The Arizona Diamondbacks entered the 2025 season with high expectations, but those quickly went up in smoke as the team sat at 51-58 ahead of the trade deadline. With playoff hopes quickly fading, GM Mike Hazen dealt away players who were on expiring contracts. Eugenio Suárez, Josh Naylor, Merrill Kelly, and Shelby Miller all found new homes as a fire sale broke out.
Hazen planned to retain only players who were under contract for the long term, relying on players such as Corbin Carroll and Ketel Marte to be the cornerstones of the franchise. Marte, in particular, has had a career year at the plate, and is locked in as Arizona’s second baseman of the long-term future.