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Team News After recovery from elbow woes, Jameson throwing heat in AFL“The velo is still there,” Jameson said. “The shapes of my pitches are coming around. I wouldn’t say they’re where they need to be, but they’re getting there. That’s obviously something I have to tinker with. I hadn’t really thrown in a game in […]
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Introduction I’ll be frank – this wasn’t the World Series matchup I was hoping to see when the playoffs began. I feel confident that I’m not alone in that feeling, especially within this fanbase. Personally, I would have preferred a Mariners-Brewers World Series and the level of disappointment and disillusionment here in Milwaukee is palpable. […]
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The World Series gets under way, and despite the Blue Jays having home-field advantage, and a better regular season record than the Dodger, they feel very much the underdogs. Perhaps it’s the way Los Angeles has steam-rollered the opposition this year on their way to this point. The Dodgers’ pitching staff have a 2.45 ERA […]
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Diamondbacks News Three Diamondbacks All-Stars Nominated for Silver SluggerCorbin Carroll joins Ketel Marte and Geraldo Perdomo as finalists. Carroll is looking to make history as a 30-30 player who also wins a Gold Glove this year. Other Baseball News Angels Hire Kurt Suzuki as ManagerThis makes much more sense than when Albert Pujols was a […]
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Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the MLB. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Diamondbacks fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. The current MLB Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) expires in a little over a year’s time, on […]
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As usual, one of the main off-season projects will involve reviewing all the players to have pulled on Sedona Red this year, from the everyday men down to the “Who’s he?” of relievers. The order in which this is done is determined by the overall ranking score from 1 to 10, and this very page […]
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Which team had better results from their third base coach? What I wanted to compare was what happened when the third base coach sent runners home. I found three statistics that seemed relevant. Outs on base at home. First, I tip my cap to Jim McLennan for mentioning this statistic from Baseball Reference. It includes […]
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In case you haven’t been paying attention to the playoffs, you might have missed Shohei Ohtani’s performance Friday night in game four of the National League Championship series. Ohtani struck out ten batters in six scoreless innings, giving up just a pair of hits, while walking three. That alone isn’t that impressive, considering that feat […]
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Diamondbacks News Four Key Takeaways From Week 2 of the Arizona Fall League for D-backs Prospects by Michael McDermott [D-backs Under Review] Drey Jameson’s Still Has Electric Stuff Save for one really awful outing against Peoria on October 10th, Jameson has looked electric in the Arizona Fall League. The league doesn’t offer much of a […]
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Game #7 it is! We didn’t get one at all last season: the previous instance was in the 2023 Championship Series, when both iterations went the distance. You may remember the last time it happened, it being the NL version. 🙂 For in that, the D-backs beat the Phillies in their own ballpark. Indeed, both […]
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With the off-season officially underway, the Arizona Diamondbacks front office is facing a financial and roster construction tightrope act. Eleven players are eligible for salary arbitration in 2026, totaling a projected $26.6 million according to MLB Trade Rumors’ estimates. Coupled with a looming 40-man roster crunch, needed to reinstate players from the 60-day Injured List, […]
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Are the Dodgers unstoppable? ISH95: Yes. They’ve discovered the ultimate cheat code: sign an entire all star team’s worth of ace pitchers. Injure them so they don’t pitch the entire first half, then have them pitch at 100% in the playoffs. It’s a strategy that’s hard to beat. Justin: Yes. I forget who, I believe […]
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After a day entirely free of post-season baseball, courtesy of the terminally-inept Milwaukee Brewers, we get back on track with Game #6 in the American League Championship Series. This has now gone back up to Canada, with the Blue Jays hoping to stave off elimination, and trigger a winner-takes-all Game 7 tomorrow night. TBS must […]
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Team News Where the D-backs’ farm system stands after ’25https://www.mlb.com/dbacks/news/d-backs-prospects-year-in-review-2025?t=mlb-pipeline-coverage Non-Playoff Power Rankings Provide Some Hope to D-backs Fanshttps://www.si.com/mlb/diamondbacks/arizona-diamondbacks-analysis/non-playoff-power-rankings-provide-hope-diamondbacks 3 Unsung Heroes from D-backs’ Tumultuous 2025 Seasonhttps://www.si.com/mlb/diamondbacks/arizona-diamondbacks-analysis/3-unsung-heroes-diamondbacks-2025-season 3 Fast-Ri...
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It has been my belief for a while that the baseball season does not “need” to be 162 games long. A far shorter season is more than sufficient to determine who are the best teams, with everything after that largely being limited to the re-arranging of playoff spots. In April this year, I looked at […]
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Last time out, we talked about the Diamondbacks hitters who are arbitration eligible, as well as discussed the general payroll situation for Arizona, and how possible non-tender candidates would free up more money for use elsewhere on the roster. I’m not going to repeat that here – go check out the articles above if you […]
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Is it the beginning of the end? It could be the end for Milwaukee, who have been as useless in the NLCS as… Well, insert your own simile of choice there. As noted in the Gameday Thread, they have a shot at setting a new record for the fewest runs scored in the Championship Series […]
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Diamondbacks News (Arizona Diamondbacks on SI) New Ketel Marte Rumor Might Make D-backs Fans Uneasy Bartels, in a post on X/Twitter, said Marte is a name that “may gain steam” for the Mets. “An interesting offseason name for the Mets that may gain steam is Diamondbacks’ Ketel Marte. Reports are Arizona will listen to offers […]
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The road domination continued with the Blue Jays demolition of the Mariners in Seattle, meaning away teams are 5-0 in the Championship Series so far. Hopefully, that will continue – at least, in the National League, where we need the Brewers to wake up and smell the coffee sewage in Dodger Stadium tonight, as we […]
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Back to the American League Championship Series we go, with the Mariners in full control, having won both games in Detroit. They could now clinch their first ever AL pennant and World Series spot, without having to leave Seattle again – they only need to win two of the next three games to do so. […]
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The hot corner was a solid position for the D-backs this season. All told, it came in at 2.0 bWAR above average, with the Giants and Matt Chapman the only NL team to be more productive there. This was mostly due to Eugenio Suarez continuing his second-half surge from last season. On July 21st, he […]
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The Dodgers, of course, dodged disaster with the back end of their bullpen, navigating a nervous ninth to strand the tying run on third for the Brewers. Today, we’ll see if Milwaukee can claw their way back, or if the weird lack of home-field advantage which 1AZfan1 noted in today’s Bytes. It’s quite the change […]
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Inspiration. 59% of fans picked relief pitching as most responsible for Diamondbacks missing the playoffs per this AZ Snake Pit article. It accurately pointed to stats like ERA, win probability, and very few shutdowns. Another AZ Snake Pit article used stats to make the following two points that I want to look at: Do quality […]
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Diamondbacks News Early Standouts for D-backs Prospects in Arizona Fall League Week 1 by Michael McDermott [D-backs Under Review] Jansel Luis was the top hitter prospect for the D-backs’ AFL contingent. In the first week, he’s shown why. He’s 4-for-16 in his first four games with two walks and two strikeouts. The .250 batting average doesn’t […]
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A lot has been published already about the Dbacks and what their offseason plans should entail. For me, I wanted to take some time and allow the season to resonate a bit, and to also allow for information to percolate in from the team. Here’s what we know so far from the Arizona Diamondbacks leadership […]
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