An early walk through bullpens in 2026 (Part 2)

This week, the column takes a look at the remaining 15 teams and potential plans for the winter and 2026. We start with the Arizona Diamondbacks who had lots of relievers get hurt in 2025--Justin Martinez (RHP, ARI), A.J. Puk (LHP, ARI), and Kevin Ginkel (RHP, ARI). Martinez and Puk both had Tommy John surgery and will miss 2026. Ginkel had a sprained shoulder and should be around to start 2026. Here are the numbers into September:

ARI

SV

HD

IP

xERA

WHIP

K%

K-BB%

HR/9

pxERA

Saalfrank, Andrew LHP

3

5

24.1

4.08

0.90

19.4%

12.9%

0.4

4.75

Woodford, Jake

3

2

33.0

4.84

1.42

12.8%

6.1%

0.3

4.48

DeSclafani, Anthony

2

0

33.0

4.11

1.24

21.7%

14.0%

1.6

3.84

Thompson, Ryan

1

14

35.1

3.98

1.44

20.9%

12.4%

1.0

3.73

Beeks, Jalen LHP*

1

13

53.0

4.20

1.13

19.9%

10.7%

0.8

4.37

Backhus, Kyle LHP

1

10

24.1

3.99

1.36

20.4%

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