The common narrative around the “battle” at shortstop is that the Diamondbacks are going to let Didi Gregorius and Chris Owings fight it out to decide the starter. There’s one problem here, however, and that’s the fact that both of these guys profile to be pretty similar as solid, but not outstanding, shortstops. Yes, Didi plays outstanding defense and …
Continue Reading →Gerardo Parra, a super-two player entering his third of four arbitration years, has yet to be signed to a 2014 contract or to an extension. Like Josh Collmenter, Joe Thatcher and Mark Trumbo, Parra filed for arbitration last night (the club and players will exchange figures on Friday). But why haven’t the D-backs signed Parra to a much-anticipated extension, as …
Continue Reading →In case you missed it, Ryan and I have begun contributing over at Beyond the Box Score as of three weeks ago. During our short stint there to date, we’ve published some really good stuff and I encourage you to head over there and check out our work and the writing of our saber-savvy colleagues. I’m bringing this up because …
Continue Reading →Pitchers and catchers will report on February 6th this year, less than a month from now, thanks to the early start to the season with two regular season games in Australia. In the meantime, we have some good news on Cody Ross to keep us warm as we wait for updates on Masahiro Tanaka and guess on how the …
Continue Reading →Ryan delved into the ZiPS projections for the position players on Friday, and it wouldn’t be fair if we didn’t show the pitchers any love. A few things stand out when comparing ZiPS to the Steamer projections and the 2013 campaign.
Trevor Cahill:
After Cahill was worth less than one win in 2013, it’s encouraging for Dbacks fans to see …
Continue Reading →It’s the middle of projections season this January, and last week, FanGraphs posted ZiPS projections for the Diamondbacks. On the whole, few of the projections really surprised me, especially in light of Jeff’s series of posts on Steamer projections; but there were a few things on the offensive side of the ball that I thought stuck out.
Mark Trumbo…
Continue Reading →I’ve just got done releasing the last of the Diamondbacks’ Steamer projections. Don’t believe me? You can find them on this very website! Because I like you, I’ll even link them here: Primer | Rotation | Outfield | Bullpen | Infield. You should check them out because they’re loaded with information from one of the most advanced baseball projection …
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While the 2013 Diamondbacks outfield had some great defensive performances, the infield led the way offensively. #MVPaul did most of that damage as he became one of baseballs true young stars. Aaron Hill was very good when healthy and Martin Prado, despite some down months, …
Continue Reading →What’s better for a baseball team: a very good pitcher who misses time to injury, or a very good pitcher who struggles for long stretches of time? — Voice in my head
In fantasy baseball, the choice between an effective-but-fragile player and one who is very streaky is often an easy one. A hurt player is a player you know …
Continue Reading →It’s no secret that Arizona’s starting pitchers struggled in 2013. They were tenth in the NL in ERA compared to other starting staffs. With position players that provided an above average offense and top-tier defense, the place with most room for improvement is within the pitching staff. There has already been turnover amongst the relievers, and the rumors indicate Arizona …
Continue Reading →The last week was a quiet one in baseball, with no moves of any real significance. Most of the D-backs news is of the speculation variety. On the Masahiro Tanaka front, Ken Rosenthal reported on Friday that the Japanese pitcher “remains the D-backs’ No. 1 target.” Rosenthal reasons that if the D-backs had been willing to enter the Choo fray …
Continue Reading →Nearly two weeks ago, the Diamondbacks signed Brad Ziegler to a two-year deal worth $10.5M in guaranteed payments, avoiding arbitration for the team’s last year of control. The yearly salaries — $4.5M in 2014, $5M in 2015, and even $5.5M for the 2016 option year — are extremely reasonable rates for the club. Make no mistake: Ziegler is a very …
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Writing about the Arizona bullpen is like having to talk to your neighbors. No, not the friendly neighbors who invited you over drinks last night, I’m talking about the neighbors who smile when you see them but throw their dog poop over the fence and into your lawn. …
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The Diamondbacks’ outfield was solid but unspectacular at the plate in 2013. There were no black holes, at least once Jason Kubel stopped receiving playing time, as everyone posted a wOBA right around .320. Unfortunately, there were no standouts with the bat and unit lacked offensive punch last season. Defense, though, …
Continue Reading →The on-again, off-again news of the posting of Masahiro Tanaka has thrown the offseason market for “front line” starters into disarray. Not only have we not seen any of the offseason’s top three (or four) starters sign, but to my knowledge, we also have not heard any credible information from front offices regarding offers or likely offers. All we have …
Continue Reading →In terms of news, this past week might have been the slowest for D-backs fans in the month of December. With three significant trades and a host of other rumors, however, that’s not necessarily saying it was slow.
Arizona is one of the most public suitors of the free agent market’s top starting pitchers, but that aspect of the offseason …
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Best part of Peralta’s 108 mph fliner over the fence, IMHO: that he got that much leverage despite scooping it out… https://t.co/ivBrl76adF, 
RT @OutfieldGrass24: If you're bored of watching Patrick Corbin get dudes out, you can check out my latest for @TheAthleticAZ. https://t.co/k1DymgY7zO, - Of course, they may have overtaken the league lead for outs on the bases just now, also...
But in 2017, Arizona ha… https://t.co/38MBrr2D4b,
- Prior to the games today, there had only been 5 steals of 3rd this season (and no CS) in the National League. The… https://t.co/gVVL84vPQ5,
- RT @OutfieldGrass24: Patrick Corbin has a WPA of .318 and it's only the fifth inning.,
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RT @MLBPipeline: Correction:
Oldest players on the #Top100Prospects list:
#Astros' Josh James, 25 (3/08/1993)
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- Old Friend Alert https://t.co/vZFngGVaFF,
- Winning defensive MVP of the NFL Pro Bowl is something that should not actually be possible,
- Bill Swancutt (2005 draft, Lions) and Alex Brink (2008 draft, Texans). Swancutt was a DE and TE that I had to cover… https://t.co/7PvKgIVkD3,
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