Diamondbacks

Photo by Bilal Jawich/Xinhua via Getty Images Here we go again... In December 2023, the Dodgers signed Shohei Ohtani to what was then the largest free-agent contract in the history of baseball, while simultaneously deferring around 97% of the contract’s costs until 2034 and thereafter. They followed this up with the biggest pitching contract in baseball history, signing … [Read more...] about MLB is broken(er)

Photo by Gene Wang/Getty Images Three more players have been elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame, headlined by Ichiro. Hall of Fame Coverage The Hall of Fame Class of 2025! pic.twitter.com/QQsWDzNait— MLB Network (@MLBNetwork) January 21, 2025 Ichiro, CC Sabathia, Billy Wagner Elected to Hall of FameFirst-time nominees Ichiro and Sabathia join final chance Billy … [Read more...] about Snake Bytes 1/22: Three Elected

Josh Naylor in ALCS. | Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images Baserunners and RBIs. Introduction. After two seasons of near league-average in runs scored, last season the Diamondbacks scored more runs than any other team. What happened? Bottom line up front; three things happened. They had more baserunners (two standard deviations more), a higher percentage of their … [Read more...] about Diamondbacks Breakthroughs