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The Arizona Diamondbacks announced that they have hired Brian Kaplan to be their new pitching coach. Kaplan will replace Brent Strom, who was dismissed after serving in that role for the previous three seasons. Kaplan has been with the Philadelphia Phillies since 2019. He spent his first three years as an integrative baseball performance consultant. For the three most recent … [Read more...] about Diamondbacks Revamp Pitching Department with Seasoned Expert

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

Rob Schumacher/The Republic / USA TODAY NETWORK Another well deserved accolade for our man at the Keystone. Diamondbacks News Ketel Marte named a finalist for National League MVP by Alex Weiner [Arizona Sports] D-backs listed as possible suitor for Christian Walker by Michael McDermott [Michael’s Substack] Arizona Diamondbacks 2024 Player Review: Randal Grichuk by Jake … [Read more...] about SnakeBytes 11/12: MVP FINALIST