Overview

• The team confirmed Lovullo will manage his 10th season in 2026, the final year of his current deal.
• Local reporting indicates no offseason extension is expected, setting up an expiring-contract scenario.
• Arizona finished 80-82 after a season-ending five-game skid, with major pitching losses including Tommy John surgery for Corbin Burnes, who hopes to return by July 2026.
• Owner Ken Kendrick said total payroll will decline from this year’s roughly $220 million 40-man spend but maintained the goal of fielding a playoff-caliber club.
• General manager Mike Hazen listed the rotation, bullpen and defense as priorities, with only Eduardo Rodriguez, Brandon Pfaadt and Ryne Nelson locked into the rotation and free agent Zac Gallen’s future unresolved.