GM: Mike Hazen
2017: made playoffs · 93–69. Ranks are vs the 30 teams that season.
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.
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Goldschmidt | 29 | FA-elig | 155 | 5.3 | 8.9 | +9.2 |
| Zack Greinke | 33 | FA-elig | 33 | 5.3 | 34.0 | -16.1 |
| Robbie Ray | 25 | arb | 28 | 3.7 | 0.6 | +12.0 |
| Patrick Corbin | 27 | arb | 35 | 3.1 | 4.0 | +6.6 |
| Zack Godley | 27 | pre-arb | 27 | 3.1 | 0.4 | +10.0 |
| Taijuan Walker | 24 | arb | 28 | 2.8 | 2.2 | +7.3 |
| Jake Lamb | 26 | arb | 149 | 2.7 | 0.6 | +8.5 |
| J.D. Martinez↔ DET | 29 | FA-elig | 62 | 2.6 | 6.1 | +2.6 |
| Chris Iannetta | 34 | FA-elig | 89 | 2.4 | 1.5 | +6.5 |
| Archie Bradley | 24 | pre-arb | 63 | 2.1 | 0.5 | +6.4 |
| Brandon Drury | 24 | pre-arb | 135 | 1.9 | 0.6 | +5.9 |
| AJ Pollock | 29 | arb | 112 | 1.9 | 6.8 | -0.4 |
| David Peralta | 29 | arb | 140 | 1.6 | 0.6 | +4.7 |
| Fernando Rodney | 40 | FA-elig | 61 | 1.3 | 2.8 | +1.8 |
| Ketel Marte | 23 | pre-arb | 73 | 1.1 | 0.3 | +3.3 |
| Randall Delgado | 27 | FA-elig | 26 | 1.1 | 1.8 | +1.8 |
| Nick Ahmed | 27 | arb | 53 | 0.9 | 0.6 | +2.5 |
| Jeremy Hazelbaker | 29 | pre-arb | 41 | 0.7 | 1.1 | +1.3 |
| Andrew Chafin | 27 | arb | 71 | 0.7 | 0.6 | +1.7 |
| Grégor Blanco | 33 | FA-elig | 90 | 0.6 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
| Chris Owings | 25 | arb | 97 | 0.6 | 2.3 | -0.3 |
| Jeff Mathis | 34 | FA-elig | 60 | 0.5 | 2.0 | -0.2 |
| Shelby Miller | 26 | arb | 4 | 0.5 | 4.7 | -3.1 |
| Anthony Banda | 23 | – | 8 | 0.4 | 0.1 | +1.3 |
| James Sherfy | 25 | – | 11 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Christian Walker | 26 | pre-arb | 11 | 0.2 | 0.1 | +0.7 |
| T.J. McFarland | 28 | arb | 43 | 0.2 | 0.7 | -0.1 |
| Daniel Descalso | 30 | FA-elig | 131 | 0.1 | 1.4 | -0.9 |
| David Hernandez↔ ANA | 32 | FA-elig | 26 | 0.1 | 0.2 | +0.0 |
| Ildemaro Vargas | 25 | – | 12 | 0.0 | 0.1 | +0.0 |
| Matt Koch | 26 | pre-arb | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.0 |
| Jorge De La Rosa | 36 | FA-elig | 66 | -0.0 | 2.2 | -2.3 |
| Silvino Bracho | 24 | pre-arb | 21 | -0.0 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
| J.J. Hoover | 29 | arb | 52 | -0.0 | 0.9 | -1.0 |
| John Ryan Murphy | 26 | – | 5 | -0.0 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Rubby De La Rosa | 28 | – | 9 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -0.3 |
| Kristopher Negrón | 31 | – | 14 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Jack Reinheimer | 24 | – | 2 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.4 |
| Yasmany Tomás | 26 | pre-arb | 47 | -0.2 | 9.5 | -10.3 |
| Tom Wilhelmsen | 33 | FA-elig | 27 | -0.2 | 1.2 | -2.1 |
| Braden Shipley | 25 | pre-arb | 10 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -1.2 |
| Rey Fuentes | 26 | – | 64 | -0.4 | – | – |
| Adam Rosales↔ OAK | 34 | FA-elig | 34 | -0.4 | 0.4 | -1.6 |
| Jake Barrett | 25 | pre-arb | 28 | -0.4 | 0.5 | -2.0 |
| Chris Herrmann | 29 | arb | 106 | -0.9 | 0.9 | -4.0 |
| Player | fWAR |
|---|---|
| Taijuan Walker | 2.8 |
| J.D. Martinez | 2.6 |
| Chris Iannetta | 2.4 |
| Fernando Rodney | 1.3 |
| Ketel Marte | 1.1 |
| Jeremy Hazelbaker | 0.7 |
| Player | 2016 fWAR |
|---|---|
| Jean Segura | 6.1 |
| Welington Castillo | 1.4 |
| Daniel Hudson | 0.7 |
| Brad Ziegler | 0.6 |
| Tyler Wagner | 0.4 |
| Phil Gosselin | 0.3 |
What the front office was committed to as of 2017, 2017–2023. Guaranteed $ are contract commitments signed by 2017; arbitration & free-agent years are projected from service time. Hover a figure for its luxury-tax (CBT) & actual-cash values.
| Player | Age | Svc | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zack Greinke | 33 | 12.057 | $34.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Fernando Rodney | 40 | 13.137 | $2.8M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Jorge De La Rosa | 36 | 13.000 | $2.2M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Jeff Mathis | 34 | 10.012 | $2.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Chris Iannetta | 34 | 10.013 | $1.5M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Daniel Descalso | 30 | 6.016 | $1.4M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Grégor Blanco | 33 | 6.164 | $1.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Adam Rosales | 34 | 6.163 | $405k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| David Hernandez | 32 | 7.095 | $217k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Rubby De La Rosa | 28 | 6.000 | $172k | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Goldschmidt | 29 | 5.059 | $8.9M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| AJ Pollock | 29 | 4.052 | $6.8M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| J.D. Martinez | 29 | 5.036 | $6.1M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Shelby Miller | 26 | 3.166 | $4.7M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Patrick Corbin | 27 | 4.105 | $4.0M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Chris Owings | 25 | 3.027 | $2.3M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Randall Delgado | 27 | 4.100 | $1.8M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Tom Wilhelmsen | 33 | 5.072 | $1.2M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Chris Herrmann | 29 | 3.001 | $938k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| J.J. Hoover | 29 | 3.153 | $900k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| T.J. McFarland | 28 | 3.007 | $685k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| John Ryan Murphy | 26 | 4.000 | $91k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Kristopher Negrón | 31 | 5.000 | — | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yasmany Tomás | 26 | 2.000 | $9.5M | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Taijuan Walker | 24 | 2.142 | $2.2M | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Jeremy Hazelbaker | 29 | 1.052 | $1.1M | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Jake Lamb | 26 | 2.053 | $573k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| David Peralta | 29 | 2.120 | $572k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Robbie Ray | 25 | 2.007 | $570k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Nick Ahmed | 27 | 2.054 | $566k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Andrew Chafin | 27 | 2.020 | $559k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Brandon Drury | 24 | 1.034 | $554k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Jake Barrett | 25 | 1.000 | $548k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Archie Bradley | 24 | 1.112 | $544k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Zack Godley | 27 | 0.142 | $409k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Ketel Marte | 23 | 1.066 | $281k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Silvino Bracho | 24 | 0.125 | $164k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Anthony Banda | 23 | 0.000 | $111k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Braden Shipley | 25 | 0.070 | $102k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Ildemaro Vargas | 25 | 0.000 | $79k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Christian Walker | 26 | 0.033 | $64k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Matt Koch | 26 | 0.027 | $15k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Jack Reinheimer | 24 | 0.000 | $9k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Rey Fuentes | 26 | – | — | ||||||
| James Sherfy | 25 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
Every roster slot ranked best→worst by WAR. Bars = Diamondbacks 2017; 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.
| Regime | Seasons | Win % | Playoff % | Pennant % | WS % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WINDOW | 289 | 52.2 | 30.1 | 4.8 | 1.0 |
| CONTEND | 311 | 56.8 | 63.0 | 19.3 | 10.3 |
| FORCED-SPEND | 260 | 47.9 | 8.8 | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| REBUILD | 328 | 43.3 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
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