Joe Ariola is making up for lost time in the Arizona Fall League after an elbow injury cost him the first half. The 2025 seventh-rounder climbed to Double-A, won the Texas League title and finished with a 1.56 ERA over 34.2 innings. 🎯
Ketel Marte trade chatter is back, with Bob Nightengale saying the Rays could "jump back in." That's a speculative fit, not renewed talks. Marte, 33, hit .249 with 22 HR in 2026, has about $85M left, and holds 10-and-5 veto rights. 🔍
Gabriel Moreno (first nod) and Corbin Carroll (third) are NL Silver Slugger finalists, via different routes. Moreno won the NL batting title with a .311 average, 16 homers and 83 RBIs over 130 games, while contact did the heavy lifting. 🏆
Gabriel Moreno and Corbin Carroll are Silver Slugger finalists. Moreno won the NL batting title (.311) and faces Rockies' Hunter Goodman; Carroll (22 HR, MLB-high 17 triples) is up against seven-player competition. Winners come Nov. 17. 🏆
Gabriel Moreno and Corbin Carroll are up for the Silver Slugger, putting the Diamondbacks in the spotlight. 🏆 With Moreno leading the NL in batting, their chances look promising. Eyes on Nov. 17 for the final verdict!
Diamondbacks prospects Demetrio Crisantes and Joe Ariola made the Fall Stars Game. Also in the mix: a former top D-backs prospect leaving without an MLB shot, and what the club wants from its AFL and winter ball participants. ⚾
D-backs farm director Chris Slivka says the Arizona Fall League is about building toward 2027. Demetrio Crisantes, the No. 1 prospect, is getting second-base defensive reps and fine-tuning his approach after missing time last season with a left shoulder injury. 🔧
Ketel Marte is reportedly being linked to the Rays, who Bob Nightengale says could make another run this offseason. Any deal would likely hinge on Arizona paying down part of the $77.8M left on his contract. Nothing is agreed. 🔍
SnakePit's Play of the Year ballot is set at six: Thomas' diving catch, Arenado's double play, Perdomo's 6-2 twin killing, Carroll's HR robbery, Moreno nailing Ohtani, and Waldschmidt's 8/25 walk-off vs. the Cubs (+85.5% WPA). 🏆
Diamondbacks second baseman Demetrio Crisantes is one of 10 Top 100 prospects set for the Arizona Fall League's Fall Stars Game. It's Sunday at 8 p.m. ET at Salt River Fields in Scottsdale, on MLB Network. ⚾
Ketel Marte trade chatter is reportedly heating up. USA Today's Bob Nightengale says the D-backs are "much more motivated" to move him and sees the Rays possibly jumping back in, citing Marte's reasonable contract (about $15M a year, $85M left). 👀
Ketel Marte is projected as a buy-low trade fit for the Red Sox this winter, per a Sportsnaut analysis. It's speculation, not a deal. He hit .249 with 22 homers and a .748 OPS in 2026, and the Diamondbacks reportedly may be ready to move on. 🤔
It’s a single-issue negotiation. MLB wants a cap, the players reject a cap. All of the details MLB has shared about its vision -- a number of which are good! -- are tied to the MLBPA accepting a cap system. Publicly, at least, the league has not put forth any vision of a non-capped league. The players, and again I’ll say this is based on what we know, appear to have no intention of accepting a payroll cap. Until one side or the other concedes on this point, there is nowhere for negotiations...
Pavin Smith's D-backs run appears over after ten years. The 2017 No. 7 pick ends at 0.2 bWAR, taken off the 40-man roster and now a minor-league free agent. He leaves a Sept. 19 walk-off homer and a three-homer game, plus a first base hole. 🔚
D-backs second baseman Demetrio Crisantes (No. 84 on MLB Pipeline's Top 100) made the National League roster for Sunday's Arizona Fall League Fall Stars Game. He's one of four Top 100 prospects on the NL side. First pitch is 8 p.m. ET on MLB Network. ⭐
Snake Pit staff see pitching as the D-backs' top offseason need, with Soroka, Gallen, Ginkel, Puk, Loaisiga and Thompson all leaving. First base is the other hole, Ketel Marte is seen as unlikely to be traded, and a lockout looms over everything. ⚾
Offseason purge underway: Gallen, Ginkel, Puk and Soroka are among the Diamondbacks now off the 40-man as free agents. Locklear, Saalfrank and Mena return from the 60-day IL, and Pavin Smith opted for minor-league free agency. 🧹
Three straight near-misses (89, 80 and 86 wins) have one fan-writer arguing the Diamondbacks need more luck. The suggested fix: search broadly for improvement ideas, consult outsiders, and favor low-downside tweaks. Torey Lovullo's daily tinkering wasn't enough. 🍀
Marte is the D-backs' big offseason question. Teams have reportedly asked about his availability, and last year's incident wasn't seen as a dealbreaker. Hazen set a high price last year, but impact bats are scarce in free agency. Meanwhile, Gabriel Moreno's Gold Glove makes an extension pricier. 🧤
Diamondbacks sent 1B Pavin Smith outright off the roster, dropping the 40-man to 33. It works as an early non-tender, since he was projected at $2.5MM in arbitration. Expect free agency soon, and Arizona now needs left-handed bats for first base or DH. 🔄
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