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Feb 18, 2026; Scottsdale, AZ, USA; Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Jonathan Loaisiga (43) poses for a photo for MLB media day at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick. Mandatory Credit: Allan Henry-Imagn Images | Allan Henry-Imagn Images Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the MLB. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Arizona Diamondbacks fans and fans across the country.
Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. Our previous poll ended up a fairly one-horse race, with Ryne Nelson our chosen man for Opening Day starter. That… did not turn out to be the case.
We’ll see if Torey Lovullo takes our advice any better when it comes to the role at the other end of the game. For we asked who you wanted to see close games out for the D-backs, in the absence (for now) of Justin Martinez and A. J.
Puk. They filled the role in 2025, before succumbing to the epidemic of elbow-itis which plagued baseball last year. There are certainly no shortage of possible candidates – albeit none you perhaps might want pitching to save your life.
This was reflect in results which weren’t exactly a ringing endorsement of any particular candidate. None of the five candidates (plus the long-serving veteran, “Other”) received even thirty percent of the vote. It was close at the top with the leading three all receiving between 20% and 26%.