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Photo by Harry How/Getty Images A rare case where fandom was right, and Mike Hazen was not. Overview Rating: 2.77 2024 stats: 11 G, 13.2 IP, 5.93 ERA, 5.73 FIP, 1.683 WHIP, -0.1 bWAR Date of birth: December 24, 1994 (age 29 season) 2024 earnings: $5 million 2025 status: Free agent 2024 review The seeds for this were sown in August 2023. Castro … [Read more...] about 2024 Diamondbacks Player Reviews #46: Miguel Castro

Photo by Chris Coduto/Getty Images The D-backs got their pitching coach; Ketel Marte got something for his mantelpiece. Team news [SI] Q & A with New D-backs Pitching Coach Brian Kaplan and Torey Lovullo - To Torey Lovullo: What were you looking for in a pitching coach and what did you see in Kaplan? “Being able to deliver the message the right way. I think there’s … [Read more...] about Snake Bytes, 11/13: New faces, new honors

Joe Camporeale-Imagn Images It was nunca. Rating: 2.65 2024 stats: 7 G, 6.1 IP, 9.95 ERA, 4.90 FIP, 2.37 WHIP, 1.75 SO/BB, 44 ERA+ Date of birth: May 23, 1998 (26 years old) 2024 earnings: $155,194 (Pre-Arb, via Spotrac) 2025 status: Designated for assignment by Diamondbacks on August 8, claimed by Toronto Blue Jays on August 10. Designated for … [Read more...] about 2024 Diamondbacks Reviews: #47, Luis Frías

Seth Martinez. | Photo by Kevin M. Cox/Getty Images Let’s look at the newest Diamondback pitcher! He’s been called a late bloomer. I’m enthusiastic about late bloomers! The quick view is that if he pitches the same as last season (52.2 innings with a 3.59 ERA) he will make a very positive impact on the Diamondbacks bullpen. And, as a pre-arb player, he is very … [Read more...] about Seth Martinez

Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images That didn’t take long. The departure of Brent Strom, and just about every other pitching coach on the D-backs didn’t really come as a shock, considering how much both the starting pitching and relievers struggled last season. They finished 27th in ERA and 22nd in fWAR: it’s no exaggeration to say that, if the D-backs had merely been … [Read more...] about D-backs Hire Brian Kaplan As Pitching Coach