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MLB Spring Training Buzz: Padres Sign Former Dodgers RHP Walker Buehler

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MLB Spring Training Buzz: Padres Sign Former Dodgers RHP Walker Buehler

Ryne Nelson is the Diamondbacks pitcher more people should be talking about | Sporting News He's certainly got the name for baseball.

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This is what ultimately led to Zac Gallen to re-sign with Dbacks | Sporting News The move makes the most sense when you factor this in!

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Diamondbacks' $40 million starter reveals NL West team who offered a three-year contract | Sporting News This turned out in Arizona's favor.

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Tyler Locklear - Aiming for mid-May return Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo said Sunday that Locklear (shoulder/elbow) is trending toward a return around mid-May to early June, Alex Weiner of ArizonaSports.com reports.

Impact Locklear will be a spectator for spring training while he continues to recover from Oct. 16 surgeries to address a torn labrum in his left shoulder and a torn ligament in his left elbow. Before suffering the two arm injuries in a Sept. 7 collision at first base with Boston's Connor Wong, Locklear slashed .175/.267/.262 with a 37.1 percent strikeout rate over 116 plate appearances with Arizona after coming over from Seattle in a trade-deadline deal. Locklear has a minor-league option remaining, so he could end up sticking around with Arizona's Triple-A affiliate in Reno once he completes his rehab process and gets activated from the injured list.

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Adrian Del Castillo - Status in doubt for Opening Day Del Castillo said Monday that he expects to be sidelined for around one month due to his left calf injury, Nick Piecoro of The Arizona Republic reports.

Impact While Del Castillo is hopeful that he'll be able to play in at least one Cactus League game or exhibition before the beginning of the regular season, the extended time he'll miss this spring could end up costing him a spot on the Opening Day roster. Arizona is expected to head into the season with Gabriel Moreno and James McCann as its top two catchers, so Del Castillo would merely provide a third option at the position and would likely see most of his playing time at designated hitter. Because the 26-year-old still has a pair of minor-league options remaining, the Diamondbacks may prefer to option Del Castillo to Triple-A Reno, which would allow him to play on a more regular basis once he overcomes the calf issue.

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Michael Soroka - Could land in relief role Soroka might open the season in the bullpen, Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reports.

Impact The Diamondbacks enter spring training well stocked in the rotation but with an unsettled outlook in the bullpen. Soroka, signed by Arizona as a free agent in December, made 17 starts for the Nationals and Cubs in 2025 before a shoulder injury limited him to relief work over the final two weeks of the regular season. Built into Soroka's contract are incentives that reward him for starts or relief appearances -- two points for every start, one point for a relief outing. He will earn $250,000 each for reaching 10 and 20 points, $425,000 each for reaching 30 and 40, and $650,000 for reaching 50. Barring a significant injury, the 28-year-old right-hander could reach those incentives as a full-time starter or reliever or a combination of the two roles.

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Braves reportedly lose $22M Cy Young-caliber arm to Diamondbacks as rotation nightmare grows | Sporting News The Atlanta Braves might be in deep trouble before Spring Training games even begin as options are running out.

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Getting creative with contract leads Gallen, D-backs to happy reunion SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Zac Gallen was on the 16th hole of a golf course Friday afternoon when he got a text from his agent Scott Boras that ta...

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A.J. Puk - Moves to 60-day IL The Diamondbacks placed Puk (elbow) on the 60-day injured list Sunday.

Impact The left-hander will be unavailable for at least the first couple months of 2026 while rehabbing from Tommy John surgery, so his move to the 60-day IL is just a procedural move. After reporting for spring training last week, Puk said that he expects to make his season debut before July.

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D-backs owner Kendrick 'very impressed' with team's offseason SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- The Diamondbacks held their first full-squad workout of the spring Sunday morning at Salt River Fields and managing gen...

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Zac Gallen returns to Diamondbacks on one-year deal The Diamondbacks and Zac Gallen have agreed to a one-year deal to bring the right-hander back to...

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Zac Gallen will not receive all of his $22.025 million in 1-year deal with Diamondbacks until 2034

The Arizona Diamondbacks have cleared a spot for newly signed right-hander Zac Gallen by placing right-hander Corbin Burnes on the 60-day injured list

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Corbin Burnes - Heading to 60-day IL The Diamondbacks placed Burnes (elbow) on the 60-day injured list Sunday.

Impact Burnes' move to the 60-day IL was merely procedural, as the veteran right-hander had already said earlier in spring training that he was hoping to make his season debut around the All-Star break while he continues his recovery from Tommy John surgery, which he underwent last June. The transaction clears a spot on the 40-man roster for right-hander Zac Gallen, who re-signed with Arizona on a one-year deal.

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Deadspin | Diamondbacks bring back former closer Paul Sewald Deadspin | Diamondbacks bring back former closer Paul Sewald

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Merrill Kelly gets Opening Day nod - first of his career - for D-backs SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Most springs, Torey Lovullo waits until near the end of camp to announce his Opening Day starter, but this year the cho...

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Merrill Kelly - Named Opening Day starter Manager Torey Lovullo said Saturday that Kelly will start against the Dodgers on Opening Day, Nick Piecoro of The Arizona Republic reports.

Impact The 37-year-old entered camp as the favorite to start Opening Day, but the re-signing of Zac Gallen on Friday made the decision less obvious. Kelly posted a 3.22 ERA and 1.06 WHIP over 128.2 innings with Arizona last season but failed to match that production after being traded to Texas, where he put up a 4.23 ERA across 55.1 frames.

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Predicting when and where the 6 best MLB free agents remaining will sign The last big-name free agent just signed on Friday night, as Zac Gallen agreed to a deal to return to the Arizona Diamondbacks. With that, a...

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Zac Gallen and Diamondbacks settle pitcher's future for 2026 MLB season The Arizona Diamondbacks finally have certainty on Zac Gallen's future.

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Diamondbacks and Paul Sewald agree on a $1.5M, 1-year deal for righty's second stint with the team

The Arizona Diamondbacks say they have agreed to terms with reliever Paul Sewald on a $1.5 million, one-year deal, bringing the right-hander back to the franchise he helped reach t...

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Joe Ross - Signs minors deal with Arizona Ross signed a minor-league contract with the Diamondbacks on Saturday, Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reports.

Impact Across 37 appearances with the Phillies last season, Ross posted a 5.12 ERA and 1.47 WHIP alongside a 39:18 K:BB over 51 innings. He'll have a chance to bounce back with the Diamondbacks, though he'll likely first need to right the ship at Triple-A Reno before being welcomed into Arizona's bullpen.

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Justin Martinez - Back on 60-day IL The Diamondbacks placed Martinez (elbow) on the 60-day injured list Saturday.

Impact The move will create space on Arizona's 40-man roster for Paul Sewald, who signed with the club on Thursday. Martinez underwent Tommy John surgery in June and is expected to return to the D-backs' bullpen near the end of August.

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Lourdes Gurriel Jr. - Will see time at DH Gurriel (knee) is expected to split time between designated hitter and left field upon his return from a torn ACL, John Gambadoro of Arizona Sports reports.

Impact Gurriel showed up to camp Thursday, appearing to be ahead of schedule in his rehab, and was on the backfields Friday taking batting practice and shagging flyballs as normal. Although he told manager Torey Lovullo that he's aiming to return for Opening Day, the manager put the kibosh that notion. When Gurriel is ready to return, the plan calls for him to DH three-to-four times per week.

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Zac Gallen returns to Diamondbacks on a one-year deal | Sporting News Not many saw this coming.

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Zac Gallen Reunion Creates Major Dilemma for Diamondbacks Arizona's reunion with their former ace could be a difficult one to fit in.

3 DAYS AGO • SI.COM

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MLB Spring Training Buzz: Padres Sign Former Dodgers RHP Walker Buehler

Zac Gallen will not receive all of his $22.025 million in 1-year deal with Diamondbacks until 2034

Diamondbacks and Paul Sewald agree on a $1.5M, 1-year deal for righty's second stint with the team

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MLB Spring Training Buzz: Padres Sign Former Dodgers RHP Walker Buehler

Zac Gallen will not receive all of his $22.025 million in 1-year deal with Diamondbacks until 2034

Diamondbacks and Paul Sewald agree on a $1.5M, 1-year deal for righty's second stint with the team