PHNX Arizona Diamondbacks Podcast - BREAKING: Diamondbacks TRADE Eugenio Suarez to Mariners for Three Prospects
Episode Date: July 31, 2025📬 Arizona sports in your inbox! https://gophnx.com/newsletterAccording to ESPN’s Jeff Passan, the Arizona Diamondbacks have traded third baseman Eugenio Suárez to the Seattle Mariners in exchang...e for their No. 9 overall prospect, first baseman Tyler Locklear, along with two pitching prospects. We break down the historic nature of the move — making the D-backs the first team ever to trade a player with 35+ home runs midseason — and explore who might take over at third base for the Snakes.An ALLCITY Network ProductionSUBSCRIBE to our YouTube: https://bit.ly/phnx_youtubeALL THINGS PHNX: http://linktr.ee/phnxsportsMERCH https://store.allcitynetwork.com/collections/phnx-lockerALLCITY Network, Inc. aka PHNX and PHNX Sports is in no way affiliated with or endorsed by the City of PhoenixPHNX Events: Get your tickets to PHNX events and takeovers here: https://gophnx.com/events/ALLCITY — including us here at PHNX — is teaming up with Big Brothers Big Sisters of America for an exciting three-year partnership. To learn more, visit https://www.bbbs.org/allcity/APS: Find instant rebates, discounts and special offers on smart thermostats, energy-efficient appliances and more at https://marketplace.aps.com/default/heating-cooling/smart-thermostatsChicken N’ Pickle: Family friendly fun awaits! Visit chickennpickle.com to plan your visit today!Phoenix Raceway: Tickets, hospitality and upgrades are still available for the NASCAR Championship Series October 31st through November 2nd! Visit the link HERE to get yours now!bet365: https://www.bet365.com/hub/en-us/app-hero-banner-1?utm_source=affiliate&utm_campaign=usapp&utm_medium=affiliate&affiliate=365_03485317 Use the code PHNX365 to sign up, deposit $10 and bet $5 to get $150 in bonus bets!Disclaimer: Must be 21+ and physically located in AZ. If you or someone you know has a gambling problem and wants help, call 1-800-NEXT-STEP, text NEXTSTEP to 53342 or visit https://problemgambling.az.gov/Branded Bills: Use code BBPHNX at https://www.brandedbills.com/ for 20% off your first order!Gametime: Download the Gametime app, create an account, and use code PHNX for $20 off your first purchase. Terms apply.Shady Rays: Head to https://shadyrays.com and use code: PHNX for 35% off polarized sunglasses. Try for yourself the shades rated 5 stars by over 300,000 people.Circle K: Join Inner Circle for free by downloading the Circle K app today! Head to https://www.circlek.com/store-locator to find Circle Ks near you!Monarch Money: Use Monarch Money to get control of your overall finances with 50% off your first year at https://www.monarchmoney.com/phnxAll Pro Shade Concepts: Call 623-204-1476 or visit https://allproshadeconcepts.com/ now to schedule your free estimate!When you shop through links in the description, we may earn affiliate commissions. Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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I knew I should have said goodbye to Gino.
At least him and Josh Naylor are together once again.
That's the wrong music.
That's the wrong music.
We should be playing the lost music right now.
Absolutely.
Welcome in to an emergency podcast right here on PHNX.
My name is Derek Montia, occasionally known as your mayor of PHNX.
And yeah, see, being Killer X, I, you know, I hate to agree with KillerX more than I hate to agree with anybody.
and he is right.
He's saying,
are you actually playing happy music?
No, this is not a happy time.
This is a sad time because we are here
due to the fact that breaking news
according to ESPN's Jeff Passon,
the Arizona Diamondbacks have finally,
I guess, traded a Hueeno Suarez away.
These were rumors that we knew were coming.
These were things that have been hanging over our head now for a while.
Not only have we had to watch the Diamondbacks
struggle over the last nine games and play,
as poorly as they've played.
But we also knew deep down in our hearts that Suarez, Merrill Kelly, and Zach Gallen are all
guys that were getting ready to be traded away from here.
But glad to have so many of you guys here.
Welcome in to this emergency edition of this podcast.
I don't want to do this.
I was, you know what?
You know how like, you know, I like to take responsibility here for things that I might be
responsible for or at least want to blame myself for?
I was texting Espo asking him when he felt it was safe for me to go to bed.
And we had both agreed that 1030 was the proper time.
Ha, jokes on me.
Here we are.
Just a little bit after 9 o'clock, the Diamondbacks or news breaks here that the Diamondbacks have, in fact, traded Gino Suarez.
The return for Gino is still somewhat unknown.
There are three players that are part of it.
There are two pitching prospects that we still do not know who they are.
but we do know at least at this time that the Diamondbacks, or excuse me, the Mariners,
number nine overall prospect in their system.
First baseman Tyler Locklear is coming back to the Arizona Diamondbacks as part of this trade.
So as much as it hurts to lose, Gino Suarez, the Diamondbacks once again were able to get a prospect
that did make his major league debut this season, or excuse me, last season.
So he has had some time in the major, just not a lot.
He was highly coveted by the Mariners and a lot of their fans.
So this is a guy that is a great addition to the Diamondback system,
plus the two prospects to be named at a later time here.
Hopefully we'll get some news on that before we get out of here tonight.
But this sucks, and I'm not going to pretend like it doesn't,
because the Arizona Diamondbacks once again have found a way to
break our hearts here with news. We knew that was coming. Gino Suarez here being traded.
But it's also amazing. We got Damon Dog here with me here. Damans in spirit. I don't know
if he even wants to be on this podcast. But Damon, the Diamondbacks found a way to make history
here with this trade a little bit. We get word from our friends over at Yahoo Sports that the
diamondbacks are the first team, or at least Gino Suarez is the first player ever to be traded in
season that had 35 or more home runs. Not the kind of history you want to be making.
And it's no surprise to me that this is a first because why would you trade away a guy with
35 home runs or more, Damon? Why? Why would you do that? What kind of idiot would do that?
I mean, I think it just goes to show that there's not a lot of teams that have guys that have that many
home runs that are bad at baseball. And the Diamondbacks have not only that guy who is on their
team and they stink at baseball, but they also have Corbyn Carroll, Catelle Marte.
I mean, the list goes on and on of Josh Naylor, of course, as of a week ago.
Like, they had a lot of really good hitters on this team.
And somehow they're still bad.
And that's the demoralizing part.
The thing about it is we've known this is coming.
This was coming.
I think all Diamondbacks fans kind of felt this was coming.
We hoped it wouldn't, but it was hard to imagine it not coming after the way they've played
over their last nine games going one and eight over that stretch.
However, you just have this, I don't know, like we've been sitting here waiting for this to
happen.
There is at least this sense of relief that it's done and that Gino will not be traded to a team
at least right now that can hurt us.
We aren't trading way to a National League team.
It is to an American League West team and also a team that Gino seemed to want to go back
to, right?
So this trade makes sense.
It does reunite him with Josh Naylor.
And I mean, the Diamondbacks, even though they have made more trades with the Marlins,
or at least Mike Haza has made more trades with the Marlins that he has with the Mariners,
definitely feels like there's a relationship here to get good deals done.
And I don't know if you would consider this a good deal or not,
especially considering that we don't know the full return of the deal.
But as in regards to Tyler Locklear, who could be that Iovac's first baseman of the future,
he is in, he was in AAA Tacoma with the rainiers this year.
He slashed 316, 401, 542 with a 942 OPS, 19 home runs and 82 RBI this season.
It is the PCL.
So once again, I don't want to get too excited about his offensive numbers,
considering what happens in that league.
But again, this is another thing. Brian Lefevre, Lefevre, Lefevre, I think it was Lefevre.
I think we got that right the first time.
Yeah, yeah, it's Lefevre. Gets us the return here, Damon, if you wouldn't mind throwing that on screen.
He says, per Daniel Kramer, the Diamondbacks received first baseman, baseman Tyler Locklear, which is the number nine prospect, by MLB Pipeline, right-handed pitcher Hunter Cranton, who is their number 16 prospect, and Juan Burgos, which is their number 17.
prospects. So two right-handed pitchers in return and three top 20 prospects from the
Mariners system, one top 10 prospect. So overall, not a bad return for Gino. I think that a lot of
people are probably expecting more and understandably so. However, as things get here down to the
final day, you know, usually this is when we see those, this is when we see some of those
kind of deals get made on players with expiring contracts. Tomorrow, we, we'll
we might see players that have actually, you know, years left on their contract get moved as well.
Jacob Franklin in the chat says, look at the numbers on the pitchers before you judge.
Burgos has pitched well everywhere he's gone and Cranton throws 100 and his college arm could move
quickly through the system.
Overall, I mean, the Diamondbacks, again, they've kind of been depleted in several ways this season.
And one of those ways that they were depleted was some of their minor league depth.
Right.
So this is definitely helping, and this was the need.
This was what they were going to try to go out there and get.
What will be interesting now is to see what they continue to do.
If they continue to stockpile young pitching prospects,
which most likely is going to continue to be the return for guys like Zach Gallen or Merrill Kelly,
or if they're able to somehow package those guys together,
maybe get something bigger in return than potentially prospects, I don't know.
I really, as far as their needs are concerned,
this overall does fit their needs, right?
Tristan English has been getting some playing time.
He was one for three today.
He had some good at bats, so his at bats look better,
but still the jury is out on if English could be the first basement of the future.
So there's a great chance that Locklear could fit in here very nicely for the Diamondbacks
or at least add to their depth considering if they continue to go in a young route this way with these young guys.
Over at third base in replacement of Gino Svarez does open.
open the door for Jordan Lawler to come up and play third base for the diamond back.
So he could still be the third baseman of the future.
However, for the time being, I imagine it's going to be Blaise Alexander, who has played
really good defense over there.
I mean, overall, I've heard a lot of rave reviews about Blaze Alexander and his defense
lately, especially over at third base.
So again, it's going to be the position players, the diamondbacks do have young players
that are ready to fill those spots now that they have.
lost Josh Naylor and Gino Suarez. I do want to say, I mean, I know this is probably a little
too cutesy, but I do like the idea that they both went to the same team. My daughter's about
to start high school tomorrow. So, you know, I like that they have a friend. I like how on day one
Josh Naylor can show Gino around, even though Gino very familiar with the Mariners organization.
And again, very cool that he can go back at least to that team.
I know that as well as the story with the Tigers was kind of ideal landing spots for Gino.
So the Diamondbacks are able to send Gino somewhere that he wanted to go,
a team that is still in the playoff hunt and trying to not only potentially win their division,
but make a splash in the playoffs.
And I've seen some of you saying it in the chat.
I think it's safe to say we're all Mariners fans now.
it's easy to root for that team with the amount of former diamondbacks that are over there.
But again, this is Sean's asking, when did they start school so early?
You know what?
She's not even one of the first ones.
There's like my friend's kids have already been going back to school last week.
So don't even get me started on that.
But again, the return here is some prospects.
I mean, again, the diamondbacks were able to get, I think, three top.
20 prospects is a pretty good haul in return for Gino.
Perhaps maybe their asking price was too high and perhaps they've lowered it.
We did hear that certain teams were out on Svarez.
That's just kind of a funny thought to me overall.
The thought of the, I don't know, the Yankees now looking at what they gave them and being like,
that's what they got that we would have offered more or whatever the case may be.
But I don't know.
Again, what we were starting to see was a lot of the teams that were in the hunt for Gino,
we're starting to find players elsewhere.
And, you know, again, it didn't take too many, too much deduction to see that the
Mariners were going to be one of the landing spots.
Apparently, according to sources, Cincinnati Reds, were also one of the finalists to get
Gino.
I know they've regretted letting Gino go now for a number of years.
And they definitely wanted Gino back.
It's funny that everywhere Suarez played wanted him back.
And I think that's a true.
reflection of Gino as a player.
His vibes, his attitude, everything about him.
He is a guy that you want to be around.
Not only did he have the success lately, right?
That's great to see.
But even without the success, Gino's always been a solid, solid third baseman.
He's always giving you a tremendous amount of games played.
Looking back at his time, you know, again, with the Mariners,
there was the season before he joined the Diamondbacks, played 100.
162 games that year. So adorable guy that's been able to get out there, even though he's gotten hit in the hand multiple times. We'll be interesting to see if Gino continues to get hit in the hand now that he's with another team. But yeah, Candace says the vibes are going to be very interesting Friday. Interesting is an interesting word to use, Candice. I wouldn't use interesting. I would say the vibes are going to be very, very low. I can only imagine, and this is a thing of concern, is that if the,
Diamondbacks already already have been kind of mentally, they've been depressed by the moves that are made.
I can only imagine the mental funk that they will be in now losing one Gino Suarez because he was a leader in the locker room and a motivator.
He kept things light.
He was just a fun guy.
And like I said earlier, I definitely missed the opportunity to say goodbye to him.
I wanted to.
I won't lie.
I wanted to say goodbye to Gino because,
much like many of you, Suarez became one of my favorite players to watch on this team.
And a lot of times, as I've explained in the past, that extends beyond just how good they are.
Suarez was tremendously good this season.
He was in the home run race all season long and also, again, a great defender.
This smelled great.
Everything about him was great.
There's nothing, there was no negatives really about Gino.
He went through his slumps.
He had his rough periods of time, including this.
year. But dating back to his time with this team 365 days ago, Gino Suarez has been one of the best
hitters in baseball. And that is what the Seattle Mariners are getting. Again, I know there's a lot of
people that want to overreact to this and think that this is the Diamondbacks getting fleeced in
some way, but I would assure you it's not. This is the Diamondbacks who have played, again,
some of their worst baseball of the season, just having it confirmed for them that this team really
doesn't seem to have a chance in 2025
that they don't need to go out there
and try to add to this team at the trade deadline.
And that's totally loser talk.
I get it.
But sometimes a GM's job is to make that tough decision.
And I mean, basically admit to that loser talk,
admit that this team that we're watching
isn't going to be a competitive team, a contender
for any kind of playoff position, let alone a championship.
So at that point, especially with the number of high quality players that you have on this roster on expiring contracts, you had to make these moves.
And again, we're going to continue to see more moves made.
The Diamondbacks are not done.
It's going to be an interesting, what, 18 more hours, 17 more hours from now.
We're going to most likely also see Merrill Kelly and Zach Gallen moved in this time frame.
That for me is what it's going to be very interesting to see.
Because again, if both of those players do get moved, I don't.
know how the diamond backs fill out their roster i have a feeling it will be anthony des
and bryce jarvis but that remains to be seen uh i saw a comment here uh chef mac says so what's
next year's goal and that's a that's a great question that is a great question because this year's
goal uh i i don't obviously this was a failure right the addition of corbin burns where the
diamond backs were at the beginning of the season how deep they were how stacked this roster was compared to
where it is now. It's unbelievable. It really is unbelievable. And so many of these injuries with
the amount, the pile of pitching injuries that the diamondbacks have, these injuries carry into
next year. Right. So there's, there's really kind of a survival mode right now that the
diamondbacks have to have to figure out. They have to figure out what they're going to do this
offseason and how much money they're going to spend to replenish their starting rotation,
who they're going to target. And then they also have to figure out how they're going to fill whatever
spots they have available because the young pitchers in their system that normally would get an
opportunity like this, they are also injured. They are also on the shelf for over a year with
Tommy John surgery. And overall, it's, I don't know what their goal is for next year. I think the
reason that they are adding so many prospects is because at this point, they're building towards
next year and beyond. And when I say beyond, I don't really know what 20.
2027 holds for Major League Baseball.
For all intents and purposes, though, we have to pretend like there's going to be a season
and there's not going to be a lockout.
And so if that's the case, I would almost feel like 2027 is what the Diamondbacks are building towards, right?
But again, that's a distant goal and that sucks.
It sucks to hear that.
I do think that this franchise doesn't tend to try to rebuild or go into a full rebuild mode.
I don't think that's what this is.
unless we see some very drastic trades being made tomorrow that I don't expect to be made.
And of course, those are probably famous last words.
But I don't really see the Diamondbacks trading any controllable players.
However, we do hear rumors that there is interest in Jake McCarthy.
There is interest in some of the Diamondbacks outfielders.
So that remains to be seen as well.
I mean, if the Diamondbacks start trading away controllable pieces,
young players that they need, as we've seen this season,
for depth, even if they're not an everyday starter,
then that could signal a true rebuilding phase for this team.
I just don't think that's in the cards for Mike Hazen.
Interesting, though, a lot of people have been very upset with Toro Lavello.
A lot of people in this chat have wanted to come for Tori's job.
And I'm not here to argue that, but I have seen it carry over to people now being upset with Mike Hazen
and asking for Mike Hazen's job.
And I think that while I can't fully defend Tori Lovie's,
Lovolo all the time. I can't say that Mike Hazen has been a tremendous GM and I don't know where
the Diamondbacks would be without him. So I wouldn't go so far as to to be requesting that based
on the fact that he is making unpopular moves right now to take a player like Gino and trade him away
and to try to rebuild this roster and this pitching staff for the future, which the Diamondbacks
again, not only has it been depleted, but let's be honest, a lot of guys,
in the Diamondbacks organization, a lot of the young pitchers have been given an opportunity,
and not many of them have really stepped up and flourished at a major league level in the way
that Ryan Nelson has, for instance, this year, or we've seen other guys.
Like, injuries have kept several guys, held several guys back.
Drey Jamison is a name that comes to mind when thinking about injuries holding those guys back.
But again, the Diamondbacks need to try to continue to evolve and find young pitchers,
find young prospects that they can develop and turn into their next major league bullpen and
starting rotation.
They're just a team that can't really keep up with the likes of some of these other franchises
when it comes to doing it financially, though I will give them credit.
They have gone out.
They have spent.
They have added quality free agents.
They have added some of the best starting pitchers on the free agent market during
the off season.
And for some reason, every single time, it doesn't seem to work out.
Stu in the chat says Locklear better be a whole lot of.
lot better than Pave and Smith. Of course, Damon threw that one on there because that
definitely helps further the anti-Pavensmith agenda. There's more. See, I knew there was
more coming. It wasn't just going to be one. There's no way. And yeah, there you go. You,
my sweet baby, Dave, do that. My hand must have slipped. I have no idea what you're talking about.
No idea.
Some where Elise is cackling. I know. Somewhere Elise is having a great time with all of this.
But I will say, Jacob had a good tweet earlier a couple minutes ago where he just mentioned how it is interesting that Mike Hazen seemingly is targeting a lot of players that could potentially help this team pretty early on.
And like Locklear is going to be on this team for the rest of the season.
Burgos is probably, you know, on this in this bullpen immediately.
But if not, he's definitely in the bullpen next year.
And even the other guy that we brought in, as Jacob said, he throws like a hundred and already pitched in college.
Yeah. Well, and I mean, again, I don't mean to jump on the anti-Paven bandwagon, but he's a prime
example of a guy that you can't say Pave and Smith hasn't been given opportunities. You can just say
that Pave and Smith has never really done anything to truly win himself a position or truly
win himself more playing time. It doesn't mean that he doesn't have big moments. It doesn't
mean that Pavan doesn't randomly have a three home run game that suddenly makes him look like one of the
best hitters on the planet. But, uh,
Also, yeah, yeah, I mean, the diamondbacks need to start looking for the future of their team.
And right now, first base is definitely wide open.
My nips hurt.
Thank you.
My favorite Nationals fan.
Thank you for your super chat.
He says, Damon Deeric, it's not too late to show some love to the Nats rebuild.
They hold on to McKenzie Gore and Suarez as a free agent in off season.
Dirty, dirty.
Yeah, no, hey, I'm going to still support your Nationals agenda on this diving back show.
But I will also say the Diamondbacks, again, have a.
have been doing a good job of adding to their farm system with talent that might not necessarily
be close, but like an Ashton Izzy that there was a lot of very nice things said about him.
And it would appear that there's a lot of high praise coming on someone like him.
He's just in high A.
So it's going to be a while before we get a chance to see him.
However, Brandon Garcia is pitching, you know, in Major League Baseball games right now.
Same thing here with some of the additions.
and Jacob says we're definitely allowed to curse right now.
This fucking sucks, man.
Are you fucking kidding me?
We didn't.
You gave me the fucking whole show and I couldn't fucking curse
and now you're going to let me curse in the last fucking couple of bits.
That's amazing.
It does fucking suck.
It's bullshit.
It's bullshit.
It's absolute bullshit.
Yeah.
All right.
God,
that feels good.
It feels like muting,
but also not muting.
It feels even better.
Oh, no.
And now we're offending small children,
Patrick Brown.
child is watching.
Sorry, Ozzy, go to bed.
It's 944. Get to bed.
You should be in bed already.
But Diamondbacks again, trade A.
U.Nios-Wares.
And again, I hate it.
I fucking hate it.
There, I can say that now.
But I can also say I understand it.
And like, again, this is probably how Mike Hazen feels making this deal.
He hates it.
You hate the optics of it.
You hate the idea of trading away one of the best players
in baseball at all in any way, shape, or form.
And even though Gino's batting average and on-base percentage isn't great,
the fact that this man has as many home runs as he has is amazing.
And again, it's making MLB history.
It's the first player to ever be traded away in season with 35 or more home run.
So obviously not something that happens.
But something we knew was going to happen.
And now it is done.
We know the return.
We can start healing.
I think that's the thing.
That's what I was getting around to earlier.
We've been waiting for this news, and now this news has happened.
So at least we feel like we can move on from this current situation.
And Kobe says Padres are getting close to getting Mason Miller.
I'm going to die if that happens.
Yeah, we can't have that happen.
We really can't.
We really can't.
But again, it's going to be interesting to see with all these rentals moving
and all of these teams making these sacrifices to get these guys
if any of this will improve the chances of resigning these players as free agents in the off season.
And I do think that's one thing that none of us know.
We don't know if there's been a very candid, honest conversation going on behind closed doors
about how players feel maybe with agents, maybe without agents,
maybe just person to person about how they feel about coming back.
And again, if the Diamondbacks don't have a good chance on resigning these players,
trading them away, especially to a team that's in some sort of race for a playoff,
you know, contention is the smart move to make, right?
And that's what we saw today from Mike Hazen.
But Alan Snow says, why don't we keep everyone dumb to trade our best players?
And again, the reason why is because the Diamondback season has already gone off the rails at this point,
Alan, unfortunately.
And with these guys having expiring contracts and not a high likelihood of returning
to Arizona, it makes sense to trade them now. But I still also remember that Mike Hazen said
that his biggest regret was trading away Paul Goldschmidt. And it was a similar situation.
It was at the beginning of the season, wasn't at the trade deadline, but still it was a, you know,
trading away a guy that was the heart of the, of the locker room. And I think the Diamondbacks
just did that by trading away Gino Suarez. I know there are players that are, are,
have been here longer, could tell. I know Corbyn is, is, is kind of,
of the heart, the soul of the locker room a little bit himself, but nobody was quite as much
of an outspoken leader and just a goddamn great guy.
Like, Gino was just a great guy, great guy to be around, inexplicably gave me hugs,
and I will miss him a tremendous amount as much as you guys will.
So this sucks.
I do think that the Mariners are a very easy team to root for, and if anybody wants to go watch
a Mariners game and go visit Josh and Gino, what I can suggest.
is that when you fly into Seattle, you can actually take the train right to the stadium.
They have amazing public transportation there in Seattle.
And then you can get off, go there to T-Mobile and watch baseball game.
You don't even have to stay at a hotel.
You could just pop back on the train, maybe get a flight later in the same day,
just go back to the airport, have yourself a nice meal, and then fly back home.
And that sounds like a fun weekend.
I was trying to suggest that Shane and I did that while he was going on his trip to Toronto with Leah.
and he was all for it, but Leah frowned upon it and she vetoed that idea.
But I definitely would love to go see these guys,
and I hope to see them have success wherever they go.
I know it's going to hurt us,
but Michael Evans asked who's next.
I feel like it's probably Merrill Kelly,
because Merrill Kelly's value is just too high to deny,
and I didn't even mean to rhyme that line,
and I kind of hate that I did.
But Merrill Kelly, again, a tremendously solid pitcher
that could absolutely transform a pitching staff quietly too.
Again, he's not going to make the big flashy headlines when he moves,
but when he does, I think he's really going to help another ball club.
I really hope if we were talking about the Diamondbacks going out there and resigning guys,
I would love for them to bring Merrill back more than, maybe more than Gino,
just because I know Gino is going to cost a tremendous amount this offseason as a free agent.
So, again, I do think Merrill will be the next.
And again, I would be surprised.
if of the guys that don't move, it's actually Zach Gallen,
because Zach Gallin would be a guy that the Diamondbacks could still offer
that qualifying offer to and get a compensatory pick,
knowing he most likely wouldn't accept that qualifying offer.
And maybe Zach Gallin does.
And maybe he tries to give it another season here in Arizona.
But I'll tell you, with the shortages the Diamondbacks have with their pitching staff
to start 2026, they could definitely use either one of these guys to return to the team.
But if you're asking me, I do think it'll be Merrill Kelly.
but no matter what happens,
we will definitely have you covered
with another emergency podcast.
1030 seemed like a safe time to go to bed,
but now no time seems safe to go to bed.
So I might just be up all night long
on some energy drinks and playing some donkey con bonanza.
But again, appreciate you guys stopping by.
Thank you so much for your time.
Big shout out to Damon.
I know he had to drop everything he was doing to get me on air.
So I always appreciate him doing that.
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We thank you so much for your time.
We thank Gino so much for his service
as a part of this organization.
And we will be back sometime. I don't know when.
Maybe in an hour, maybe tomorrow morning,
or maybe tomorrow at 3.30 after the trade deadline.
But regardless of when I'm back,
I hope to see you guys here.
And until then, have a wonderful evening.
Thank you again for your time.
I know it's your most valuable commodity.
So thank you again for sharing it with us.
We will see you whenever we're back here.
Appreciate you, try to get some sleep.
And remember, kids, baseball is fun,
but it's a lot more fun when AQ Ennio Suarez is part of your baseball team.
