Overview
- Loyalties remain but leverage shifts as Lovullo is not expected to receive an offseason extension, leaving him in a lame-duck year, according to local reporting.
- Arizona closed 2025 at 80-82 after a season-ending five-game skid following a deadline selloff, though the club stayed in contention into the final weekend.
- Injuries gutted the staff, with Corbin Burnes, Justin Martinez and A.J. Puk undergoing season-ending elbow surgeries; Burnes is aiming to return around mid-2026.
- Owner Ken Kendrick said spending will decline from this year’s approximately $220 million 40-man outlay but maintained expectations for a playoff-caliber roster.
- General manager Mike Hazen listed the rotation, bullpen and defense as top priorities, with Zac Gallen entering free agency and only Eduardo Rodriguez, Brandon Pfaadt and Ryne Nelson securely penciled into the 2026 rotation.