Arizona Diamondbacks

Arizona Diamondbacks outfield prospect Kristian Robinson had just unleashed his powerful swing on a slider left up in the middle of the zone. A base hit into left field was misplayed by the left fielder. Robinson took advantage, racing from first to third with graceful, long and powerful strides, easily making it into third base. Robinson is one of eight Diamondbacks prospects currently on the Salt River Rafters roster playing in the Arizona Fall League.

You hear Geraldo Perdomo's voice long before you see him. A spontaneous combustion of infectious energy, the 24-year old Dominican shortstop personifies the Arizona Diamondbacks “Embrace the Chaos” motto that propelled them to the 2023 World Series and continues to be a team mantra.

This article is part of a series chronicling the individual seasons of players that appeared for the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2024. The Diamondbacks' young right-handed starter had an inconsistent 2023 season. Coming into 2024, some improvement was expected, though the D-backs likely didn't expect to need his services as much as they did. When veteran righty Merrill Kelly went down with a shoulder injury early in the year, Cecconi was recalled from Triple-A Reno on April 21.

Every team that has beaten the Milwaukee Brewers in the postseason has reached the World Series. The Mets are one step closer to continuing the trend.

Cincinnati Reds All-Star Elly De La Cruz batted .259 with 25 homers and a league-leading 67 stolen bases this past season, at age 22.

The Arizona Diamondbacks were unable to defend their National League pennant from last October. This year, they went with a platoon at the designated hitter position, using Randal Grichuk against left-handed pitchers and Joc Pederson against righties. Kerry Miller of Bleacher Report made several free agent predictions and noted that Arizona will likely retain both players for 2025.

Revisiting the Arizona Diamondbacks' offseason moves at the halfway point of 2024 and following an 89-win season are different experiences. Big-ticket free agent pitcher Eduardo Rodriguez had not even thrown a pitch yet, while third baseman Eugenio Suarez struggled to get off the ground before a huge second-half turnaround. The Diamondbacks once again enter a critical winter for their contending window as they look to step into the 90s for wins and ensure a postseason spot next year. Christian Walker is their top free agent, but there are several option decisions and potential upgrades to make, namely to the bullpen.

Luke Weaver started for the Reds against the Yankees in May 2023. Now he's pitching in the MLB postseason, as the Yankees' closer.

The Guardians' broadcast contract with the now-bankrupt Diamond Sports Group, announced earlier this year, ended with the 2024 regular season.

There has been plenty of recent discussion regarding who the St. Louis Cardinals could eliminate from payroll this winter but few about who they might pursue. Just because the Cardinals might unload significant talent to reduce payroll doesn't mean they won't make any acquisitions in the free-agent market. It's tough to gauge what St. Louis' budget will look like this offseason but an Arizona Diamondbacks slugger has been mentioned as a possible option for the Cardinals to pursue. "The idea should be to find someone who can live up to what (Paul) Goldschmidt was supposed to be," Bleacher Report's Zachary D. Rymer wrote Tuesday when discussing how St. Louis will replace their four-time Gold Glove first baseman.

The Boston Red Sox were one of the more active teams in baseball last offseason in pursuit of starting pitching help. Boston landed Lucas Giolito and attempted to bring in postseason star Jordan Montgomery as well. Bleacher Report's Tim Kelly predicted that Montgomery will get traded to the Texas Rangers.

This article is part of a series chronicling the individual seasons of players that appeared for the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2024. Reviews for players that still have rookie eligibility for 2025 will appear in our prospects season reviews. Right-hand reliever Scott McGough entered the 2024 season coming off a mixed 2023 campaign. Signed to a two-year deal after a successful stint in Japan working as a closer, it was hoped he might turn into a late inning option for Torey Lovullo.

The St. Louis Cardinals front office has made unwise decisions over the last decade, costing the organization years of missed star talent. For instance, Arizona Diamondbacks ace Zac Gallen and Miami Marlins fireballer Sandy Alcantara were traded from the Cardinals in Dec. 2018 in exchange for two-time Silver Slugger Marcell Ozuna, now one of the best hitters in the league with the Atlanta Braves.

Diamondbacks prospect Tommy Troy had a rough first full season, but he finished strongly and wants to keep rolling in the Arizona Fall League.

This is the fourth part of an eight-part series breaking down the Arizona Diamondbacks' 2024 season. As the caldendar flipped to May, things began looking particularily bleak for the D-backs. The boulder that is the 162-game MLB season continued to roll down the hill, with no regard for the Diamondbacks who were sputtering out of the gate. Merrill Kelly, who was placed on the 15-day IL earlier in the year was transferred to the 60-day injured list.

It's been 10 years since the Los Angeles Angels last made the MLB playoffs, and they look further than ever away from playing October baseball after recording a franchise-worst 99 losses during the 2024 MLB season. After losing Shohei Ohtani in free agency and center fielder Mike Trout for much of the season because of injury, the Angels finished with their worst season ever. Despite a historically bad season, Angels general manager Perry Minasian believes the Angels are a team that could turn around into contenders quickly as the Kansas City Royals and Arizona Diamondbacks have successfully done recently.

Coming off the run to the 2023 World Series, the Arizona Diamondbacks entered the 2024 season with a franchise record payroll. During a recent appearance on Arizona Sports 98.7 radio, owner Ken Kendrick said the team would still have a competitive payroll in 2025, but steered clear of offering any specific numbers. Without postseason revenue, it's fair to wonder if the team will equal or exceed 2024 spending. What is clear from examining the publicly available information, however, is that there are payroll challenges on the immediate horizon for Mike Hazen and his baseball operations group to navigate, even if they do match 2024 spending.

A common theme of the Dodgers' recent postseason failings has been high-powered lineups sputtering in surprise playoff eliminations.

The Arizona Diamondbacks announced top organizational awards for two players from the 2024 season on Thursday.

Strom had been Arizona's pitching coach for the past three seasons.

Jordan Montgomery had the worst ERA in MLB among pitchers with at least 100 innings this year.

Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman recap the wild doubleheader between the Mets and Braves, preview the NL Wild Card matchups and talk about the passing of Pete Rose.

Injuries and underperformance on the pitching staff stopped the Diamondbacks from making another playoff run.

The Diamondbacks tuned in to see their MLB postseason hopes flame out, capping a historic collapse.