{"id":455683,"date":"2026-02-08T04:01:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-08T04:01:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/455683\/"},"modified":"2026-02-08T04:01:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-08T04:01:08","slug":"insider-says-d-backs-manager-torey-lovullo-may-be-on-hot-seat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/455683\/","title":{"rendered":"Insider Says D-backs Manager Torey Lovullo May Be On Hot Seat"},"content":{"rendered":"

Some things are very predictable in major league baseball. For example, when a team (like the Arizona Diamondbacks) underperforms expectations, fans call for the manager’s job. That reaction often goes unreciprocated by those making such decisions.<\/p>\n

D-backs manager Torey Lovullo \u2014 though he was given a vote of confidence and retained after a disappointing 2025 season \u2014 may not have much more leash than what he’s already been given.<\/p>\n

In a recent article, The Arizona Republic’s Nick Piecoro<\/a> said he believes Lovullo is on the hot seat. Piecoro called Lovullo’s footing “perhaps the wobbliest it’s ever been.” <\/p>\n

Related Content: How Do D-backs Players Feel About Torey Lovullo?<\/a><\/p>\n

Arizona Diamondbacks’ Torey Lovullo’s Seat Warming\"Arizona<\/p>\n

Dec 9, 2025; Orlando, FL, USA; Arizona Diamondbacks manage Torey Lovullo speaks with the media during the 2025 MLB Winter Meetings at Signia by Hilton Hotel. Mandatory Credit: Mike Watters-Imagn Images | Mike Watters-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

\u201cI can\u2019t disagree with how [Managing General Partner Ken Kendrick and team President Derrick Hall] handled things,\u201d Lovullo told Piecoro. \u201cWe lost 110 games (in 2021), and I probably should have been fired and wasn\u2019t.<\/p>\n

“We haven\u2019t made the playoffs in two years and there was talk of me being dismissed, and I wasn\u2019t. I kind of feel like I deserve to be in the position I\u2019m in \u2014 and I have a lot to prove this year,” Lovullo said.<\/p>\n

There’s certainly pressure on Lovullo to perform this upcoming season, though that may remain difficult considering the state of Arizona’s roster \u2014 at least, for the first half of the season. A third straight letdown of a season could very well end up tipping the scales against the D-backs’ 10-season skipper. <\/p>\n

Lovullo told Piecoro he isn’t dwelling on that pressure, and is instead focused on ensuring Arizona is more “fundamentally sound” exiting spring training. <\/p>\n

\u201cIf I worry about the things I can\u2019t control, worry about the pressures that are externally on me, I\u2019m wasting my time and I\u2019m not going to be present for the players,\u201d he said. \u201cThat\u2019s all I care about is being present for the players and doing right by everybody that\u2019s inside of that building every single day.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cControl the controllable things; that\u2019s been my conclusion,\u201d he said. \u201cI don\u2019t feel any more or less urgency.”<\/p>\n

Whether or not Lovullo should be let go in the event of another missed postseason is up for debate. Players and executives alike have sung his praise relatively consistently. Much of any MLB manager’s job lies hidden \u2014 deep within the margins of the outcomes fans use to judge their performance. <\/p>\n

The D-backs’ bullpen is in a state of question. Their lineup is top-heavy. And as 2025 showed, even the biggest on-paper locks to make the postseason can run into an avalanche of adversity, out of the hands of the one making calls to the bullpen.<\/p>\n

But at the same time, a results-based business does not look favorably on poor results for long. Lovullo’s seat, though perhaps not boiling yet, will certainly not remain comfortable if Arizona underperforms. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Some things are very predictable in major league baseball. For example, when a team (like the Arizona Diamondbacks)…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":455684,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[65],"tags":[363,99],"class_list":["post-455683","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mlb","tag-mlb","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/455683","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=455683"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/455683\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/455684"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=455683"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=455683"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=455683"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}