The downward spiral July results How long ago it seems now. The D-backs went 15-11 in June, their best month of the season so far, though a good part of the success was a considerably easier schedule. June saw series wins over the Braves, Rockies and White Sox, though they did also beat the Padres and swept Seattle. That did get the Diamondbacks up to .500, but didn’t really … [Read more...] about Arizona Diamondbacks: August confidence poll
Thursday Tidbits: Castoff Check-In
Sam Navarro-Imagn Images How have last year’s Trade Deadline castoffs done since departing the Arizona organization? Like many of you, I am fascinated by the alternative path, the one not taken that could have led you somewhere very different. I suspect it’s a very human instinct to wonder what could have happened if we made different decisions. If nothing else, the … [Read more...] about Thursday Tidbits: Castoff Check-In
A farewell to arms (and bats): the Diamondbacks deadline departures
Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images We pour one out for those no longer with us. The trade deadline has come and gone, and with it, the D-backs have been sellers, to a degree almost unprecedented in franchise history. Since the trade of Josh Naylor a week ago, the team has seen the departure of six players, and a total of eighteen combined seasons with Arizona. Of course, … [Read more...] about A farewell to arms (and bats): the Diamondbacks deadline departures
Trade Deadline Retrospective
Lefty Kohl Drake may well be the top starting pitching prospect in the Diamondbacks’ system | Photo by Homero Amador/Minor League Baseball Surprising players were traded (Jordan Montgomery)! Expected players were not traded (Zac Gallen). Now that the dust has settled, how does it look? With 30 minutes to go until the official trade deadline, it looked like it might be a … [Read more...] about Trade Deadline Retrospective
Merrill Kelly traded to Texas Rangers: report
Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images The shoe finally dropped minutes before the deadline John Gambadoro was first with the news, sending one of the D-backs’ longest-serving pitchers to the Texas Rangers. Jeff Passan subsequently confirmed the news. Kelly signed with Arizona before the 2019 season, after a period spent pitching in Korea, and has been a mainstay of the team’s … [Read more...] about Merrill Kelly traded to Texas Rangers: report