Podcast appearances and mentions of Zac Gallen

Jody Jackson joins Wolf and Kellan Olson for Leading Off with Jody Jackson to discuss the Arizona Diamondbacks' series wi over the Cinncinati Reds, how Zac Gallen looked against the Reds, and how good the bullpen has been for the Diamondbacks.

Jeremy Bleich joins Wolf and Luke for Front Office Focus to discuss the vibe of the team right now, what is going wrong with Zac Gallen right now, and why the Ketel Marte story has continued to follow him.

Alex Weiner joins Wolf and Luke to discuss why Zac Gallen has been struggling so much, why the Ketel Marte drama has continued to be a story, and what is biggest concern is about the Arizona Diamondbacks for the rest of the season.

Jody Jackson joins Wolf and Luke for Leading Off with Jody Jackson to discuss how the Arizona Diamondbacks looked against the Washington Nationals, what to expect from Zac Gallen this season, and if they are over relying on their young guys.

Wolf and Luke discuss if the Arizona Diamondbacks can rely on Zac Gallen and Arizona Diamondbacks beat writer for SI.com Jack Sommers joins the show.

Gilbert talks Corbin Burnes, Ketel Marte, Zac Gallen, Brandon Pfaadt, and more.

Steve Zinsmeister joins Wolf and Luke to discuss how the Arizona Diamondbacks have looked against the Los Angeles Dodgers so far and preview the pitching matchup between Zac Gallen and Shohei Ohtani.

Vince and Kellan Olson talk Cardinals, Zac Gallen and talk NBA Finals with Spurs broadcaster Dan Weiss. 

Luke and John Lund discuss which Arizona Cardinals rookie is under the most pressure in 2026 and what the Arizona Diamondbacks should do with Zac Gallen.  

Vince and Kellan Olson talk Cardinals, go through the Rush Hour Reboot and discuss Zac Gallen's recent struggles. 

Griffin Warner talk betting for Friday. Griffin Warner is back on the What I Bet podcast with one of the most loaded Friday cards of the season, covering a Champions League final preview, a potential series-ending Game 5 in the NHL Eastern Conference Finals, and a full fourteen-game Major League Baseball slate from first pitch to the night's marquee showdown in Los Angeles. Warner opens with a quick look at Arsenal and PSG preparing to meet in Hungary on Saturday, noting that both clubs play a possession-dominant style that would make the final an exercise in control and patience. The hockey segment takes center stage early as Warner dissects the situation facing the Montreal Canadiens, who arrived in Carolina as a plus 199 money line underdog trying to avoid elimination after a dominant Game 1 gave way to three straight losses. He walks through the series odds, the compressed total of 5.5 at nearly even juice, and the possession dynamics that have kept Montreal trapped in their own zone, comparing Carolina's shot-volume approach to the ball-control philosophy of the two Champions League finalists. His clearest hockey lean is the under, supported by a secondary interest in Montreal's puck line at plus 1.5. The baseball analysis begins with Atlanta and Grant Holmes visiting Cincinnati and Chris Paddock, where Warner leans over, before working through Lucas Giolito's road start for San Diego against Washington and the potential value in the Nationals as a home underdog given their surprising offensive output. Pittsburgh and the long-awaited return of Jared Jones from internal brace surgery draws a careful look against Taj Bradley and Minnesota, with Warner favoring the under given Jones's extended absence and bullpen volatility on both sides. The Miami Marlins and Max Meyer visiting Freddy Peralta and the Mets produce an under lean consistent with a matchup Warner faded successfully the previous week. He moves through Walbert Ureña and Los Angeles at Tampa, Boston's minor league call-up visiting Cleveland and Slade Cecconi, Shōta Imanaga and the Cubs visiting St. Louis, Troy Melton and a struggling Detroit team road-favored against the White Sox and Erick Fedde, Stephen Kolek on a post-complete-game fade against MacKenzie Gore in Texas, Coleman Crow on the road for Milwaukee in Houston against Kai-Wei Teng, Logan Webb and the Giants visiting Colorado where Warner leans over and toward the Rockies, Carlos Rodón and the Yankees at the Sacramento Athletics and Luis Severino, Zac Gallen and Arizona at Seattle in a stay-away situation, and finally Zach Wheeler and the Phillies arriving in Los Angeles as plus 103 road underdogs against Justin Wrobleski, where Warner leans to Philadelphia as a coin-flip spot with positive expected value. The What I Bet Best Bet lands on the Cleveland Guardians and Slade Cecconi at minus 115, a number that climbed from minus 113 during the recording session as confirmation of the direction. Use promo code GRIFFIN50 at Pregame.com to save fifty dollars on Griffin Warner's all-access package through the MLB All-Star break. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join Matt Heckman (@Heckman_Matt115) of Pitcher List and Greg (@greghoogkamp) as they discuss the initial CBA proposals (and what it might mean as we move forward), news and notes around MLB and MiLB and have a strategy discussion about what to do with star players who have struggled to start the season. The guys highlight several players who were expected to carry dynasty rosters and what they think the best path forward might be.Players discussed: Cal Raleigh, Michael Busch, Vinnie Pasquantino, Matt McLain, Luke Keaschall, Matt Chapman, Manny Machado, Bo Bichette, Trea Turner, Steven Kwan, Jackson Merrill, Fernando Tatis Jr., Tyler Soderstrom, Eury Perez, Shane Baz, Robbie Ray, Zac Gallen, Mackenzie Gore, Devin Williams, David Bednar, Andres Munoz.

Jody Jackson joins Luke and John Lund for Leading Off with Jody Jackson to discuss how well Ketel Marte has been hitting recently, what Zac Gallen needs to do to be more consistent, and what Paul Sewald has done for the Arizona Diamondbacks' bullpen this season.

Colorado Rockies at Arizona Diamondbacks by Tony T. Start Time and TV Start Time: 10:10 PM ET TV Network: Bally Sports Arizona / AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain Michael Lorenzen – Colorado Rockies Pitching Hand: Right-handed pitcher. Starts and Appearances: 10 starts and 11 appearances. ERA and WHIP: 7.03 ERA and 1.91 WHIP. Strikeout Rate: 15.2%. Walk Rate: 7.2%. Ground Ball Rate: 46.7%. Home Runs Allowed Per Nine Innings: 1.7 HR/9. Zac Gallen – Arizona Diamondbacks Pitching Hand: Right-handed pitcher. Starts and Appearances: 10 starts and 10 appearances. ERA and WHIP: 4.78 ERA and 1.43 WHIP. Strikeout Rate: 15.7%. Walk Rate: 6.9%. Ground Ball Rate: 49.5%. Home Runs Allowed Per Nine Innings: 1.3 HR/9.

Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) Steve Gesuele (@stav8818) dig through the waiver wire pitching landscape, discussing several under-rostered starters showing intriguing skill changes, pitch mix adjustments, and recent signs of life. The episode focuses on identifying which breakouts might be real, which struggling arms deserve patience, and how fantasy managers should approach streaming and upside chasing in a difficult pitching environment. Intro -- 0:00 Griffin Jax / Drew Rasmussen — 8:30 Drew Anderson / Troy Melton — 17:45 Ben Brown — 26:20 Zac Gallen — 35:15 Zebby Matthews — 39:22 Brandon Sproat — 45:45 Anthony Kay — 49:50 Kumar Rocker — 57:20 Join Our Discord & Support The Show: PL+ | PL Pro - Get 15% off Yearly with code PODCASTProud member of the Pitcher List Fantasy Baseball Podcast Network Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Tucker talks about the D-Backs' offense, Zac Gallen, and more.

Chris talks about the bats waking up, Merrill Kelly, Zac Gallen, and more.

Jeremy Bleich joins Wolf and Luke for Front Office Focus to discuss how Zac Gallen has been pitching, if he sees anything from the Arizona Diamondbacks that is concerning him, and what has changed for Ildemaro Vargas.

Wolf and Luke discuss if Zac Gallen will ever return to his best form and Arizona Diamondbacks assisant general manager Jeremy Bleich joins the show.

Bickley and Marotta talk Diamondbacks, NBA, and MLB.

Walsh talks about the Diamondbacks' struggling offense, Zac Gallen, and more.

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Luke and John Lund discuss if the Arizona Diamondbacks should consider trading Zac Gallen and if Dillon Brooks is overrated around the NBA.

Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Arizona Diamondbacks MLB Pick Prediction by Tony T. Pirates at Diamondbacks 3:40 PM ET—Mitch Keller will start for Pittsburgh. Keller in seven starts carries an ERA of 2.85 with WHIP of 1.05. The right hander strikes out 19% with 7.4% walks. Ground balls served at 39.8% with minimal home run damage. Zac Gallen is starting for Arizona. Gallen has seven starts posting an ERA of 4.45 with WHIP of 1.52. The right hander fans 14.2% with 7.1% walks. Ground balls are 49.1% with 0.56 home runs per nine innings.

Ronald Acuna Jr. is heading to the 10-day IL with a hamstring injury, and that's the biggest roster-shaking story on today's episode of First Cup Fantasy Baseball with host Corey Pieper. On the waiver wire today, Corey covers Andrew Vaughn (34%), Max Meyer (28%), Logan Henderson (19%), Nick Gonzales (13%), and Connor Prielipp (12%) as the top targets to pick up. Studs this weekend included Emerson Hancock's 14-strikeout gem, Max Meyer going seven innings with one hit, Cody Bellinger going 4-for-4 with two homers, and William Contreras putting up back-to-back four-hit games. On the dud side, Rhett Lowder, Zac Gallen, Chase Dollander, and Bryan Woo all had ugly outings. The injury list is long this week — Ryan Helsley has elbow inflammation, Ranger Suarez left his start early with a hamstring issue, Joe Ryan left after one batter with elbow discomfort, Ronny Mauricio is out 6-8 weeks with a fractured thumb, and Ryan Pepiot is done for the year with hip surgery. Don't miss the FanDuel Bet of the Day — Yankees -1.5 at +106 with Schlitter vs. Baz. First Cup Fantasy Baseball drops every weekday around 9 AM ET on The F6P Hour. Use code F6PPODS for 15% off All Access at fantasysixpack.net — rankings, matchup tools, DFS and betting cheat sheets, and more. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

In the final hour, Mike Mulligan and David Haugh were joined by NBC Sports analyst Eddie Olczyk to preview the Kentucky Derby on Saturday. He also discussed the NHL playoffs. Later, Mully and Haugh reacted to Diamondbacks right-hander Zac Gallen's recent comments about the Cubs' interest in him in free agency this past offseason.

Toronto Blue Jays vs. Arizona Diamondbacks MLB Pick Prediction by Tony T. Blue Jays at Diamondbacks 8:10PM ET— Max Scherzer will start for Toronto. Scherzer, in three starts delivers an ERA of 9.58 with WHIP of 1.45. The veteran strikes out 19.6% with 8.7% walks. Ground balls served at 18.8% with 3.48 home runs per nine innings. Zac Gallen is starting for Arizona. Gallen started four games dealing with an ERA of 3.60 with WHIP of 1.45. The right hander fans 12.9% with 8.2% walks. Ground balls served at 46.3% with 0.90 home runs per nine innings.

Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Philadelphia Phillies MLB Pick Prediction by Tony T. Diamondbacks at Phillies 1:35PM ET— Zac Gallen will start for Arizona. Gallen in three starts carried an ERA of 3.00 with WHIP of 1.33. The right hander struck out 14.3% with 9.5% walks. Ground balls served at 45.8% with 0.60 home runs per nine innings. Andrew Painter makes the start for Philadelphia. Painter is a first round draft pick in 2021 who struggled in Triple A last season with an ERA of 5.40 and WHIP of 1.55. In two starts he allowed four runs with nine strikeouts in 9 1/3rd innings.

Wolf and Luke discuss how Zac Gallen looked against the New York Mets and Phoenix Suns broadcaster Kevin Ray joins the show.

Arizona Diamondbacks vs. NY Mets MLB Pick Prediction by Tony T. Diamondbacks at Mets 4:10PM ET—Zac Gallen will start for Arizona. Gallen had 33 starts with an ERA of 4.83 with WHIP of 1.26. The veteran struck out 21.5% with 8.1% walks. Ground balls sat at 43.6% with 1.45 home runs per nine innings. In two starts he allowed four runs with four strikeouts in ten innings. Freddy Peralta gets the start for NY. Peralta got 33 starts with an ERA of 2.70 with WHIP of 1.08. The righty fanned 28.2% with 9.1% walks. Grounders served at 37.3% with 1.07 home runs per nine innings. In two starts he allowed five runs with fourteen strikeouts in 10 1/3rd innings.

If you like pitching, yesterday was your day. Cam Schlittler, Paul Skenes, Tarik Skubal, Zac Gallen, Sandy Alcantara and Chris Sale all showed out, with Schlittler's Yanks now 5-1. Elsewhere, an MLB game ended on an ABS challenge for the first time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jody Jackson joins Wolf and Luke for Leading Off with Jody Jackson to discuss the Arizona Diamondbacks sweeping the Detroit Tigers, the pitching matchup between Zac Gallen and Tarik Skubal, and what to expect from Ryne Nelson in his start against the Atlanta Braves.

Wolf and Luke discuss how different things would be if the Phoenix Suns' coach was Tom Izzo and if Zac Gallen is back to being himself.  

Baseball is BACK, and the Korner Booth Podcast has ALL the thoughts from one of the wildest Opening Day weekends in recent memory!

To cap a busy week of Arizona Diamondbacks news, Alex Weiner and Dave Burns choose their most noteworthy storylines from Corbin Carroll’s return, Merrill Kelly’s outlook and Jordan Lawlar’s spring. They then talk World Baseball Classic before building the Diamondbacks’ Opening Day lineup.

Gallen talks about returning to the Diamondbacks, owing something to the fans, and what he and Kelly can bring this year.

Bickley and Marotta talk Suns, Bickley Blasts on the Cardinals, and we're joined by Zac Gallen.

Weiner gives us the latest on Merrill Kelly, Zac Gallen, and his thoughts on the Diamondbacks' opening day starter.

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Wolf and Paul Calvisi discuss how important the acquisitions of Merrill Kelly and Zac Gallen were for the Arizona Diamondbacks and AZCardinals.com senior writer Darren Urban joins the show.

Steve Zinsmeister joins Wolf and Mitch Vareldzis to discuss if Zac Gallen could have a bounce back season this year and what the biggest move of the offseason was for the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Wolf and Mitch Vareldzis react to Zac Gallen signing back with the Arizona Diamondbacks and Arizona Diamondbacks broadcaster Steve Zinsmeister joins the show.

Wolf and Mitch Vareldzis discuss who is the most important player for the Phoenix Suns in the second half of the season, other than Devin Booker and Dillon Brooks, and if Zac Gallen can have a bounce back season.

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Leila Rahimi, Marshall Harris and Mark Grote discussed the Cubs' interest in right-hander Zac Gallen, who remains a free agent as spring training is upon us.

In the third hour, Leila Rahimi, Marshall Harris and Mark Grote discussed a variety of sports topics in the 5 On It segment. Later, they discussed the Cubs' interest in right-hander Zac Gallen, who remains a free agent as spring training is upon us.

Matt Spiegel and Laurence Holmes discussed the Cubs' interest in right-hander Zac Gallen, who remains a free agent.

Leila Rahimi, Marshall Harris and Mark Grote were joined by Score baseball insider Bruce Levine to discuss the Cubs' interest in right-hander Zac Gallen and the ongoing drama between White Sox icon Frank Thomas and the organization.