The Giants lost a franchise icon. The Dodgers are missing some familiar faces. The Padres imploded and hired a new manager. And what about the futures of the Rockies and D-backs?
Closer Mark Melancon and the Arizona Diamondbacks have agreed to a two-year, $14 million contract, a source told ESPN's Jeff Passan.
Here's what every MLB team should do this winter -- and they would if we were running things.
The Arizona Diamondbacks have hired Brent Strom to be their pitching coach.
The Diamondbacks are hiring Brent Strom as their new pitching coach as they look to improve a staff that had the worst ERA in the NL last season.
We imagine a world in which free agents picked a team not for the paycheck, but for their own happiness -- and for the good of the game.
Remember what we said about your team going into the season? It's time to see what worked out, what didn't -- and what it means for 2022.
There's a lot of talent available in MLB free agency this offseason. How do the biggest stars stack up, and what can they expect to make?
Atlanta outfielder Joc Pederson and Boston infielder-outfielder Kyle Schwarber were among 10 players who became free agents Thursday when they both declined 2022 mutual options in their contracts.
The 2021 champions have just been crowned -- but we're already thinking ahead to next year.
The Diamondbacks hired Jeff Banister as their bench coach Monday.
From the Diamondbacks' lone World Series win over the three-time defending champion Yankees to Cleveland's well-documented postseason woes, these crucial plays directly impacted the success of teams' playoff runs.
October isn't in the cards, but there's still plenty of work to do. Here's what each non-playoff team needs to ask itself first.
— Arizona's 2021 baseball season was a stunner for a lot of the wrong reasons.
— Christian Walker said it wasn't a topic in the locker room, but clearly missing out on a franchise record for losses ranks as a rare positive in a lost year for the Arizona Diamondbacks.
— Trevor Story hit a go-ahead single in the ninth after Dom Nunez tied it with a solo homer and the Colorado Rockies rallied from a seven-run deficit to beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 9-7 on Friday night.
— “Late Night LaMonte" finally delivered at home for San Francisco on Thursday night.
Who is rising and falling with the end of the season mere days away?
— Alex Wood and three relievers combined for a four-hitter for San Francisco, Kris Bryant hit a sacrifice fly and the Giants reached 104 wins for the first time since 1905 by beating the woeful Arizona Diamondbacks 1-0 Wednesday night.
Yes, there's still a month of playoff baseball before the offseason begins. But we couldn't wait to look ahead at one of the deepest classes in years.
— The San Francisco Giants keep finding ways to win key games as more players go down injured, still chasing a coveted NL West crown.
— The dominant Dodgers rolled to win No. 100 of the season on Sunday afternoon with a mix that's served them well all season: terrific starting pitching, a few long homers and a shutdown bullpen.
— Ketel Marte and Carson Kelly homered early off Clayton Kershaw, and the last-place Arizona Diamondbacks delayed the Los Angeles Dodgers from reaching 100 wins by beating them 7-2 on Saturday.
— Tony Gonsolin's second pitch of the game was smoked by Arizona's Josh Rojas before Los Angeles left fielder A.J. Pollock robbed a potential extra-base hit, leaping at the warning track to snag the line drive.
— Carson Kelly hit a tying three-run homer in a five-run seventh inning, Daulton Varsho followed with a go-ahead double and the last-place Arizona Diamondbacks beat the NL East-leading Atlanta Braves 6-4 Thursday.
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 107 | 55 | .660 | - | W1 |
| LA Dodgers | 106 | 56 | .654 | 1 | W7 |
| San Diego | 79 | 83 | .488 | 28 | L1 |
| Colorado | 74 | 87 | .460 | 32.5 | L2 |
| Arizona | 52 | 110 | .321 | 55 | W2 |
