\u201cThat was probably a series in my mind that really swayed me one side.\u201d<\/p>\n
From July 25 until Aug. 3, the D-backs scored less than three runs in seven of nine games.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think deadlines do funny things to people,\u201d Sawdaye said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019s obviously a sense of pressure. It\u2019s our job, the manager\u2019s job, the coaching staff\u2019s job to try and help them to get focused. This isn\u2019t the first time we\u2019ve seen our team in the past go into the deadline and struggle a bit.\u201d<\/p>\n
D-backs hang on to Zac Gallen<\/p>\n
Many were surprised that starting pitcher Zac Gallen was not traded at the deadline. In the end, Gallen is still pitching for Arizona, and he said he had a feeling<\/a> he\u2019d remain with the team.<\/p>\n \u201cThe public perception of trading players seems a lot easier than how it is done behind the scenes,\u201d Sawdaye said. \u201cTeams don\u2019t like giving up players. They\u2019re fine giving up players they don\u2019t like in their system. In some ways, having Zac for the next two months is going to be good for him and for us. We weren\u2019t going to just give him away.\u201d<\/p>\n Sawdaye mentioned that the deadline wasn\u2019t just for the rest of the season. It\u2019s also to be a contender next year.<\/p>\n \u201cYou obviously want to get the best value, but it was great that it lined up that Texas (Rangers) had players that we really liked that we felt are going to impact our team in 2026 and beyond. We were really satisfied with the returns we got in the sense that we need to rebuild our bullpen,\u201d Sawdaye said.<\/p>\n
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