The calendar has turned to July, and the Aug. 2 MLB trade deadline (two days later than normal due to the lockout) is now less than a month away. What will the Diamondbacks do?

Bounceback seasons from Zac Gallen, Madison Bumgarner, David Peralta and others have played a significant role in the Diamondbacks’ turnaround from last year. But the best singular explanation might be a simple one: they’ve stayed healthy.

Sunday’s game was significant for a number of reasons, not the least of which was the Diamondbacks debut of former Cy Young winner and two-time All-Star Dallas Keuchel. Starting with his performance, here are five takeaways from the series loss against Detroit.

Diamondbacks rookie outfielder Alek Thomas has a competitive case in a crowded pool of NL Rookie of the Year candidates.

Arizona Diamondbacks shortstop Nick Ahmed revealed he will miss the remainder of the 2022 season after undergoing shoulder surgery.

Despite an unsightly 7.88 ERA in eight starts this season for the White Sox, it hasn’t been that long since Dallas Keuchel was an elite — or at least above-average — major-league starting pitcher.

As recently as 2020, he posted a 1.99 ERA, 1.09 WHIP and .217 batting average against, finishing fifth in Cy Young voting. And you may have some recollection of his 2015 season that saw an unknown 27-year-old win the AL Cy Young Award

After signing a minor-league deal with the Diamondbacks, Keuchel has now made his first appearance in his new organization. But it didn’t happen in the big leagues. It happened in an Arizona Complex League game, facing a group of mostly 18- to 21-year-olds from the Rockies organization. Keuchel logged five innings, allowing four runs on seven hits with a walk and four strikeouts.

The last six months for Major League Baseball have been a roller coaster of highs and lows for the sport. But despite concerns that the offseason lockout would have lasting ramifications on the season, things are seemingly back to normal. Attendance was down across baseball 3.2 percent in April 2022 from April 2019, the last season unaffected by the pandemic....

After two months and exactly 200 plate appearances, Christian Walker is batting .203/.295/.469 with 13 homers, eight doubles and 25 RBI in 2022. At first glance, it seems unremarkable. A first baseman batting a tick over the Mendoza line while slugging .469? Chris Carter, is that you? A closer look reveals that, not only are Walker’s offensive numbers far more...

While the long ball seemingly abandoned the Arizona Diamondbacks throughout 2021, home runs are back in style for the Snakes this season. The D-backs’ dingers have powered them to an above .500 record in the month of May for the first time since 2017. But they weren’t just good when compared to past seasons for this franchise. For one month,...