Diamondbacks Reassign Eight Players to Minor-League Camp, Spring Roster Cut to 65

Daniel Eagen's electric two-inning, scoreless Cactus League debut and save in a 3-1 win over the Mariners did not keep him in big-league camp; he was one of eight players reassigned to minor-league camp as Arizona cut its spring roster to 65. The move was part of the first round of Cactus League roster reductions and comes with the full roster still needing to be whittled to 26 by Opening Day.

Arizona sent five pitchers and three position players to minor-league camp: Daniel Eagen (RHP), Derek Law (RHP), Alfred Morillo (RHP), Landon Sims (RHP), Tommy Henry (LHP), Ben McLaughlin (INF), Ivan Melendez (INF), and Druw Jones (OF). The list restores Landon Sims as the fifth pitcher after an earlier truncated report; the group reflects standard spring trimming rather than emergency roster surgery.

Eagen’s reassignment stands out because of his spring-line impact. The right-hander worked two scoreless innings and recorded the save in that Mariners game, prompting descriptions of him as an electric pitching prospect. Reassigned players remain eligible to appear in Cactus League games, and healthy members of the eight-player group are still expected to feature in spring competition as needed.

Druw Jones also drew attention this spring despite the reassignment. Jones entered the move with a 4-for-12 line in Cactus League action, including two doubles and a base hit off All-Star closer Edwin Díaz, and was photographed during workouts at Salt River Fields in Scottsdale on Feb. 13, 2026. Arizona’s decision to send Jones to minor-league camp underlines how crowded outfield and outfield-prospect depth has become.

Tommy Henry’s reassignment carries a different tenor; the left-hander is a previously established major-league arm who underwent Tommy John surgery in 2025 and is expected to be out for the majority of the 2026 season. That medical context frames Henry’s move as a rehab and roster-management step rather than a straight performance demotion.

The club’s broader spring plan factors into these moves. With many regulars expected to depart for the World Baseball Classic, Arizona has signaled it will use a younger roster while those players are absent, and additional rounds of cuts are expected as spring training progresses. Jose Fernandez, a 22-year-old infield prospect, remains in big-league camp; manager Lovullo said of Fernandez, “He's 22, and it just took a little while to figure out his body and grow into it. So we know that there's still more growing that he needs to do, but driving the baseball the way he is... We know that he's been coming on quick and we're paying a lot of attention to him for sure.”

Expect more reassignments as the team trims from 65 to the 26-man roster required by Opening Day, with attention focused on how prospects such as Daniel Eagen, Druw Jones, and Jose Fernandez are handled during the WBC absences and the next waves of cuts.