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Photo by Eric Espada/Getty Images Today marks the opening of the international amateur signing period, meaning that Roki Sasaki is now free to sign with a big league club. Diamondbacks News Corbin Carroll Is Even Better than AdvertisedDiving into how Corbin Carroll smokes the average expected outcome at the plate. Having the speed to avoid double plays certainly … [Read more...] about Snake Bytes 1/15: Sasaki Season Opens

Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images Geraldo Perdomo’s metrics paint him as a middling SS. Why are we so afraid to pivot away from him as an everyday player? Geraldo Perdomo is a fan favorite on the Diamondbacks these last two years, and spending just 10 minutes watching any D-backs game would show you why. Guaranteed within that 10 minutes, the camera will find Perdomo … [Read more...] about There’s Something About Gerry

Photo by Greg Fiume/Getty Images Mike Hazen and Corbin Burnes were joined by Ken Kendrick and Scott Boras “It’s a great day to be a D-back” That was how Ken Kendrick opened the press conference this afternoon, and I think that’s a sentiment that all Diamondbacks fans can get behind with this official announcement of the signing of ace pitcher, Corbin Burnes, to a six … [Read more...] about Corbin Burnes introduced to the media

Photo by Duane Burleson/Getty Images That’s down from second last year Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Corbin Burnes ranked sixth on MLB Now’s Top 10 Starting Pitchers Right Now last night. The 2021 NL Cy Young Award winner finished one spot ahead of the Kansas City Royals’ Cole Ragans and one spot behind two-time Cy Young Award winner Blake Snell of the Los … [Read more...] about Corbin Burnes Ranked 6th on “Top 10 Starting Pitchers Right Now”

Torey Lovullo with GM Mike Hazen. | Photo by Chris Coduto/MLB Photos via Getty Images Experienced GMs win more often. Inspiration. This article was inspired by Farhan Zaidi, who recently lost his position as President of Operations for the Giants (although I thought of him as their GM). What I concluded from hearing him talk was that he lost his position by not … [Read more...] about What Happens to GMs?