Diamondbacks News
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 City Royals at Salt River Fields on Tuesday, Naylor had his opportunity for a year’s worth of bragging rights.
Suarez Picking Up Where He Left Off
Eugenio Suarez’s entire career has been a tale of extremes, the likes of which Arizona fans saw first-hand in 2024. This is why he is on his third team, despite his prodigious upside. Now though, Suarez looks to be picking up where he left off at the end of 2024. If Suarez can avoid his usual crash to Earth, Arizona could be in for quite the treat in 2025.
Diamondbacks Face Dilemma Over Including Lawlar on Opening Day Roster
Jordan Lawlar is the organization’s #1 prospect. He is performing well in spring, forcing management to consider him as an option for the Opening Day roster. An additional consideration for management is that Lawlar and the team would qualify for full bonuses if he were on the Opening Day roster and made a push for Rookie of the Year. The problem with all this is, the team has newly extended Geraldo Perdomo ensconced at short, Ketel Marte holding down second, and the far superior third baseman in Eugenio Suarez at the hot corner.
Other Baseball News
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Sought $500MM Net Present Value In Extension Talks
Last week preliminary details of the sort of contract Vladito was asking of the Blue Jakys were leaked. Now, Ken Rosenthal of the Athletic reveals more of the details, including the number Guerrero considered the starting point.
Fixing a Whole for Each Team in the West
Dan Szymborski is fully on-board the “trade Montgomery train”. Frankly, as much as Arizona fans would love to see it, there is no reason to believe that anyone will touch Montgomery with a 10’ pole.
Max Fried Eager to Step Up in Light of Losing Cole
As good as Max Fried can be, something tells me that the Yankees will still want another stud pitcher to insert into their rotation, sooner rather than later.
Yamamoto, Ohtani Shine in Lead-up to Season Opener in Japan
The Dodgers’ Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Shohei Ohtani both put a stamp on the spring-related fine tuning against the Diamondbacks as the Dodgers prepare to open the season in Japan on March 18th.