Corbin Carroll wants to find more consistency next season — and he hopes his health will be more accommodating in allowing that to happen.
Speaking with reporters shortly after the Diamondbacks’ final game of the season on Sunday, Sept. 27, Carroll, the club’s star right fielder, was asked for his takeaways from his season on a personal level.
“Just off the top of my head, I would say four months that I was real happy with and two that I was not,” he said. “… I think I just want to be a more consistent player, just make sure that I'm always helping the team. I haven't really enjoyed these stretches where I feel like I'm not helping the team.
"So I think just ironing the things out that need to get ironed out, getting healthy, getting strong again,
and be good to go.”
Carroll’s monthly splits illustrate his point: He posted strong numbers in April, May, June and August, logging an OPS north of .800 in each month. But in July (.610) and September (.646), his production dipped.
Carroll played through a variety of health issues during the season, including back discomfort that nagged him on and off since April. That was the injury, he said, that presented the biggest challenge for him during the year.
“That’s going to be a point of emphasis this offseason to see if I can find a way to just get that in a spot where it's not barking at me as much as it did this year,” Carroll said. “I think if that gets in a better spot, I think that will be helpful for the performance.”
Carroll finished the year with a .239/.328/.467 line. He accumulated 4.9 bWAR (a player's wins above a replacement-level player), the third-highest total out of his four big league seasons.
Michael Soroka interested in reunion
Right-hander Michael Soroka was among the club’s many pitching success stories in 2026, posting a 3.41 ERA in 116 innings after signing a one-year deal in December.
He said he was interested in prolonging his relationship with the Diamondbacks.
“For sure,” he said. “I picked this place for a reason. You get to know guys around the league and ask around what places are like. Everybody here, from the players to the staff to the support staff, there’s a lot of good people.
"I would absolutely love to return and just kind of take care of some unfinished business.”
Soroka signed a deal in the offseason that included a guaranteed $7.5 million. He wound up earning another $1.35 million in incentives.
Gabriel Moreno’s prolonged hot streak
The Diamondbacks’ Gabriel Moreno got hot at the plate sometime in the middle of June and never seemed to slow down, riding his hot streak to the first batting title in club history. He edged out the Phillies’ Luis Arraez, with his .311 average just a tick better than Arraez’s .310.
“I trusted my routine,” Moreno said. “I worked hard during the season. I know I was in a good rhythm, taking good at-bats, taking good swings. I just feel like I was seeing the ball really good and every swing that I took gave me good results.
"I want to give credit to the hitting coaches for being there and helping me with pitch sequences. I want to give them credit, and I appreciate it.”
This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: Diamondbacks' Carroll talks happiness, Soroka says what he wants
