Diamondbacks Gameday Thread, #54: 5/29 vs. Rockies
It’s Memorial Day. Today's Lineups ROCKIES DIAMONDBACKS Jurickson Profar - LF Pavin Smith - DH Kris Bryant - DH Lourdes Gurriel - LF Ryan McMahon - 3B Corbin Carroll - CF Elias Diaz - C Christian Walker - 1B Randal Grichuk - RF Emmanuel Rivera - 3B Harold Castro - 2B Josh Rojas - 2B Mike Moustakas - 1B Gabriel Moreno - C Brenton Doyle - CF Jake McCarthy - RF Ezequiel Tovar - SS Geraldo Perdomo - SS Karl Kauffmann - RHP Ryne Nelson - RHP Roster moves The Arizona Diamondbacks made the following roster moves: Reinstated OF...
Diamondbacks Gameday Thread, #53: 5/28 vs. Red Sox
Keep telling yourself: It’s only three games... It’s only three games... Today's Lineups RED SOX DIAMONDBACKS Alex Verdugo - RF Pavin Smith - DH Rafael Devers - 3B Ketel Marte - 2B Justin Turner - DH Corbin Carroll - CF Masataka Yoshida - LF Christian Walker - 1B Jarren Duran - CF Lourdes Gurriel - LF Triston Casas - 1B Josh Rojas - 3B Enrique Hernandez - SS Gabriel Moreno - C Enmanuel Valdez - 2B Jake McCarthy - RF Connor Wong - C Geraldo Perdomo - SS Tanner Houck - RHP Merrill Kelly - RHP The road-trip may have created...
Diamondbacks Gameday Thread, #52: 5/27 vs. Red Sox
Photo by Colin McConnell/Toronto Star via Roster moves! Get yet pipin’ hawt roster moves here! xxx Roster moves The Arizona Diamondbacks made the following roster moves: Reinstated RHP Zach Davies from the 15-day injured list (strained left oblique). Recalled RHP Drey Jameson from Triple-A Reno. Optioned RHP Brandon Pfaadt and RHP Luis Frías to Reno following last night’s game. Yeah, the long-awaited debut of Pfaadt turned into so much damp, squishing sounds. After four starts, he goes back to Reno with an ERA of 8.37, and it’s fully deserved...
Diamondbacks Gameday Thread, #51: 5/26 vs. Red Sox
Look, I’m sorry, okay? Today's Lineups RED SOX DIAMONDBACKS Raimel Tapia - CF Ketel Marte - 2B Alex Verdugo - RF Emmanuel Rivera - 3B Justin Turner - 3B Lourdes Gurriel - LF Masataka Yoshida - DH Christian Walker - 1B Rob Refsnyder - LF Evan Longoria - DH Triston Casas - 1B Corbin Carroll - CF Enrique Hernandez - SS Nick Ahmed - SS Enmanuel Valdez - 2B Jake McCarthy - RF Connor Wong - C Jose Herrera - C Chris Sale - LHP Brandon Pfaadt - RHP Roster moves The Arizona Diamondbacks made the following roster moves: Recalled OF Jake...
May 26, 2023
SB Nation Reacts: Is stealing signs bad?
Photo by Fox Photos/ There are worse things. Using foreign substances, for one. There was a bit of a fuss recently, though since it was in the AL East, you might be forgiven for not noticing. Yankees’ slugger Aaron Judge was accused of stealing signs against the Toronto Blue Jays. He looked over into the Yankees’ dugout immediately before hitting a homer, and the Blue Jays commentators speculated he was being fed information on what pitch to expect. Toronto manager Josh Schneider contacted MLB “about monitoring New York’s actions moving forward. Schneider’s...
The State of the Diamondbacks: 50 games in
Photo by: Joe Sohm/Visions of America/Universal Images Group via An appropriate point to look at where the team stands. Record: 29-21 Pace: 94-68 Change on 2022: +4 Before the season, Las Vegas set the line at 751⁄2 wins. I said at the time that it “seems almost ludicrously low. If I bet real money on stuff, I’d be all over that.” To finish below that line, the D-backs would now have to go 46-66 or worse the rest of the way, the equivalent of a 97-loss or higher pace over a full season. While nothing is ever guaranteed in baseball, it would require a real...
Diamondbacks Gameday Thread, #50: 5/24 @ Phillies
Photo by Universal Images Group via The tooth, the whole tooth and nothing but the tooth... Today's Lineups DIAMONDBACKS PHILLIES Ketel Marte - 2B Bryson Stott - 2B Corbin Carroll - LF Trea Turner - SS Emmanuel Rivera - 3B Bryce Harper - DH Christian Walker - 1B Nick Castellanos - RF Evan Longoria - DH Kyle Schwarber - LF Pavin Smith - RF Kody Clemens - 1B Nick Ahmed - SS Alec Bohm - 3B Dominic Fletcher - CF Brandon Marsh - CF Jose Herrera - C Garrett Stubbs - C Zac Gallen - RHP Ranger Suarez - LHP Today’s game is not just a...
Diamondbacks Gameday Thread, #49: 5/23 @ Phillies
Photo by Rich Schultz/ Second helping of win? Don’t mind if I do... Today's Lineups DIAMONDBACKS PHILLIES Ketel Marte - 2B Bryson Stott - 2B Emmanuel Rivera - 3B Trea Turner - SS Lourdes Gurriel - LF Bryce Harper - DH Christian Walker - 1B Nick Castellanos - RF Corbin Carroll - RF Kyle Schwarber - LF Evan Longoria - DH J.T. Realmuto - C Gabriel Moreno - C Brandon Marsh - CF Dominic Fletcher - CF Kody Clemens - 1B Geraldo Perdomo - SS Edmundo Sosa - 3B Ryne Nelson - RHP Dylan Covey - RHP With about a week to go,...
Diamondbacks 6, Phillies 3: Whiz widout
Photo By Ben Hasty/MediaNews Group/Reading Eagle via Arizona guaranteed a winning road-trip by taking the opener in Philadelphia. Record: 28-20. Pace: 94-68. Change on 2022: +5. After taking the series in both Oakland and Pittsburgh, Arizona looked to continue the trend in Philadelphia. However, the pitching match-up this evening was not in their favor, as Tommy Henry was facing the home team’s ace, Zack Wheeler. As samath noted, it “was the second most uphill battle for the Diamondbacks the season to date, with a Fangraphs winning percentage of just 34.5%.”...
Diamondbacks Gameday Thread, #48: 5/22 @ Phillies
Photo by John Jones/Icon Sportswire via Let’s get Phanatical... Today's Lineups DIAMONDBACKS PHILLIES Pavin Smith - DH Trea Turner - SS Ketel Marte - 2B Nick Castellanos - RF Corbin Carroll - RF Bryce Harper - DH Christian Walker - 1B J.T. Realmuto - C Lourdes Gurriel - LF Kyle Schwarber - LF Josh Rojas - 3B Alec Bohm - 1B Dominic Fletcher - CF Bryson Stott - 2B Gabriel Moreno - C Josh Harrison - 3B Geraldo Perdomo - SS Dalton Guthrie - CF Tommy Henry - LHP Zack Wheeler - RHP Ranking the power rankings MLB.com:...
Diamondbacks Gameday Thread, #47: 5/21 @ Pirates
Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports Rubber game in the series, as expected. How we got here though... Today's Lineups DIAMONDBACKS PIRATES Pavin Smith - DH Andrew McCutchen - DH Ketel Marte - 2B Bryan Reynolds - LF Corbin Carroll - RF Jack Suwinski - CF Christian Walker - 1B Carlos Santana - 1B Lourdes Gurriel - LF Ke'Bryan Hayes - 3B Josh Rojas - 3B Connor Joe - RF Dominic Fletcher - CF Rodolfo Castro - 2B Geraldo Perdomo - SS Tucupita Marcano - SS Jose Herrera - C Jason Delay - C Merrill Kelly - RHP Roansy Contreras - RHP I can't...
Diamondbacks Gameday Thread, #46: 5/20 @ Pirates
Photo by Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Maybe we can do to their ace, what they did to ours? Today's Lineups DIAMONDBACKS PIRATES Josh Rojas - 3B Andrew McCutchen - DH Ketel Marte - 2B Bryan Reynolds - LF Corbin Carroll - LF Jack Suwinski - CF Christian Walker - 1B Carlos Santana - 1B Lourdes Gurriel - DH Ke'Bryan Hayes - 3B Pavin Smith - RF Tucupita Marcano - SS Dominic Fletcher - CF Ji Hwan Bae - 2B Gabriel Moreno - C Josh Palacios - RF Geraldo Perdomo - SS Austin Hedges - C Brandon Pfaadt - RHP Mitch Keller - RHP Diamondbacks...
Diamondbacks Gameday Thread, #45: 5/19 @ Pirates
Photo by Justin K. Aller/ Two surprising teams go head-to-head in Pittsburgh Today's Lineups DIAMONDBACKS PIRATES Josh Rojas - 3B Andrew McCutchen - DH Ketel Marte - 2B Bryan Reynolds - LF Corbin Carroll - RF Jack Suwinski - CF Christian Walker - 1B Carlos Santana - 1B Lourdes Gurriel - LF Ke'Bryan Hayes - 3B Pavin Smith - DH Tucupita Marcano - SS Gabriel Moreno - C Ji Hwan Bae - 2B Dominic Fletcher - CF Josh Palacios - RF Geraldo Perdomo - SS Austin Hedges - C Zac Gallen - RHP Johan Oviedo - RHP It doesn’t look like there will...
May 18, 2023
SB Nation Reacts: The nature of baseball
Photo by Darryl Webb/MLB Photos via How long should a baseball game be? What about a baseball season? This week’s SB Nation React results asked some pretty interesting questions, and I think the results merited some extended discussion as well. We begin with fans telling us how many games per year they watch [as for all these, the responses are not just from D-backs fans, but I imagine our local responses would be along similar lines] Quite surprised to see how many people are watching more or less every game. But I guess it may also depend on your...
Diamondbacks Gameday Thread, #44: 5/17 @ Athletics
Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports The last we’ll see of Oakland Coliseum? Today's Lineups DIAMONDBACKS ATHLETICS Josh Rojas - 2B Esteury Ruiz - CF Geraldo Perdomo - SS Ryan Noda - 1B Corbin Carroll - RF Brent Rooker - DH Christian Walker - 1B JJ Bleday - LF Lourdes Gurriel - LF Carlos Perez - C Pavin Smith - DH Jace Peterson - 3B Dominic Fletcher - CF Ramon Laureano - RF Emmanuel Rivera - 3B Tony Kemp - 2B Jose Herrera - C Nick Allen - SS Ryne Nelson - RHP Luis Medina - RHP Roster moves The Arizona Diamondbacks made the following...
