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The Arizona Diamondbacks reassigned eight players to minor league camp on Sunday to trim the major league camp roster down to 65 players.
The roster will need to be whittled down to 26 before Opening Day.
Arizona reassigned right-handed pitchers Daniel Eagen, Derek Law, Alfred Morillo and Landon Sims, left-handed pitcher Tommy Henry, infielders Ben McLaughlin and Ivan Melendez and outfielder Druw Jones.
Players sent to minor league camp are still allowed to play in Cactus League competition and the healthy players among the group are still expected to feature for Arizona, especially with the World Baseball Classic getting underway this week.
Henry continues his rehabilitation from internal brace surgery and is expected to miss the majority of the season, Law will look to return midseason after missing last season with shoulder issues, while Jones is playing for The Netherlands in the World Baseball Classic.
Jones has long been known for his defense and last season was named Minor League Defensive Player of the Year and was also a minor league Gold Glove recipient.
However, his bat has also impressed this spring. He is slashing .333/.333/.500 and has two doubles in 12 plate appearances.
Eagen made his Cactus League debut on Friday in a 3-1 win over the Seattle Mariners. The right-hander recorded a scoreless, six-out save and struck out two batters.
TEMPE — Opening Day is less than a month away, and Arizona Diamondbacks All-Star Corbin Carroll is predictably pushing hard to return to action after breaking his right hamate bone earlier this month.
His progress led manager Torey Lovullo to say on Saturday that he would not be surprised to see Carroll play on Opening Day, which has been up in the air based on the typical timeline of the hand injury.
“I would not be surprised if Corbin is ready by Opening Day, that’s my gut feel,” Lovullo said. “The trajectory that he’s on, the success in which he’s having each and every day, he’s pushing as hard as he can.
“He’s still under the medical guidelines. Nobody will sign off on it until they all think that he’s ready. So we’ll probably have to pull him back a little bit, but I like that he’s feeling as good as he is. … If I know Corbin, he’s got it mapped out to the day about what he has to do and what he’s going to try to accomplish. But we’ve got to be smart.”
Carroll returned to Salt River Fields the day after surgery to remove his broken hamate and was seen throwing a weighted ball against the wall.
He’s since been out and about running the bases, swinging in the cages with one hand and continuing to built up his arm strength since the injury was to his non-throwing hand.
Opening Day at Dodger Stadium is on March 26. Carroll told the Foul Territory podcast on Feb. 18 that he was targeting the season opener.
Speaking of outfielders pushing to return from injury, Lourdes Gurriel Jr. is scheduled to hit off the Trajekt pitching machine on Sunday after hitting in the cages on Saturday.
“He is so far ahead of schedule that we’re trying to pull him back a little,” Lovullo said. “He’s just like Corbin. … They both want to play a game as soon as possible, but it kind of sets a tone for the rest of the guys. We’re here to work and get better. It doesn’t matter what you’re doing.”
Letting Carroll push is a bit different than Gurriel due to the latter’s injury (torn ACL). The Diamondbacks have an understanding with Gurriel that one wrong step and his progress takes a massive hit, but there continues to be encouragement with how far along he is. He will not be ready for Opening Day, but he does not look doomed to miss half the season as it appeared when he got carted off the field last September.
There is still no timetable for catcher Adrian Del Castillo to play games (calf), but he is ramping up his baseball activities. Del Castillo has been catching bullpens and hitting in the cages after Lovullo previously said his Opening Day status was in doubt.
“Del is starting to increase his volume,” Lovullo said. “What exactly does that mean time-wise? I don’t have that.”
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Houston Rockets center Clint Capela clearly saw part of an ESPN article on Deandre Ayton where the Los Angeles Lakers big man was quoted yelling, “they trying to make me Clint Capela.”
The Suns’ No. 1 overall pick in 2018 did himself no favors with a follow-up performance to the story of just two points and four rebounds in Thursday’s loss to Phoenix.
Capela’s clap back Thursday only added to the optics.
“U got 2 of the best floor generals in the game my dawg. (Lock in),” the Rockets center said on Instagram.
The reaction comes after ESPN’s Dave McMenamin included a quote from Ayton centered around his frustration on his role with the Lakers.
After recording 21 points and 13 rebounds in a Tuesday loss to Orlando for his first 20-10 game since Jan. 30, Ayton didn’t hold back in the locker room.
“They’re trying to make me Clint Capela,” Ayton reportedly yelled postgame, “I’m not no Clint Capela!”
It’s one thing to randomly call out Capela, who is very much a reserve at this point in his career but has 12 NBA seasons under his belt. It’s another that Ayton couldn’t back it up the next game.
In Thursday’s 113-110 loss to the Suns, Ayton had a complete opposite stat line behind just two points on 1-of-3 shooting and four rebounds across 23 minutes. He was a -24 plus-minus.
Deandre Ayton is WORSE than Clint Capela 😂 pic.twitter.com/gWdbF0uK11
— BrickCenter (@BrickCenter_) February 27, 2026
Capela’s social media post only added to the optics.
Ayton continues to try to find his footing following his departure from Phoenix to Portland via trade in 2023.
After five seasons with Phoenix, the center would last just two with the Trail Blazers before being bought out by the team.
He went on to sign with the Lakers last July and has started 50 games for the franchise. The big man is averaging 13 points on 66.5% shooting to go along with 8.9 rebounds in 28.1 minutes per game.
