For a 74-win team that finished 37 games out of the NL West and 13 games out of the playoffs, the Arizona Diamondbacks stirred more than their fair share of excitement in 2022. After winning 52 games a year ago, the team forged a new identity. The Diamondbacks are young, fast, athletic and — somehow — a not-so-outrageous pick to…...
After his last home start of the year on Sep. 24, Diamondbacks starting pitcher Merrill Kelly had already thrown an impressive 189.2 innings this season. And he was hellbent on reaching 200. “It’s pretty important to me, to be honest with you,” Kelly said. “You guys have heard me talk for four years now on what I pride myself on…...
From the addition of No. 2 overall pick Druw Jones to the rapid rise of top shortstop prospect Jordan Lawlar, 2022 was another solid year for an Arizona Diamondbacks’ farm system that remains widely regarded as one of the 10 best in baseball. With the minor league season officially complete, it is time to look back on what transpired. I…...
If you have been a baseball fan for any length of time, chances are you have heard this saying before: Hitting a baseball is the hardest thing to do in sports. There is some truth there. When I showed up at the batting cages for my first — and last — year of high school baseball, my coaches set the…...
In the home stretch of a 2022 season that has sparked optimism across the Valley, the words “Wild Card contender” are no longer alienated among Diamondbacks fans. People really think the team has a shot in 2023. The likelihood of a playoff run next year is something to dig into more deeply in the offseason, but for now, we have…...
The Arizona Fall League offers fans the opportunity to watch baseball’s brightest stars of tomorrow in an intimate setting.
As an assistant manager in the marketing department, Ian Rebhan wore many hats for the Tri-City ValleyCats in the summer of 2013. He attended local events. He dragged the infield in the fifth inning. On occasion, he wore literal hats — big heads, rather — resembling a local mayor for the ValleyCats’ equivalent of the Diamondbacks’ legends race.
It was Rebhan's first job after graduating with his master’s degree, and as long as baseball was involved, he didn’t really care what it was. Now, less than 10 years later, he is the youngest director of amateur scouting in Major League Baseball.
The last two months of Diamondbacks baseball have sparked hope. Even after a recent skid, the team is still 26-23 since the All-Star break. They are young, fast and easy to dream on. At times, it has seemed like they are nothing more than a decent bullpen away from potentially leaping back into contention in 2023.
Unfortunately, the Diamondbacks know as well as any team in the sport that nothing staves off positive vibes quite like a series with the Los Angeles Dodgers, against whom they have now dropped 10 straight games. Tuesday’s loss was likely the most memorable of all, as the Dodgers clinched their ninth NL West title in the last 10 years.
Two months ago, calling Zac Gallen an NL Cy Young Award candidate would have been like calling the Diamondbacks a Wild Card contender earlier this week. Fun to dream about, but out of touch with reality.
After struggling to the tune of a 7.31 ERA in three starts from late June to early July, Gallen had a 3.62 ERA on the season. That is more than respectable, but it wasn't the type of performance that would warrant Cy Young votes — or All-Star votes, for that matter.
When reflecting on Gallen’s first half, pitching coach Brent Strom knew there was more in the tank.
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