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Snake Bytes 4/22: Dust Off and Try Again
Diamondbacks News Kelly, Diamondbacks Battered by White Sox, Poor LuckLet’s not get this twisted. The Diamondbacks deserved to lose last night’s game. But an equipment malfunction in the first might have changed the course of the entire game. An oblivious ump and the MLB’s silly rule about what can and cannot be reviewed also contributed […]
Just Not Our Day: Dbacks 5, White Sox 11
In the words of Jack Sommers, regression is a harsh mistress. And the past 2 games the Dbacks have played, there couldn’t have possibly been more regression. This game seemed like a game where absolutely nothing went the Dbacks way and everything the White Sox’s way. From baseballs getting stuck in Nolan Arrenado’s mitt, to […]
Arizona Diamondbacks Gameday Thread, #23: 4/21 vs. White Sox
Today’s Lineups WHITE SOX DIAMONDBACKS Andrew Benintendi – DH Ketel Marte – 2B Munetaka Murakami – 1B Corbin Carroll – RF Miguel Vargas – 3B Geraldo Perdomo – SS Colson Montgomery – SS Adrian Del Castillo – C Everson Pereira – RF Lourdes Gurriel – LF Sam Antonacci – LF Jose Fernandez – DH Chase […]
The SteadyBacks Trade a Brutal Uppercut for 2 Solid Jabs to Win the Series
The Diamondbacks once again come out of another series taking 2 of 3 from the defending AL Champs. After just coming back from a road trip with a bunch of 2-1 series wins spilling out of their car onto the driveway, they continue their habit of trading a loss for two wins. One can only […]
Can Marte and Perdomo Bat Better?
Inspiration. The following question inspired me. It was from the Snake Pit Roundtable. “One thing that isn’t is Ketel Marte and Geraldo Perdomo. What do they need to change to get the bats woken up?” — Blake Stokes After looking at Geraldo Perdomo’s batting strengths, I wrote, “Geraldo Perdomo is doing nearly everything excellently. Perhaps if […]
SnakeBytes 4/21: A Big NL West Injury and Blue Jays Bus to SoCal
Diamondbacks News Jose Fernandez, Ildemaro Vargas still getting good use out of Carlos Santana’s Gold Glove by Alex Weiner [Arizona Sports] Arizona Diamondbacks first baseman Carlos Santana was taken off the field due to an adductor strain, but his glove is still being put to good use. That’s because versatile infielders Ildemaro Vargas and Jose […]
Predicting 2026 MLB playoff teams, 20 games in
Everyone in baseball has now cleared the 20 game threshold, at which I tend to feel the standings become significant. Of course, there are still 140 games to go, but history has shown us that “It’s still only April” turns out to be much of a defense. In reality, the old adage “You can’t win […]
Arizona Diamondbacks Series Preview # 8 : Diamondbacks vs White Sox
Which team is projected as better? On 20 April, FanGraphs projected the Diamondbacks to win more games (82 vs 68). Only the Rockies were projected to win less games than the White Sox. The Diamondbacks are better in four top-level comparisons. White Sox Player to Watch. Munetaka Murakami is a player worth watching. Power Batter. […]
Snakepit Roundtable: Impressive road trip
The Diamondbacks continued to impress on a 6-3 roadtrip. What’s the key for this success to continue? James: Get healthy. Stay healthy. That’s a solid first step. Arizona’s biggest opponent over the last year has been the IL. Also, Michael Soroka has to continue to be the Michael Soroka that he has been, resembling when […]
Arizona Diamondbacks News, 4/20: Blunt Force Trauma
Recaps [AZ Central] Nelson rocked, Carroll exits early in Toronto rout – Nelson’s outing unraveled almost instantaneously. Each of the first seven Blue Jays hitters recorded hits, doing so after just 20 pitches. At that point, it was 4-0, and only three of those first seven hits were well-struck. After walking No. 8 hitter Myles […]
DBACKS 4, BLUE JAYS 10: So you had a bad day (Guest recap)
DBACKS 4, BLUE JAYS 10: So you had a bad day (Guest recap)
Arizona Diamondbacks Gameday Thread, #22: 4/19 vs. Blue Jays
Today’s Lineups BLUE JAYS DIAMONDBACKS Nathan Lukes – RF Ketel Marte – 2B Ernie Clement – 2B Corbin Carroll – RF Vladimir Guerrero – 1B Jose Fernandez – SS Jesus Sanchez – LF Lourdes Gurriel – LF Eloy Jimenez – DH Adrian Del Castillo – DH Andres Gimenez – SS Ildemaro Vargas – 1B Kazuma […]
Snake Bytes 4/19
Team News Corbin in the clutch! Carroll belts 4th career slam to lift D-backs to series win Since April 4, the bullpen has allowed 12 earned runs in 46 innings, that’s a 2.35 ERA. “They’ve been really good,” Carroll said. “It seems like whoever comes out of that gate is ready to go from pitch […]
Diamondbacks 6, Toronto 2: Grand Slam, Thank You….Corbin
Another Saturday game, another Zac Gallen start, another swirling bit of anxiety in the gullet as we waited to see which Zac we were going to get today. I remember the heyday of Gallen’s good times, when he really was the unquestioned ace of the rotation, rather than simply being the guy who happens to […]
Arizona Diamondbacks Gameday Thread, #21: 4/18 vs. Blue Jays
Today’s Lineups BLUE JAYS DIAMONDBACKS Nathan Lukes – RF Ketel Marte – DH Ernie Clement – 2B Corbin Carroll – RF Vladimir Guerrero – 1B Geraldo Perdomo – SS Jesus Sanchez – LF Lourdes Gurriel – LF Eloy Jimenez – DH Adrian Del Castillo – C Andres Gimenez – SS Jose Fernandez – 1B Kazuma […]
Snake Bytes 4/18: Keep the Good Times Rolling
Diamondbacks News Soroka and Arenado Lead Complete Win Over JaysMichael Soroka continued his unlikely start to the season, allowing only two runs across seven innings. Nolan Arenado hit another home run as he continued to show signs of his bat warming up. The rest of the team chipped in timely hits and a bit of […]
Diamondbacks 6, Blue Jays 3: Serpientes Capitalize on Someone Else’s Mistakes
Game Summary After a long and successful road trip, the Diamondbacks kicked off this six game homestand with a nearly drama-free victory over the defending AL Champs. It felt like a downright walk in the park to have a 3-run lead going into the 9th inning. What sorcery is this?! The Snakes didn’t play mistake-free […]
Arizona Diamondbacks Gameday Thread, #20: 4/17 vs. Blue Jays
Today’s Lineups BLUE JAYS DIAMONDBACKS Davis Schneider – LF Ketel Marte – 2B Daulton Varsho – CF Corbin Carroll – RF Vladimir Guerrero – 1B Geraldo Perdomo – SS Jesus Sanchez – RF Jose Fernandez – DH Lenyn Sosa – DH Nolan Arenado – 3B Andres Gimenez – SS Ildemaro Vargas – 1B Kazuma Okamoto […]
Series Preview #7: Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Blue Jays
The Diamondbacks come into this series as one of the hottest teams in baseball. They’ve won seven out of their last ten, have only lost one series this season. They’re on fire. Unfortunately, they are exactly the third hottest team in baseball. The other two are directly in front of them in the NL West […]
Snakebytes 4/17: Toronto comes to town
Diamondbacks News (SI.com) Diamondbacks Trade Hard-Throwing Reliever to Brewers Fernandez was signed by the D-backs to a minor league contract and given an invite to spring training. At the time he was part of an effort by the team to bring in a number of “high-octane” arms, hoping to find a Diamondback in the rough. (Yahoo! Sports) […]
What are the most absurd Diamondbacks’ extrapolations?
Introduction Believe it or not, but we are a little over 10% of the way through the baseball season with most of the teams having played 18 or 19 games so far. That’s not enough time or opportunities to make any kind of definitive statements about any player or team, but it does feel like […]
You’ll Never Believe This Top Arizona Diamondbacks Hitter!
Sometimes you need a clickbaity title for fun, and sometimes the extreme title is actually justified. This might be one of those times. In the early going, there aren’t a tremendous amount of statistics that mean much of anything, or at least that mean enough to re-evaluate what we think about a player. As an […]
Arizona Diamondbacks Injured List update
The Diamondbacks may have got Merrill Kelly back while in Baltimore. But Arizona still currently have a full dozen players on the injured list. They are evenly split between hitters and pitchers, but two-third of them are on the extended 60-day injured list. With an off-day today, I thought it was a good opportunity to […]
Snake Bytes 4/16
Team News Del Castillo punctuates D-backs’ strong trip with go-ahead HR in 10th“They’re winning players with a winning attitude,” manager Torey Lovullo said. “There’s good leadership on this team. There’s a good culture. The leaders carry the torch here and they don’t want to let bad things happen, and they address it right on the […]
D’Backs Prospects, Part 3: Sizzling Snakes From the Stable
Introduction Over the last few weeks, I’ve broken down the Dbacks top ten hitting prospects and a few honorable mentions. Originally, I had planned to break down the top ten pitching prospects this week, but I decided to instead focus on a few of the lesser known and unheralded prospects in the system who have […]
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