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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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