Snakes Territory: An Arizona Diamondbacks Podcast

With Merrill Kelly now expected to miss Opening Day and right-handers Cristian Mena and Brandon Pfaadt also added to the injury report, the Diamondbacks' once solid pitching depth already seems to be wearing thin. What's the latest on each of the D-backs' injured pitchers? Who could step up in their place? And who will start Opening Day in place of Kelly?
Meanwhile, Zac Gallen and Eduardo Rodriguez made their first starts of the spring, and Jose Fernandez is among the few youngsters in camp who are standing out. Could Fernandez make the Opening Day roster?
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One week after being named the Diamondbacks' Opening Day starter Diamondbacks, Merrill Kelly felt a lower back injury while throwing a bullpen. What's the latest on his status?
Meanwhile, we discuss Jordan Lawlar's strong start and answer your mailbag questions about Ryan Waldschmidt's chances of making the team, Drey Jameson logging impressive metrics on his fastball, Alek Thomas' mechanical adjustment and much more.
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With the Cactus League nearly under way, we make our second attempt at projecting the Diamondbacks' 2026 Opening Day roster. Will Corbin Carroll be ready to go? Who will be the odd man out in the rotation if all starting pitchers are healthy?
We dive in to all these questions, including comments from Michael Soroka on the starter competition. Plus, how has Jordan Lawlar looked so far in the outfield? And who are the candidates for the final bullpen and bench spots?
Finally, we are joined by D-backs pitching prospect Hayden Durke, who discusses his experience so far in big-league camp, his pitch arsenal and what he's looking to accomplish in 2026. Join Jesse Friedman, Jack Sommers and special guest Durke on this edition of Snakes Territory.
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For a third consecutive offseason, the Diamondbacks and managing general partner Ken Kendrick turned heads by spending more than expected. Why did Ken feel the desire to do it again with the signing of Zac Gallen? And what does Ken make of the Los Angeles Dodgers still having a payroll that is twice as high as his own?
In their annual spring training presser, Kendrick and President Derrick Hall also gave an update on Chase Field repairs, with a new center field scoreboard already installed and HVAC repairs on the way.
Plus, Torey Lovullo named his Opening Day starter, Gallen talked about returning to Arizona and we have new information on which relievers are candidates for the closer role.
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The Diamondbacks continued their trend of reunions on Friday by reportedly agreeing to terms with right-hander Zac Gallen on a rare, deferral-laden one-year contract. In this emergency episode, we react to the news and explain why Gallen’s market fell as far as it did.
Also, who will start Opening Day? Which D-backs starter will get bumped from the rotation as a result of this? And is another move on the horizon as the D-backs look to find another utility player after trading Blaze Alexander?
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