Some seasons are forgettable, but the 2016 Diamondbacks season was simply disappointing beyond measure. There’s no use dwelling on it any further and if you’re anything like me, you’ve already shifted your attention to the future. Renewed optimism is in order after the hiring of GM Mike Hazen, and we even took the liberty to offer up some ideas …
Continue Reading →With the draft completed, the Diamondbacks are at full capacity on the farm. With four full-season affiliates underway already (Kane County/Visalia update, Mobile/Reno update), the team has five short season teams now in action. That’s another roughly 135 players to keep track of, making my life busy, but giving us hope for the future as things at …
Continue Reading →As you may recall, the 2015 MLB Draft left us with some concerns about the Diamondbacks. The biggest concern was due to the fact that Arizona had the largest bonus pool of any team and, with a soon-to-expire CBA in place that left future draft allocations uncertain, failed to utilize that pool of money for competitive advantage. Aiding the …
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Killer RBI by Jake Lamb against a lefty. Eat that, haters, Apr 03
Last year, Taijuan Walker pitched backward a lot — first pitch breaking ball vs lefties 33% (up from 14% in 2016),… https://t.co/1pDd6yYdDw, Apr 03
This baby behind home plate is the cutest kid I’ve seen on the broadcast since @OnBaseUnit was back there https://t.co/4lSQyHf3WC, Apr 01
Blackmon’s bomb came on the sixth curveball of Greinke’s night, Apr 01
By my count, Gameday has 20 changeups from Greinke already tonight— not counting an eephus. Only 12.4% of his pitch… https://t.co/RTqcdPUiH0, Apr 01
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RT @ZHBuchanan: The Dbacks win 6-1, open their season with series wins over the two other playoff teams from the NL West., 50 mins ago
Feels like that half inning lasted 45 minutes, but that’s okay, 1 hour ago
Cool that Descalso homered but too bad he hit it over the pool. I prefer #PoolShots. #Dbacks, 3 hours ago
Flaherty has got some moxy. Makes me think back to those @MauricioRubioJr and @CJWittJr podcasts., 4 hours ago
479-feet on that Ozuna homer. Wow., 5 hours ago
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Previously on The Pool Shot, the guys explained some of their favorite advanced stats. Hitting, including wRC+, HHAV and batted ball; pitching (38:00), including FIP, xFIP and SIERA; and baserunning and defense, including UBR, UZR and DRS (58:00).