Diamondbacks GM Mike Hazen maintains he will look to add if in position to do so

PHOENIX — The Arizona Diamondbacks have more than six weeks to play before the trade deadline, and general manager Mike Hazen is looking to keep pushing if they can remain a contender.

Based on Arizona’s ups and downs, devastating injuries to Corbin Burnes and Justin Martinez plus the number of impact players in walk years, the Diamondbacks have been “swarmed with calls” from other GMs about trades, USA Today’s Bob Nightengale reported on Sunday.

Nightengale singled out the Seattle Mariners and San Francisco Giants as clubs looking at Arizona power hitters Josh Naylor and Eugenio Suarez, while many others have interest in pitching. Zac Gallen, Merrill Kelly, Jalen Beeks and Shelby Miller are all free agents after the season.

Hazen told MLB Network Radio on Sunday that as long as the Diamondbacks are playing well and he sees “gas in the tank,” he is going to look to add, not subtract. His squad won five straight games entering Sunday to jump back into striking distance of a playoff spot as the halfway point nears.

“It’s hard for me to watch how hard these guys are grinding every day and then take the trap door and rip it out from underneath them, honestly,” Hazen said. “We do these jobs to take shots and win.”

"We do these jobs to take shots and win."

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A 9-4 record in June ahead of an easier stretch of the D-backs’ schedule has the arrow pointing upward, but it is on the team to keep the pressure on decision makers.

Gallen recently admitted that trade rumors can been a motivator for the team, saying if they don’t play up to their standards the clubhouse could look differently come August.

“I’m not an idiot. I’m not gonna sit there and throw bad money after bad if we’re not in a position, we take on more injuries, our depth gets thinned out to the point where it’s gonna be very hard for us to cobble something together to chase a Wild Card race where we’re down behind five different clubs,” Hazen said.

This is a big season for the Diamondbacks after a World Series loss in 2023 and 89-win campaign in 2024. They set a franchise payroll record at $196 million after signing Burnes to elevate the starting rotation. They made a win-now move by trading for Naylor after Christian Walker’s free agency departure.

Expectations were very high when Opening Day came around, and there is a level of uncertainty for the roster next season.

The San Francisco Giants made the first major trade pre-deadline by reportedly acquiring slugger Rafael Devers from the Boston Red Sox. The Diamondbacks are going to be tested to play up to the level they’ve shown in this recent stretch.

“The National League is what it is. It’s a really tough league and we know that,” Hazen added. “But I think we’re tough too. … Hopefully by the end of July, we’re one of those teams that’s clawing at those five teams, six teams maybe to go by. That’s what my intention is, to be honest with you.”

The Diamondbacks finished Sunday’s slate 3.5 games back of the third National League Wild Card spot. They were six games back on May 31.

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