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What D-backs' recent moves say about rotation

4:22 PM MST

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- The D-backs trimmed down their camp roster on Monday by optioning pitchers Slade Cecconi, Corbin Martin and Blake Walston to Triple-A Reno while assigning outfielder Kyle Garlick to Minor League camp. Let’s take a look at what these moves mean going forward: The rotation competition is down

Injuries & Moves: Cecconi optioned among roster moves

12:57 PM MST

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Lawlar earns a spot on All-Spring Breakout Teams

1:33 PM MST

The first-ever Spring Breakout is in the books and if these four days of prospect spotlight showcases mean anything, the future of the game is in very good hands. On Monday, MLB announced the inaugural All-Spring Breakout Team, composed of 30 players across 18 organizations (six teams did not play

Stream in-market D-backs games live in 2024

@bmags94
February 22, 2024

Major League Baseball has announced an in-market streaming option to watch the D-backs during the 2024 MLB season.

Gallen looks Opening Day ready in sizzling spring start

D-backs right-hander pitches 4 1/3 scoreless innings, logs four strikeouts in win over Halos
March 17, 2024

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- When the D-backs decided to slow play ace right-hander Zac Gallen this spring, they knew there was not a lot of room for error should the schedule not line up just so. But after his penultimate start of the spring in a 2-0 win over the Angels

1 player from each team making a big impression this spring

11:15 AM MST

As we near the end of Spring Training, and with Opening Day right around the corner, it's time to check in on which players around baseball have made the biggest impression on each club during Cactus League and Grapefruit League play. With the help of all 30 MLB.com beat writers,

These prospects stood out most in Spring Breakout

@SamDykstraMiLB
March 17, 2024

As the inaugural Spring Breakout weekend comes to a close, there was no shortage of talent on display. With dozens of Top 100 prospects and nearly two-thirds of the 900 players who make up the team Top 30 prospects lists taking part, each club was well represented … but a

Projecting the D-backs' 2024 Opening Day roster

March 16, 2024

PHOENIX -- We’re just under two weeks away from the start of the season and it feels like the D-backs’ Opening Day roster is no more set today than it was at the start of camp. The final rotation spot, the final few spots in the bullpen and the final

Jones shows off arm strength at Spring Breakout

March 16, 2024

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- The D-backs' top prospects beat their Rockies counterparts, 3-1, in the first Spring Breakout game between the two teams on Saturday night at Salt River Fields. Here are a few moments that stood out from the game: Big-time throw by Jones Center fielder Druw Jones, the No.

Spring Breakout gives Robinson long-awaited opportunity

March 14, 2024

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- In limited action this spring, outfielder Kristian Robinson gave Arizona Diamondbacks fans a peek at his potential. The 23-year-old showed why the D-backs were so high on him after signing him out of the Bahamas in 2017, flashing power to all fields at the plate and displaying

These 12 teams won the MLB offseason

March 16, 2024

The Dodgers and Padres will play games that count in the 2024 Seoul Series this week, while prominent free agents are still available, while 28 teams are still in their camps in Florida and Arizona. So, the regular season, Hot Stove season and Spring Training season are ALL HAPPENING AT

Kelly finds changeup, Kyle Nelson aims to stay in the big leagues

March 13, 2024

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Like the sun rising in the east, Diamondbacks starter Merrill Kelly has always been able to count on his changeup. But a funny thing happens in spring sometimes: you work so much on pitches that need work and you might lose your feel for those that don't.

1 under-the-radar Spring Breakout prospect for each club

@thevandalorian and @benweinrib and @jesus_cano88
March 13, 2024

Spring Breakout begins Thursday with a pair of the showcase event's 16 games set to kick things off. Headlined by the best and brightest prospects in the game, Spring Breakout will feature no shortage of household names: 72 of MLB Pipeline's Top 100 Prospects and 575 of the 900 players

Gallen working on fastball and curveball ahead of 2024 season

@feinsand
March 12, 2024

PEORIA, Ariz. -- A Spring Training game can be tricky for veteran starting pitchers. There's a need to build up their pitch count and a desire to fine-tune certain pitches in preparation for the long season ahead. Although the stat line ultimately doesn't mean anything, their inner competitor wants to

'It's been a long journey': Martin returns to the mound

@feinsand
March 12, 2024

PEORIA, Ariz. -- As Corbin Martin looked around the visitors' clubhouse Tuesday afternoon at the Peoria Sports Complex, something dawned on him. "This is the first non-Salt River locker room I've been in in a long time," Martin said. Players rarely cherish the opportunity to play in a road game

Changing things up: Sewald hopes to ride new pitch to All-Star level

@JesseABorek
March 11, 2024

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz -- Take a look at closer Paul Sewald’s arsenal through his first four Cactus League appearances of 2024 and you’ll glean something new: a changeup. Sewald hasn’t thrown a changeup with any kind of regularity since the 2020 season, which he spent most of at the Mets’ alternate

Nelson continues to impress in bid for No. 5 spot in rotation

@JesseABorek
March 11, 2024

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- In the race for the D-backs’ No. 5 slot in the starting rotation, Ryne Nelson appears to have claimed pole position after his latest solid Cactus League outing Monday at Salt River Fields.

  • Changing things up: Sewald hopes to ride new pitch to All-Star level Working

Veteran new addition Andrus makes '24 debut at 3B

March 10, 2024

PHOENIX -- Elvis Andrus on Sunday saw live game action for the first time since signing a Minor League contract with the D-backs on March 3. The D-backs brought Andrus in to compete for a backup infield spot. With third baseman Eugenio Suarez, shortstop Geraldo Perdomo, Ketel Marte at second

D-backs prospect aims to Blaze path to MLB

March 9, 2024

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1 position battle to watch for each team

March 11, 2024

With the first few rounds of cuts behind us, clubs are getting a clearer picture of what their rosters are going to look like to open the 2024 season. Even so, every team still has at least one key question mark -- a role that remains, for all intents and

For Kelly, strong spring debut brings back memories

March 8, 2024

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- When he started warming up in the home bullpen Friday afternoon before a 7-5 win over the Cubs, D-backs starter Merrill Kelly found himself thinking back to 2019. Back then, the right-hander was in his first Spring Training with the team, his first big league camp ever

On the mound again: Gallen's Spring Training approach

@sonjamchen
March 7, 2024

SURPRISE, Ariz. -- In a rather circular twist of fate, Zac Gallen's 2024 season began how his '23 campaign ended: with a start against the Rangers. This time around, though, the stakes were decidedly lower. "Somebody just joked that it's ironic, the last team you faced is the first team

Every team's projected 2024 home run leader

@bmags94
March 10, 2024

Spring Training is in full swing as we gear up for the 2024 regular season. That means it's a good time to look at projections for how things might turn out this year, and as usual, home runs are at the forefront of that discussion. Courtesy of FanGraphs’ Steamer projections,

Here are the D-backs’ 2024 top 30 prospects 

@SamDykstraMiLB
March 6, 2024

Congratulations, you’ve made the World Series for just the second time in franchise history. So what’s next? The Diamondbacks relied on young talent like Gabriel Moreno, Alek Thomas and Brandon Pfaadt during their run to the Fall Classic, and of course, no youngster was more famous or important to the