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How the rotation for Arizona performed this year kinda depends on what metric you choose, as well as how you look at it. By straight ERA, they were mediocre: 4.29 ranked the D-backs’ starting pitching nineteenth. It was considerably better than the 4.79 ERA and 27th ranking they managed in 2024. They certainly got their […]
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We previously discussed how team needs to clear space on the 40-man roster, for the nine players currently on the 60-day injured list. Next week, that IL goes away, and in order to retain them, space must be found on the 40-man instead. This would mean close to a quarter of the current roster being […]
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Team News Hurley a standout among D-backs’ Fall League participantshttps://www.mlb.com/dbacks/news/diamondbacks-discuss-2025-arizona-fall-league-participants Diamondbacks’ Jordan Lawlar makes center field debut in Dominican Winter Leaguehttps://arizonasports.com/mlb/arizona-diamondbacks/jordan-lawlar-10/3600448/ Diamondbacks offseason dates to mark down on the calendar https://arizonasports.com/mlb/arizona-diamondbacks/offseason-dates/3600342/ D-backs Have Clear Choice to Make Between 2 Free A...
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Somebody is going to go back to Toronto tonight, one victory away from the World Series. And the other team will be going back to Toronto tonight, teetering on the edge of elimination and needing to win out the rest of the way. Game 5’s are pretty damn pivotal when the first four have been […]
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Diamondbacks News AFL MailbagMichael McDermott answers some of your questions regarding players and performances in the AFL. Three Hitting Prospects to WatchAre Druw Jones and Tommy Troy returning to relevency? Other Baseball News Five Takeaways from Toronto’s Rebound Win in Game 4If anything, the Blue Jays have shown they are not going to go quietly […]
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61* is a 2001 film originally made for and released on HBO, that’s currently streaming on the HBO Max streaming service. Just for a basic synopsis, the movie focuses on the 1961 New York Yankees, specifically Roger Maris and Micky Mantle’s chase of Babe Ruth’s homerun record. First time screenplay writer Hank Steinberg, along with […]
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Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across MLB. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Mountain West fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. There was a time, not long ago, when the idea of trading Ketel Marte was as […]
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Well, of all the World Series games, last night’s was certainly… one of them. An 18-inning marathon, won by the Dodgers on a walk-off from Freddie Freeman, and what feels like just a few hours later, we’re back at Chavez Ravine once again. How the managers handle their incinerated bullpens – 12.2 frames of work […]
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There are some safe assumptions, such as the Diamondbacks’ defense will improve significantly. Making safe assumptions will not reveal whether the Diamondbacks are on-track. More insightful are two assumptions with uncertainty that can be tracked during next season: Tracking Pitching. Obvious statistics like ERA lack the game-specific flavor that seems important to me. In 2025, […]
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Diamondbacks News My Proposed Off-season Plan by ILIKEPOTATOES [AZ Snake Pit]. {Ed. Note: This was a fun article from one of our own and for some reason it’s not making it to the front page in the Feed. Figured I would try and give it a bump here.} This exercise is more fun with a […]
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The World Series moves to Los Angeles for Game 3, with the series balanced at 1-1. Former D-back Max Scherzer will start for the Blue Jays, giving us even more reason to root for him. Hard to be believe he made his debut coming out of the 2008 D-backs’ bullpen. As I wrote at the […]
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Team news [Dbacks.com] How Carroll jumped his way into Gold Glove contention – “He’ll go as hard as he can and get to it and come up and get it in,” [Dave] McKay said. “Because he realizes the value in working on your jumps at all times, rather than [only doing it] when there’s that […]
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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 Arizona Diamondbacks fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. First of all, and tangentially related to the topic, the Blue Jays are definitely the […]
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After the Dodgers scored a couple of quick runs early, you’d have been forgiven for thinking the World Series would be the procession many expected. However, the Blue Jays had other ideas, scoring eleven unanswered runs, including the first pinch-hit grand slam in WS history. They now have their ace on the mound for Game […]
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And so, a disappointing D-backs season ended. But, never fear! Because there’s still a chance to made some (hypothetical) money, depending on how your wagers went at the SnakePit casino! We welcomed suckers esteemed customers into the venue to place bets before the season. Now the season is in the books, it’s time to look […]
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Diamondbacks News Hagaman with Another Rocky AFL OutingDavid Hagaman showed both his good traits and his bad in what can best be described as an uneven outing. The 22-year-old is finding the adjustment to the more difficult AFL a bit challenging so far, but is still showing flashes of what is to come should he […]
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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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The D-backs 2025 outfield collectively took a step back from their previous performances, continuing what could be seen as a potentially worrying trend. In 2023, the three positions combined to be worth 2.4 bWAR Above Average (bWAA). In 2024, that figure dropped to 1.7 bWAA, and this year, it dropped below the average, coming it […]
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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 […]
3 months ago | 5 reads
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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