Corbin Burnes won't opt out and stays in Arizona: $140M through 2030, $35M a year from 2027, with $11M deferred annually. After Tommy John surgery and shoulder inflammation, he managed three 2026 starts and a 7.84 ERA. The D-backs are betting on a full offseason. 🎲
MLB Trade Rumors (Diamondbacks): Corbin Burnes Will Not Opt Out Of Diamondbacks Deal
MLB Network's "Destined: The 2001 Arizona Diamondbacks" airs tonight at 5 pm AZ time, marking 25 years since the title. It looks past Game 7 to the clubhouse chemistry, Brenly's loose touch and that record-old lineup. 🐍
Chris Garagiola is the D-backs' new TV play-by-play voice on DBACKS.TV starting in 2027. The third-generation D-back will call games from the "Joe Garagiola Broadcast Booth," following his grandfather. Family legacy, now with a headset. 🎙️
MLB Network's new documentary marks 25 years since the D-backs' 2001 title. The expansion club, just four years old, beat the three-time defending champion Yankees in Game 7, winning in the bottom of the ninth against Mariano Rivera. 🏆
Snake Bytes 10/28 looks ahead to the offseason: which Diamondbacks are entering free agency, a look back at the 10 walk-off wins that led the league in Arizona's 2026 season, and the key dates for a likely abbreviated Hot Stove. 🐍
Michael Soroka, who went 9-5 with a 3.41 ERA and 114 strikeouts for Arizona in 2026, is floated as a Blue Jays free-agent target. He likely won't exercise his $10M 2027 mutual option, which would send him to the open market. 🔍
A review of Tyler Kepner's "K: A History of Baseball in Ten Pitches" tracks the Diamondbacks' ties: Randy Johnson, Curt Schilling and Luis Gonzalez's 2001 Game 7 cutter single. It also pegs signature pitches for Nelson, Kelly, Burnes and Gallen. ⚾
Diamondbacks free agency looms once the World Series ends, with Zac Gallen and Kevin Ginkel among the pitchers hitting the market. Ginkel, a 2016 draftee, led Arizona with a career-high 74 appearances and posted a 4.12 ERA over 67.2 IP.
Gabriel Moreno won the 2026 Luis Aparicio Award as MLB's best Venezuelan player, taking 65 of 100 first-place votes. Eduardo Rodriguez finished third. Six D-backs are All-MLB finalists, with Moreno (6.7 bWAR, tops among catchers) holding the strongest case. 🏆
Rumor mill: the Yankees could pursue Nolan Arenado this offseason, depending on their infield setup. The Diamondbacks might sell high after his 30-homer, 86-RBI season, with one year left at $6 million. Speculation only, no deal reported. 🔍
The Rays reached the World Series on a $93M average payroll versus Arizona's $138M, building the roster mostly via trades, purchases and cheap signings, not the draft. Part 1 asks if Mike Hazen's "dumpster diving" can match that. 🔍
D-backs have four Gold Glove finalists, tying the second-highest total in franchise history. Gabriel Moreno (catcher, also in the batting-title conversation) and Corbin Carroll (right field) are among them. Winners unveiled Nov. 1 on ESPN. 🧤
A hypothetical look back: had Arizona accepted Boston's reported Payton Tolle and Franklin Arias offer for Ketel Marte, and signed Alex Bregman, the 2026 club might have gained about 4.4 wins. It's a what-if exercise, and the trade never happened. 🔍
Snake Bytes: Diamondbacks position groups get their 2026 report cards, and one lesson list from the Brewers-Rays World Series says Arizona isn't well set up to use them. Ex-Snake Jake Woodford is guaranteed a ring, having pitched for both finalists this year. 🏆
D-backs offseason reading list: season recaps, a look at Corbin Carroll's down 2026 that was still better than it looked, team BBWAA awards (Moreno and Rodriguez among the names), and a "strange season" breakdown. 🐍
MLB Network Presents will debut "Destined: The 2001 Arizona Diamondbacks" Thursday, Oct. 29 at 5 p.m. AZ time, ahead of the title's 25th anniversary. The 90-minute film is the series' 50th since 2015 and revisits the club's remarkable rise. 🐍
MLB Network Presents debuts *Destined: The 2001 Arizona Diamondbacks* Thursday, Oct. 29 at 5 p.m. AZ time. The 90-minute film revisits the expansion-to-champion rise, with Johnson, Schilling, Gonzalez and Brenly. 🏆
Former D-Backs reliever Jake Woodford is guaranteed his first World Series ring whether Milwaukee or Tampa Bay wins. He pitched for the Brewers and Rays in 2026, plus the Cubs, a year after his revolving-door bullpen stint in Arizona. 💍
Corbin Carroll and Ketel Marte are key players in the Diamondbacks' 47 come-from-behind wins this season. Carroll ranks top-five in SLG for RISP situations, though Lars Nootbaar outperformed him in SLG. Opponents' strategic pitching posed challenges in June.
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