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Photo by Elsa/Getty Images and THAT team forced a game 5... Team News Revisiting Diamondbacks offseason moves: Suarez trade, Pederson signing pay off “I think the base of this team is a very good baseball team,” general manager Mike Hazen said last week. “I think the team that’s walking out of here is a very good baseball team, unfortunately, without the ability to say … [Read more...] about Snake Bytes 10/10: So, the Mets advanced

Photo by Chris Coduto/Getty Images There will be some substantial increases coming for certain players To be honest, if most of the option decisions largely make themselves, that might be even more the case for the arbitration-related ones. But it’s still worth taking a look, because there will be an impact on the salary bill for next season, and that’s going to factor … [Read more...] about D-backs decisions for 2025, part two: Arbitration

Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images The last full day, with four games of baseball Both lower seeds in the National League preserved their advantage in the Game 3’s played yesterday, leaving the two teams with the best records in baseball during the regular season, gazing into the chasm of elimination at their first hurdle. You can spend a billion dollars … [Read more...] about Playoff Gameday Thread, #8: Final Four(-pack)

Photo by Harry How/Getty Images The streaking San Diego Padres are poised to send the Dodgers home from the NLDS, making it back-to-back seasons that an NL West team has helped the Dodgers to choke. LDS News Los Angeles 5, San Diego 6 Padres Lifted by Machado, Tatis, RulesControversy was not in short supply when the Padres pulled off a 6-5 upset of the Dodgers, putting … [Read more...] about Snake Bytes 10/9: Dodger Elimination Day (Hopefully)

Brent Strom, old but not forgotten. | Photo by Leslie Plaza Johnson/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images It could arrive with the new pitching coach. Background and Inspiration. In the last few seasons, the Diamondbacks changed what type of pitcher they acquired. Often, their pitching acquisitions could be described by three metrics, which I presented many times. Those … [Read more...] about A New Plan for Diamondbacks Pitching