{"id":516743,"date":"2026-01-12T14:48:12","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T14:48:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/516743\/"},"modified":"2026-01-12T14:48:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T14:48:12","slug":"arizona-diamondbacks-news-1-12-do-something","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/516743\/","title":{"rendered":"Arizona Diamondbacks News, 1\/12: Do something"},"content":{"rendered":"

[MLB Trade Rumors] Mike Hazen Discusses Diamondbacks\u2019 Remaining Offseason Goals<\/a> – The Diamondbacks bullpen could clearly use an established late-inning arm to help stabilize things while Martinez and Puk are on the shelf. Hazen didn\u2019t name specific targets in his recent comments, but it seems Arizona is interested in just that sort of player given the club\u2019s interest in Pete Fairbanks before he landed in Miami last month. Seranthony Dominguez is the top relief arm still available in free agency and would make plenty of sense in the desert. If his contract ends up being too rich for their tastes, other options like Pierce Johnson, Michael Kopech, and Danny Coulombe also remain available in a relief market that\u2019s seen most of the high-leverage options picked over in the early months of the winter.<\/p>\n

[Heavy] Diamondbacks Get Great News on Outfielder\u2019s Injury Progression<\/a> – It\u2019s been just over four months since Arizona outfielder Lourdes Gurriel Jr. tore his ACL, but the veteran is making great progress in his rehab. \u201cI haven\u2019t gotten an update since the new year, but when I checked in with [head athletic trainer Ryan DiPanfilo] over the break, [Gurriel] was well ahead of schedule with what I was told,\u201d Hazen said. \u201cTypically that type of surgery is a rough plus or minus 11 to 12 month recovery. But from everything I was told\u2026 Lourdes was well ahead of schedule, already moving around great. He\u2019s working out in Miami and we\u2019re sort of making visits there. I\u2019m sure we\u2019ll see him here coming in in the next few weeks to start transitioning that rehab back to us.\u201d<\/p>\n

[SI] 3 Effects of Diamondbacks Not Trading Ketel Marte<\/a> – Even the most professional of players are not immune to how these types of conversations come off. Hazen (and manager Torey Lovullo) have been in contact with Marte through this process, and Hazen said he does not expect there to be bad blood as a result. But it\u2019s tough to avoid those types of emotions on a human level. It\u2019s possible Marte comes into Spring Training with somewhat of a chip on his shoulder. In no way does it appear that the relationship between Marte and the organization is broken, even with some of the midseason drama in 2025. But Marte may feel he has something to prove, which could even end up benefiting Arizona.<\/p>\n

[Heavy] Diamondbacks Lose Another Bullpen Target as Pierce Johnson Heads to Reds<\/a> – As the Arizona Diamondbacks seek upgrades for their bullpen, one more reliever has found a home. The New York Post\u2018s Jon Heyman reports that right-hander Pierce Johnson is headed to the Cincinnati Reds. The Diamondbacks showed interest in Johnson, as reported by Arizona Sports\u2019 John Gambadoro and The Arizona Republic\u2018s Nick Piecoro. The 34-year-old reliever has pitched for multiple National League West teams, including the Rockies, Padres, and Giants. Johnson spent the 2025 season with the Atlanta Braves. The curveball specialist appeared in 65 games with Atlanta, pitching to a 3.05 ERA and a 24.8% strikeout rate in 59 innings<\/p>\n

[FOX Sports] Why the Skubal-Tigers Salary Standoff Could Make MLB History<\/a> – Skubal is seeking $32 million in arbitration. The Tigers countered at $19 million. The $13 million chasm between the team and their two-time Cy Young ace is a record. So is the figure that Skubal is pursuing. No pitcher has ever made even $20 million in arbitration. The record for a starter belongs to David Price, who, coincidentally, avoided arbitration with the Tigers when the two sides agreed to a $19.75 million deal. That was 11 years ago. That fact surely isn\u2019t lost on Skubal\u2026 He is setting the bar high, and attempting to create a new highwater mark for pitchers of his ilk, a year before what will likely be a contentious labor battle.<\/p>\n

[MLB] Execs poll: Top system? Best at drafting? Best at trading for prospects?<\/a> – There\u2019s clearly no consensus here with 10 different organizations getting votes and five getting double-digit shares percentage-wise. It might not seem fair for the Dodgers to sit atop this list after winning back-to-back World Series titles, but there they are. Los Angeles topped our midseason system rankings too. The Mariners — second in this survey — were third on that list, while the Brewers and Tigers — tied for third here — came in fourth and sixth respectively last summer. [The Dodgers? Sighs heavily. Gonna be a LONG decade, isn\u2019t it? The D-backs received few votes in any category]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"[MLB Trade Rumors] Mike Hazen Discusses Diamondbacks\u2019 Remaining Offseason Goals – The Diamondbacks bullpen could clearly use an…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":464283,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2404],"tags":[146,22,14273,4314,5,38,4],"class_list":{"0":"post-516743","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-arizona-diamondbacks","8":"tag-arizona","9":"tag-arizona-diamondbacks","10":"tag-arizona-diamondbacks-news","11":"tag-arizonadiamondbacks","12":"tag-baseball","13":"tag-diamondbacks","14":"tag-mlb"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@mlb\/115882682288020305","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/516743","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=516743"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/516743\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/464283"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=516743"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=516743"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=516743"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}