Snake Bytes 3/22
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Ryne Nelson’s Final Spring Start Could be a Sign of Even Better 2026 “It felt good,” Nelson said after his outing Saturday. “[I’m] getting deeper into games, which is nice, and I feel like I had stamina that’s holding up throughout the game, so that’s nice to see. I feel like that’s one of the main question marks, is how you’re going to feel later into the games. But today felt good. I felt like I could keep going if that was the plan. Happy with it.”
Diamondbacks announce starting rotation after Zac Gallen The rotation goes as follows:
Brandon Pfaadt vs. Tigers on March 31
Zac Gallen at Dodgers on Thursday
Ryne Nelson at Dodgers on Friday
Eduardo Rodriguez vs. Dodgers on March 28
Michael Soroka vs. Tigers on March 30
https://arizonasports.com/mlb/arizona-diamondbacks/starting-rotation-zac-gallen/3615174/
Diamondbacks Reveal Surprising Starting Rotation Order
“It’s clear that Merrill Kelly just doesn’t have enough time to build up and start the season on the active roster,” Lovullo said. “Might have been the worst-kept secret of this camp, but just wanted to make sure that I gave the right amount of time before I made that announcement. Merrill will start on the IL, and whatever his buildup is, it will continue. I don’t know what the timeline is on that.” https://www.si.com/mlb/diamondbacks/onsi/arizona-diamondbacks-news/diamondbacks-reveal-surprising-starting-rotation-order
Fernandez continues to impress D-backs with performance in Spring Breakouthttps://www.mlb.com/dbacks/news/jose-fernandez-impressing-d-backs-in-spring-breakout?t=mlb-pipeline-coverage
D-backs’ Brandon Pfaadt Sets Challenging Goal for 2026https://www.si.com/mlb/diamondbacks/onsi/arizona-diamondbacks-news/d-backs-brandon-pfaadt-challenging-goal-2026
Diamondbacks’ Eduardo Rodriguez hoping lessons from WBC, Johan Santana translate to season
https://arizonasports.com/mlb/arizona-diamondbacks/eduardo-rodriguez-johan-santana/3615269/
Other Baseball
Spring Breakout results and what to watch on the final day
https://www.mlb.com/news/spring-breakout-2026-watch-live-results?t=mlb-pipeline-coverage
Who will be the best at ABS challenges? Here’s what the players think
https://www.mlb.com/news/2026-mlb-abs-challenges-player-survey
Ace lefty Sánchez, Phillies agree to new 6-year deal through 2032
https://www.mlb.com/news/cristopher-sanchez-extension-with-phillies-through-2032
Braves Release Kyle Nelson
https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2026/03/braves-release-kyle-nelson.html
Randy Arozarena says he apologized to Cal Raleigh over WBC spat
https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/48277418/randy-arozarena-says-apologized-cal-raleigh-wbc-spat
MLB 2026: Buster Olney’s takeaways from spring traininghttps://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/48251150/mlb-2026-spring-training-takeaways-lessons-mcgonigle-mclain-skubal-lombard
Anything Goes
This day in history:
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/march-22
This day in baseball:
https://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/March_22
Australia is the only continent without an active volcano.
The nearest active volcanoes are located off the continent of Australia but are still within its territory. One is located on Head Island and the other on McDonald Islands. The reason why Australia does not have any active volcanoes located on the continent is that it isn’t on a plate boundary.
Time travel is banned in China.
Or at least it is in Chinese media. The Chinese government bans any movie with aspects of time travel. For the Chinese government, altering historical events are a dangerous element of fiction.
There are more chickens in the world than there are people.
Chickens are mainly bred primarily as a source of food. Others may keep them as pets as well.