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Diamondbacks ARI

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GM: Mike Hazen

Overview

REBUILD ↘ cooling
cheap & losing · year 1 in this regime · payroll 0.98× league · TAB -8.8
-8.8TAB — talent above budget
+0.1WAB — realized wins (TAB + luck)
4.0depth — 2+ WAR regulars7th/30
-5.3dead WAR — sub-replacement drag25th/30
52%dead money %24th/30
0.505win %13th/30
25.3roster fWAR26th/30
+13surplus $M (value vs cost)18th/30
$156Mpayroll $M16th/30luxury tax $193M

Roster

CFRyan Waldschmidt 28GAlek Thomas 28GJorge Barrosa 26G
LFLourdes Gurriel Jr. 24GTim Tawa 20GTommy Troy 16G
RFCorbin Carroll 63GJorge Barrosa 12G
SSGeraldo Perdomo 66GJose Fernandez 5GIldemaro Vargas 1G
2BKetel Marte 55GIldemaro Vargas 17GTim Tawa 1G
3BNolan Arenado 61GJose Fernandez 12GIldemaro Vargas 3G
1BIldemaro Vargas 40GJose Fernandez 17GCarlos Santana 8G
STARTERSMichael Soroka 2.2WAREduardo Rodriguez 1.4WARRyne Nelson -0.1WARZac Gallen -0.1WARMerrill Kelly -0.6WAR
CGabriel Moreno 42GJames McCann 19GAdrian Del Castillo 11G
DHAdrian Del Castillo 25GJose Fernandez 19GKetel Marte 9G
BULLPEN★ Paul Sewald 15svTaylor Clarke 11hJuan Morillo 8hRyan Thompson 5hBrandyn Garcia 5hKevin Ginkel 4hJonathan Loáisiga 4hBrandon Pfaadt 2h
CGabriel Moreno 42 · James McCann 19 · Adrian Del Castillo 11
1BIldemaro Vargas 40 · Jose Fernandez 17 · Carlos Santana 8
2BKetel Marte 55 · Ildemaro Vargas 17 · Tim Tawa 1
3BNolan Arenado 61 · Jose Fernandez 12 · Ildemaro Vargas 3
SSGeraldo Perdomo 66 · Jose Fernandez 5 · Ildemaro Vargas 1
LFLourdes Gurriel Jr. 24 · Tim Tawa 20 · Tommy Troy 16
CFRyan Waldschmidt 28 · Alek Thomas 28 · Jorge Barrosa 26
RFCorbin Carroll 63 · Jorge Barrosa 12
DHAdrian Del Castillo 25 · Jose Fernandez 19 · Ketel Marte 9
SPMichael Soroka 2.2 · Eduardo Rodriguez 1.4 · Ryne Nelson -0.1 · Zac Gallen -0.1 · Merrill Kelly -0.6
BP★ Paul Sewald 15 · Taylor Clarke 11 · Juan Morillo 8 · Ryan Thompson 5 · Brandyn Garcia 5 · Kevin Ginkel 4 · Jonathan Loáisiga 4 · Brandon Pfaadt 2

Each position lists its starter then backups by games (so platoons & bench show). Starters (mound) & bullpen (left, foul territory) are ranked by WAR; ★ marks the closer (most save chances). MLB Stats API.

2026 roster — value & surplus

PlayerAgeServiceGfWARSalary $MSurplus $M
Corbin Carroll 25 arb 945.2 10.6 +23.9
Gabriel Moreno 26 arb 704.3 2.5 +25.6
Geraldo Perdomo 26 arb 933.8 6.2 +18.8
Michael Soroka 28 FA-elig 153.6 7.0 +16.8
Ketel Marte 32 FA-elig 933.0 16.0 +4.1
Eduardo Rodriguez 33 FA-elig 192.4 21.0 -5.1
Nolan Arenado 35 FA-elig 912.4 5.0 +10.6
Juan Morillo 27 pre-arb 421.5 0.8 +9.2
Brandyn Garcia 26 pre-arb 291.3 0.6 +7.7
Jonathan Loáisiga 31 FA-elig 401.1 1.5 +5.6
Ildemaro Vargas 34 arb 840.9 1.2 +4.4
Kevin Ginkel 32 arb 420.9 2.7 +2.9
Jordan Lawlar 23 pre-arb 120.8 0.8 +4.7
Ryan Thompson 34 arb 380.7 4.0 +0.5
Ryan Waldschmidt 23 – 350.6 0.6 +3.4
Brandon Pfaadt 27 pre-arb 160.4 3.4 -1.0
Tim Tawa 27 pre-arb 400.3 0.8 +1.0
Jorge Barrosa 25 pre-arb 660.3 0.8 +0.9
Paul Sewald 36 FA-elig 380.2 1.5 +0.1
Taylor Clarke 33 arb 430.2 1.6 -0.0
Tommy Troy 24 – 390.2 0.5 +0.9
Drey Jameson 28 pre-arb 100.1 0.8 -0.2
Juan Burgos 26 pre-arb 10.0 0.8 -0.5
Jose Cabrera 24 – 40.0 – –
Kade Strowd 28 pre-arb 1-0.1 0.8 -1.2
Taylor Rashi 30 pre-arb 3-0.1 0.0 -0.6
Luken Baker 29 pre-arb 3-0.1 0.0 -0.6
Zac Gallen 30 FA-elig 19-0.1 16.2 -17.0
Yilber Díaz 25 pre-arb 1-0.1 0.8 -1.7
Ryne Nelson 28 arb 15-0.1 3.0 -3.9
Mitch Bratt 22 – 2-0.1 0.8 -1.8
Alek Thomas 26 – 28-0.2 1.4 -2.5
Aramis Garcia 33 arb 8-0.2 0.6 -1.8
Jose Fernandez 22 – 55-0.2 0.8 -2.0
Philip Abner 24 pre-arb 4-0.2 0.0 -1.5
Joe Ross↔ TEX 33 – 3-0.2 0.6 -2.1
LuJames Groover 24 – 15-0.2 0.5 -2.1
Max Kepler 33 – 13-0.3 0.5 -2.3
Andrew Hoffmann 26 – 8-0.3 – –
James McCann 36 FA-elig 24-0.5 2.9 -6.0
Carlos Santana 40 FA-elig 8-0.9 2.0 -8.0
Merrill Kelly 37 FA-elig 17-1.0 18.0 -24.9
Adrian Del Castillo 26 – 51-1.1 0.8 -8.0
Pavin Smith 30 arb 28-1.2 2.2 -10.2
Lourdes Gurriel Jr. 32 – 47-1.5 13.0 -23.0

Key additions (new vs 2025)

PlayerfWAR
Michael Soroka2.2
Nolan Arenado1.4
Jonathan Loáisiga0.6
Paul Sewald0.1
Taylor Clarke0.1
Kade Strowd-0.0

Key subtractions (gone from 2025)

Player2025 fWAR
Eugenio Suárez3.1
Josh Naylor1.4
Blaze Alexander1.0
Shelby Miller0.6
Jalen Beeks0.2
Nabil Crismatt0.1

Current & Historical Payroll

2026 payroll
$155.8M
luxury tax $193M
2027 guaranteed
$98.3M

What the front office was committed to as of 2026, 2026–2032. Guaranteed $ are contract commitments signed by 2026; arbitration & free-agent years are projected from service time. Hover a figure for its luxury-tax (CBT) & actual-cash values.

current $ guaranteed $ arbitration (proj) pre-arb (proj) free agent club option player option mutual option vesting option

Summary — luxury-tax (CBT) basis

2026202720282029203020312032
Tax threshold$244M$247M$250M$253M$256M$259M$262M
Guaranteed contracts$164M$137M$102M$82M$82M$38M
Proj. arbitration$18M$4M$4M$4M
Proj. pre-arbitration$10M$20M$4M$4M
Player benefits$18M$18M$18M$18M$18M$18M
Total CBT payroll$211M$159M$144M$104M$104M$60M
Tax space+$33M+$88M+$106M+$149M+$152M+$199M
Est. tax bill——————

Luxury-tax (CBT) basis: contract AAV + ~$18M benefits/bonus-pool — distinct from the base-salary payroll above. Threshold is the CBA line. Tier-1 payor rates on the overage. Forward years show only guaranteed deals (arb/pre-arb not yet set). Figures are estimates.

Guaranteed / signed (17)

PlayerAgeSvc2026202720282029203020312032
Eduardo Rodriguez3310.070$21.0M$19.0M$17.0MMUTUALFREE AGENT
Merrill Kelly377.000$18.0M$22.0M$12.0MVESTFREE AGENT
Zac Gallen306.100$16.2MFREE AGENT
Ketel Marte329.162$16.0M$12.0M$20.0M$22.0M$22.0M$11.5MPLAYERFREE AGENT
Lourdes Gurriel Jr.328.000$13.0MPLAYERFREE AGENT
Corbin Carroll253.038$10.6M$12.6M$14.6M$28.6M$28.6M$28.0MCLUBFREE AGENT
Michael Soroka287.009$7.0M$10.0MMUTUALFREE AGENT
Geraldo Perdomo264.015$6.2M$9.2M$14.8M$16.8M$17.5MCLUBFREE AGENT
Nolan Arenado3512.155$5.0M$6.0MFREE AGENT
Brandon Pfaadt272.097$3.4M$5.4M$8.4M$11.4M$15.4M$21.0MCLUB$25.0MMUTUAL
James McCann3610.126$2.9MFREE AGENT
Carlos Santana4015.115$2.0M$2.0MMUTUALFREE AGENT
Paul Sewald367.072$1.5MFREE AGENT
Jonathan Loáisiga317.022$1.5MFREE AGENT
Jose Fernandez227.030$759kFREE AGENT
Joe Ross338.018$562kFREE AGENT
Max Kepler339.152$467kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (9)

PlayerAgeSvc2026202720282029203020312032
Ryan Thompson345.095$4.0MFREE AGENT
Ryne Nelson283.020$3.0MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kevin Ginkel325.033$2.7MFREE AGENT
Gabriel Moreno263.061$2.5MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Pavin Smith304.015$2.2MARB 3FREE AGENT
Taylor Clarke335.148$1.6MFREE AGENT
Alek Thomas263.103$1.4MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ildemaro Vargas345.129$1.2MFREE AGENT
Aramis Garcia333.047$621kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (14)

PlayerAgeSvc2026202720282029203020312032
Kade Strowd280.074$820kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Yilber Díaz250.041$820kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Drey Jameson282.012$820kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Juan Burgos260.074$820kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tim Tawa270.112$788kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Adrian Del Castillo26–$788k
Juan Morillo270.111$785kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jordan Lawlar230.073$784kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jorge Barrosa250.070$784kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brandyn Garcia260.041$621kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Luken Baker290.164$46kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Taylor Rashi300.033$46kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Philip Abner240.011$8kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Andrew Hoffmann26–—

Graphs

Every roster slot ranked best→worst by WAR. Bars = Diamondbacks 2026; the black line = the league-average player at each slot that season. Staying above the line deep into the roster is the depth edge; dropping below it = holes & dead weight.

What each regime is worth — every settled team-season since 1985

RegimeSeasonsWin %Playoff %Pennant %WS %
WINDOW 28152.131.05.01.1
CONTEND 30056.964.719.710.3
FORCED-SPEND 25648.09.81.61.6
REBUILD 32143.31.20.30.3
Rosternomics — quantifying front-office skill, attribution-clean. Follow @rosternomics on X. Decision-makers on record back to 1933; resource-controlled metrics (WAR & payroll) cover 1985–2026.
Data: FanGraphs (WAR), Baseball-Reference & the Chadwick Bureau register (rosters, IDs), the Lahman Database, Baseball America prospect rankings (via The Baseball Cube), and public payroll records. Transaction and trade data was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet. Executive birth/death data via Wikidata (CC0); bios are original. Emoji graphics by OpenMoji (CC BY-SA 4.0).
All figures are franchise-level outcomes credited to the decision-maker in the acquisition year — not solely attributable to one executive.