Surviving brutal early schedule is key for Diamondbacks - Arizona Sports Expectations for the 2026 Arizona Diamondbacks were set early on: Be competitive early and improve as players come back from injury.

Surviving the early-season schedule with eyes on getting better as players come off the IL:

“We’ve got to take care of the margins, we’re built differently than a lot of baseball teams."

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Diamondbacks 2026 pitching preview: Can this staff better support the offense? - Arizona Sports Here is a list of five questions that will determine whether the Diamondbacks' pitching can find stable ground in the pennant chase this year:

Pitching preview:

“We needed to better weaponize our own guys and continue to challenge our guys."

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Season preview: What will it take for the Diamondbacks to be good? YouTube video by Arizona Sports

Starting with the latest Ain't No Fang podcast with Dave Burns.

Topic: What has to happen for the Diamondbacks to be successful this season, with predictions on WAR leader, All-Stars and more:

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Happy Opening Day!

Preview thread:

Top Diamondbacks prospects to watch this season with farm director Chris Slivka YouTube video by Arizona Sports

Diamondbacks prospect talk with farm director Chris Slivka, who shares pipeline sleepers and details about Waldschmidt, Fernandez and others.

"I think we're really deep."

(Sorry about the wind)

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Ain't No Fang: Zac Gallen is back! How do we feel about the Diamondbacks' pitching? YouTube video by Arizona Sports

Hello Bluesky,

The Diamondbacks reunited Merrill Kelly and Zac Gallen this offseason, so how good can this rotation be?

Pitching is the focus of this week’s Ain’t No Fang:

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D-backs also announced a Geraldo Perdomo City Connect bobblehead

Early purple jerseys vs. new purple jerseys

The Diamondbacks released their new City Connect uniforms today, which are now in the team shop.

They will debut the jerseys on Friday vs. the Dodgers, wear them again on Saturday and then every Friday home game the rest of the year.

Naylor, Jordan Lawlar and Geraldo Perdomo getting reps.

Pitchers and catchers officially report on Wednesday, so more videos to come

Josh Naylor looking to bring leadership, a complete hitter Josh Naylor is pretty clear about what he wants his first season with the Arizona Diamondbacks to look like as a leader and a hitter.

More on his approach on and off the field:

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Hello Bluesky

Josh Naylor spoke today on his early Diamondbacks impressions:

Corbin Burnes has pitched at least 193 innings for three straight years. Aaron Nola is the only other pitcher in MLB to have done this.

Burnes has been an All-Star each of the past 4 seasons and finished top 8 for Cy Young voting in 5 straight years.

Report: Diamondbacks to sign ace starter Corbin Burnes The Diamondbacks and ace starting pitcher Corbin Burnes have agreed to a six-year contract, Jon Heyman first reported on Friday night.

Happy Friday night, Diamondbacks fans

D-backs agree to sign 4-time All-Star pitcher Corbin Burnes, Jon Heyman first reported.

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Diamondbacks protect Tim Tawa, Joe Elbis from Rule 5 Draft The Diamondbacks selected the contracts of utility player Tim Tawa and right-hander Joe Elbis on Tuesday to protect them from next month's Rule 5 Draft.

More on today’s Diamondbacks roster moves to protect Tim Tawa and Joe Elbis from the Rule 5 Draft:

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From MLBPA: Christian Walker has declined the qualifying offer.

Diamondbacks move farm director Shaun Larkin to 3B coach The Arizona Diamondbacks are shifting farm director Shaun Larkin to third base coach ahead of the 2025 season.

D-backs confirm Shaun Larkin will move from farm director to third base coach. Nick Piecoro first reported the decision.
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