers. I’d not be surprised if one or more of these ended up in our Opening Day bullpen, and there is a non-zero chance every one we talk about here, sees some MLB action over the course of the 2026 campaign… Jonathan Loaisiga (43) With eight years of […]
27 days ago | 5 reads