But if we get there, how should we deploy Ryne in the Playoffs?
Game Recaps
D-backs’ bats quiet vs. SF without Marte, Moreno by Jesse Borek [MLB]
Giants tag Eduardo Rodriguez with 3 HR, D-backs open final week with lackluster loss [Arizona Sports]
Diamondbacks News
Diamondbacks to evaluate options for Ryne Nelson as starter, reliever: ‘He’s a weapon’ by Alex Weiner [Arizona Sports]
Game 3 starter or a difference-maker in the bullpen, Ryne Nelson’s role for the Arizona Diamondbacks is once again up for discussion with October around the corner…The right-hander is eligible to return this weekend for the final series of the regular season against the San Diego Padres.
The ballclub will evaluate his progress in the meantime to determine how to use him.
Ketel Marte in “Too Dangerous a Spot” to Start Monday Night by Jack Sommers [SI]
Reno Aces Announce Awards for 2024 Season by Jake Oliver [SI]
We didn’t quite finish the sweep, but it was still an incredible last day with you all ♥️
Following the game, we presented our 2024 HOME Award winners! Congratulations to:
Adrian Del Castillo – Aces Player of the Year
Humberto Castellanos – Aces Pitcher of the Year
Tristin… pic.twitter.com/Nqne5zmFqL— Reno Aces (@Aces) September 23, 2024
Giving Floro His Flowers by Leo Morgenstern [FanGraphs]
When the Diamondbacks acquired Floro at this year’s deadline, I thought it might prove to be one of the smartest, under-the-radar trades of the season. A right-handed pitcher who could keep the ball in the yard was precisely what Arizona’s bullpen needed.
Around the League
Rockies’ Charlie Blackmon Announces Retirement After 14-Year MLB Career by Jacob Hardin [Burn City Sports]
MLB reaches back-to-back years of rising attendance by Thomas Harrigan [MLB]
MLB drew a total of 1,553,235 fans this past weekend across 45 games for an average of 34,516 per game, the largest September non-final weekend in any season since 2015, both by total and average.
When all is said and done, MLB is expecting to have its highest attendance since 2017, again surpassing 70 million for the season and continuing its run as the most attended sports league in the world by far.
Phils ‘stayed hungry’ after heartbreak, win NL East [ESPN]
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