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Roundup: Trumbo Hurt; A Ross/Chavez Platoon?

On April 28, 2014 By

For a time last week, one forgot the horrible start to the season. For a time, the D-backs looked like last year’s squad, capable of a comeback or walkoff at any time. But in dropping yesterday’s contest despite an excellent start by Brandon McCarthy, the team actually went 3 for 7 in the last week. The Cubs series may …

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Baseball’s Best Hitter, For Now

On April 9, 2014 By

Kevin Towers couldn’t have imagined that Mark Trumbo would start his D-backs days like this. The hottest hitter in the game has done a lot of swinging and not a lot of missing thus far. His five home runs are tops in baseball and through just nine games he’s already amassed 0.6 WAR, accounting for essentially 25% of his pre-season …

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Roundup: Anatomy of Mark Trumbo’s Home Runs

On April 7, 2014 By

Every baseball fan’s guide to the galaxy: don’t panic based on one week’s worth of games. Despite being in the wake of two losses Down Under, the 2-5 week has no greater an impact on the season in early April than it would in the middle of June. That said, where the D-backs now sit is the opposite of the …

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Speaking of Defense In Left Field…

On March 27, 2014 By

You’ve heard it all winter long: the Diamondbacks thrive on good defense. Gerardo Parra was simply incredible in right field last year en route to his second Gold Glove. Paul Goldschmidt, never one to be left out, earned one of his own at first base. A.J. Pollock was stellar in center, Gregorius was solid at short, Prado was just fine …

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Let’s talk about lineup protection

On February 20, 2014 By

In a hot-button post last week, I mentioned the myth of lineup protection. We’ve heard the D-backs leadership discuss the acquisition of Mark Trumbo as a way to protect The People’s MVP, Paul Goldschmidt. The concept of lineup protection is debatable at best and isn’t even something that all managers believe in. In reading through recent comments here …

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Diamondbacks Steamer Projections – 2014 Outfield

On January 1, 2014 By

*Previous entries: Steamer Projection Primer | 2014 Rotation

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, …

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Guess That Power Hitter!

On December 13, 2013 By

It’s Friday and where I come from, Friday is supposed to be fun. So I think we should kick the weekend off early and have a little fun by playing a familiar game. It’s called “Guess That Power Hitter!” If you haven’t played before, the rules are simple. Read the career stat line of each player and guess who it …

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“Front Line” Free Agent Starters

On December 11, 2013 By

The Diamondbacks signed Mark Trumbo yesterday and, well, yeah that really happened. It’s not the worst move ever but it’s certainly not something to advocate for if you’re concerned with maximizing Arizona’s win total. Apparently, the organization is more concerned with selling home runs to the fan base rather than selling a winning baseball team. Maybe they gets both out …

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Power Hitters and False Perception (pt. 1)

On December 9, 2013 By

*Note: this post will be broken up into two parts. Today we’ll examine the power hitters available to the Diamondbacks in depth and check back later this week to see why the “need” to acquire one of the players below is overstated. 

Here we are again, discussing Kevin Towers’ rumblings and what it means for the Diamondbacks. Last week …

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Help Wanted: Power Hitting Outfielder

On November 26, 2013 By

Kevin Towers was quoted as saying, multiple times, that he his seeking a corner outfield power bat this offseason. In principle, this is a great idea as Arizona was mostly devoid of corner outfield production at the plate in 2013. But the organization doesn’t have much money to spend and there aren’t many options on the trading block that match …

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