Diamondbacks' Hitters Fantasy Baseball Preview | Corbin Carroll, Ketel Marte, Josh Naylor, Lourdes Gurriel Jr., Gabriel Moreno and More

Let's cap our fantasy baseball team preview of the Arizona Diamondbacks by looking at the team's hitters. We looked at pitchers in a different story.

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Top Fantasy Hitters

There's several Arizona hitters on the ADP list right now.

Corbin Carroll leads the way, going at pick 14.96 on average. Ketel Marte isn't far behind at pick 23.93.

Josh Naylor checks in at pick 71.79. Lourdes Gurriel Jr. (147.59), Gabriel Moreno (167.31) and Eugenio Suarez (178.43) are some other standard league options.

Carroll took a step back in 2024, but still put up similar numbers to his breakout 2023 campaign.

In 158 games last season, Carroll had a .231 average and .322 on-base percentage - he had a .285 average and .362 OBP in 2023, so there's major bounceback potential there. Carroll had 22 homers, 74 RBIs, 35 stolen bases and 121 runs scored last season - only the stolen base number was way lower than his 2023 mark, so a higher average/OBP should help him be better in every statistic in 2025.

Even despite the lower average and OBP, he was still a top-15 fantasy hitter in points leagues. So really, Carroll's ADP is pretty close to his fantasy floor (not including injuries) and his fantasy ceiling is challenging for the top fantasy hitter spot in the league. That's worth a little risk early in the second round, and I'm fine grabbing him then.

Marte is coming off a huge 2024 season, in which he played 136 games. 

He posted a .292 average and .372 OBP. Marte also had 36 homers, 95 RBIs, seven stolen bases and 93 runs scored - with most of those stats representing career highs.

Marte just missed a top-10 fantasy spot in points leagues, and easily would have gotten there if he didn't get injured later in the season. In his age-31 season, I'd expect similar numbers to 2024. I think his ADP is actually too low, and so I think he has draft steal potential despite going in the top-25 picks. Grab Marte if you can and enjoy another big season from him.

Naylor is about to start his first season in Arizona. 

In 152 games with Cleveland last season, Naylor had a .243 average and .320 OBP - the OBP was near his career mark, while the average was nearly 20 points down, so there's bounceback potential there. Naylor made up for the lower average with 31 homers, 108 RBIs, six stolen bases and 84 runs scored.

He's in a better fantasy situation now with the D-Backs, so I think a career season could be coming. I'd be thrilled to get Naylor around his ADP, and think there's a great chance he outperforms that pick.

Gurriel is coming off one of the better seasons in his career.

In 133 games, Gurriel had a .279 average and .322 OBP. He also had 18 homers, 75 RBIs, seven stolen bases and 72 runs scored.

Batting cleanup, which he should, in a stacked lineup is a very favorable fantasy situation for Gurriel to be in. He's 31 years old and might start regressing a bit, but I see him at least being able to match last year's numbers. He's a good final starting fantasy outfielder, and should be a starter for most of the season.

Moreno continues to have seasons bogged down by injuries.

In 97 games last year, Moreno had a .266 average and .353 OBP. He also had five homers, 45 RBIs, three stolen bases and 39 runs scored.

He's one of the last catchers on the ADP list who I'd consider a daily starting option. I'd want another catcher on my roster in case he falls victim to injuries again, but if he's on the field, this could be his breakout season.

Suarez was fantastic in his 158 games with the D-Backs last season.

He had a .256 average and .319 OBP, along with 30 homers, 101 RBIs, two stolen bases and 90 runs scored.

The 33-year-old hasn't shown many signs of slowing down, and seems reinvigorated in Arizona. He's worth a pick near the end of standard league drafts and just might end up as your daily starting 3B by the end of the season. At the very least, I see a daily starter at an extra infield or utility spot.

Other Starting Options

According to FanGraphs, Jake McCarthy and Geraldo Perdomo are the only two regular projected starters we haven't covered yet. Pavin Smith is in a projected platoon with Randal Grichuk.

In 142 games last season, McCarthy had a .285 average and .349 OBP, along with eight homers, 56 RBIs, 25 stolen bases and 66 runs scored. You like to see more power, but the strong average and stolen bases make up for that. McCarthy is a good deep-league option to kick off the season, and should have a few stretches, at least, where he's a standard league option.

Perdomo played just 98 games a season ago. He had a .273 average and .344 OBP, along with three homers, 37 RBIs, nine stolen bases and 61 runs scored. He's another deep-league option, especially if he sticks in the starting lineup, but the lack of power and RBIs will probably hold him back from being a standard league option ever.

It'll be difficult for Smith or Grichuk to be more than deep-league options if they end up platooning. An injury to an outfielder could get them into everyday roles.

Jose Herrera is the projected backup catcher. Unless there's an injury to Moreno, Herrera won't have a ton of fantasy value. 

Grae Kessinger and Alek Thomas are the other projected bench bats. They'd need some injuries to starters to get into the lineup regularly.

Blaze Alexander is another infield option, but is dealing with an injury right now. He could steal Kessinger's roster spot when he's ready to go.

Top Prospects

Jordan Lawlar is the team's lone top-100 prospect, checking in at No. 11.

He played in 14 MLB games in 2023, but was only a minor leaguer in 2024 after injuries slowed him down. Lawlar has a .294 average and .392 OBP across 230 minor league games. He's also posted 38 homers, 150 RBIs, 82 stolen bases, 206 runs scored, 128 walks and 240 strikeouts in his minor league career.

Adrian Del Castillo, Jorge Barrosa and Tim Tawa are other top-30 prospects of the team with 2025 ETAs.

Del Castillo played in 25 MLB games in 2024, posting a .313 average and .368 OBP. He also had four homers, 19 RBIs, one stolen base, 12 runs scored, seven walks and 28 strikeouts. Another injury to Moreno could turn Del Castillo into the everyday catcher.

Barrosa played eight MLB games with Arizona last season, posting a .176 average and OBP. In 545 minor league games, Barrosa has a .274 average, .366 OBP, 46 home runs, 258 RBIs, 130 stolen bases, 391 runs scored, 266 walks and 389 strikeouts.

Tawa has appeared in 414 minor league games since 2021. He has a .260 average, .343 OBP, 72 homers, 240 RBIs, 50 stolen bases, 249 runs scored, 188 walks and 380 strikeouts.

Christian Cerda, Gino Groover, A.J. Vukovich and Kristian Robinson are other hitters age 25 and under who are in camp with the team this season.