Arizona Diamondbacks 2024 record: 89-73 (3rd place, NL West). He gone: 1B Christian Walker, RHP Paul Sewald, OF/DH Joc Pederson, INF Kevin Newman, 1B Josh Bell.
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As the season prepares to be open, it is time for players to beware a trip to the IL (or worse).
Diamondbacks NewsEduardo Rodriguez’s Leadership is Showing Up in Full Effect
Eduardo Rodriguez’s latest outing and time in the clubhouse are stark reminders of the sort of talent and person the Diamondbacks were looking to sign when they pulled the quick trigger to land the lefty last winter.
Eduardo Rodriguez in for Dominant Season
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Onto the row of hate...
Day #6 results“Fans are divided, bad player.” A hard-fought race here, before almost the last player to be nominated swept up on the inside to take the victory. But let’s review the other candidates who turned Sedona Red.
chwalter got the ball rolling with Mark Grace’s favorite relief pitcher, Mike Fetters. He had a fine MLB career - 16 years, with an ERA+ of 116. But for the D-backs, he was not good, posting a 6.65...
The Arizona Diamondbacks starting rotation is one the best in the MLB. Their top three pitchers being Cy Young winners and All-Stars in right-handers Corbin Burnes, Zac Gallen, and Merrill Kelly.
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E-Rod looked pretty impressive today.
Record: 11-10-1. Change on 2024: +2. Five inning result: 11-9-2.Eduardo Rodriguez and the D-backs took a perfect game into the sixth inning this afternoon at Salt River. E-Rod looked particularly good, retiring all eleven batters he faced, six of them on strikeouts. Kevin Ginkel got the last out in the fourth, and Shelby Miller worked a perfect fifth, before A.J. Puk gave up the challenge in the sixth. After...
While yesterday’s weather may have meant there was no Diamondbacks baseball, we still gathered round the Internet to talk about how spring training has gone so far. There’s now less than two weeks to go until the first game of the 2025 regular schedule, and so things are ramping up as we get into the second-half of the preseason. Among the topics covered:
Reviewing the D-backs results since our last broadcast Will Jordan Lawlar make the Opening Day roster? Surprising - good and...Diamondbacks left-hander Blake Walston will undergo Tommy John surgery, manager Torey Lovullo tells Alex Weiner of Arizona Sports.
The Arizona Diamondbacks have trimmed down their roster today, March 14th, 2025. They have optioned three players to play for the Reno Aces in Triple-A.
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Closer debates, #Goals, and more!
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(Arizona Sports) Making the case for Diamondbacks closer candidates as season nears
Conversations between Lovullo, general manager Mike Hazen and assistant GMs Amiel Sawdaye and Mike Fitzgerald are getting more serious. Soon, the group will bring pitching coaches into the discussion.
“We’ll have conversations about what we’re seeing and feeling and how the team fits together here very, very soon,...
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What does the lack of roster moves tell us about remaining position battles?
IntroductionNow that we are just over halfway through Spring Training, we have officially entered speculation season with more regular check-ins on Opening Day rosters. As Mike Hazen noted on a recent radio broadcast, the team is in a somewhat unique position this year with a paucity of open roster spots compared to some of the leaner years that featured...
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Not exactly a nice night for it...
D-backs line-up J. McCarthy, CF G. Hampson, SS L. Gurriel Jr., LF J. Naylor, 1B G. Moreno, C R. Grichuk, RF J. Lawlar, 3B T. Mancini, DH G. Kessinger, 2BI think the last time I was at the Peoria Sports Complex was to get my COVID-19 jabs. That was back in the day when they made...
Arizona Diamondbacks right-hander Zac Gallen is entering the final year of his contract and aims to deliver a season reminiscent of his Cy Young-caliber performances before hitting free agency.
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Arizona Diamondbacks starter, chasing rotation spot, looks crisp; Pavin Smith blasts homer
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Diamondbacks’ Offense, Ryne Nelson Down Athletics in Mesa
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Two weeks or so left. What can we tell? For some loose definition of “tell”...
Standard disclaimer. It has been a staple of articles at this point for over 20 years. Spring training stats are almost meaningless. Pitchers can try out new pitches, which may or may not be discarded. They can go into a game intending to throw only off-speed pitches, and this can play into the end results. There’s also a wide range of opponent strengths. You could be...
He has been battling some back tightness in camp and still hasn’t appeared in a spring training game.
A concerning injury complicates matters for Arizona.
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Both Nelsons threw for the Snakes and were aided in their efforts by Pavin’s first bomb of Spring.
The Diamondbacks prevailed late in the contest against the Not-yet-Vegas Athletics. Through six innings, the game was tied at 2 before the benches emptied and the game was decided on a few runs scraped together by the D-backs youngsters in the 8th and 9th frames.
On the mound, fans were treated to the Full Nelson...
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TV game today, just not our boys!
Diamondbacks line-up K. Marte, DH A. Thomas, CF C. Carroll, RF E. Suarez, 3B P. Smith, 1B G. Perdomo, SS I. Vargas, 2B J. Herrera, C J. Barrosa, LFIt will be the third start of spring for Nelson, having gone a total of 4.1 innings...
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Josh Naylor, Eugenio Suarez Balling in Spring
It is still “only spring training”, but it is always nice to see quality results coming from players putting in extra work to improve upon their weaknesses and on their familiarity with new teammates. Also, more depressing news about Jordan Montgomery.
Bragging Rights: Josh Naylor Wins His Annual Challenge with Royals’ Luke Maile
With his good friend Luke Maile catching for the Kansas...
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Merrill Kelly and Brandon Pfaadt pitched this afternoon
Record: 9-10-1. Change on 2024: +2. Five inning result: 10-9-1.A three-run fifth inning proved just enough for the Diamondbacks, as they edged the Royals by the odd run in five. It began with a Jordan Lawlar double, and he then scored on a bunt single by Geraldo Perdomo was thrown away by the Kansas City pitcher. After a Marte walk, both men advanced on a flyout, and came home...