![]() Went to Pittsburgh for $2.5MM and pitched respectably for the Pirates and Mariners in 2021. He was put on waivers by the end of that season, finally signed a $1.775 million contract in San Francisco and was non-tendered again at the end of the 2020 season. The former Rocky was a reliable force in Denver for 4 years before pitching to a terrible 11.76 ERA in 2019. Game #1 Mon 09/12 6:40 MST, Tyler Anderson (LAD) vs Ryne Nelson (ARI) So let’s try and seek which of the three upcoming match-ups will achieve at least that for us. So, yeah, of course we have a possibility of winning at least one game. In 2020* the D-Backs went 2-8, in 2021 we went 3-16 and for this season we are 2-9. We are not entirely without a chance though. Photo by Sarah Sachs/Arizona Diamondbacks/Getty Images The Matchups. ![]() Image and reaction of Mike Hazen after reading this article and asked about the D-Backs’ odds on beating the Dodgers. And add to them “he-who-shall-not-be-named” as well of course.īesides Buehler and Gonsolin, the Dodgers are also without relievers Brusdar Graterol, Yency Almonte, David Price, Víctor González and (former) D-Backs’ fan favourite Daniel Hudson for this series.īut that doesn’t stop them from beating any opponent and it probably won’t stop them from beating the Snakes either. Clayton Kershaw and all of his pains are probably a well-known story, but the Dodgers also lost Walker Buehler to the IL with TJ and recently their All Star pitcher Tony Gonsolin as well, with a right forearm strain. That is even more impressive if you know that they have had their starting pitchers going off and on the IL. Los Angeles has the lowest ERA of all teams, second-lowest base on balls, leader in baserunners allowed, and is a top 10 in strikeouts. Together with the Astros the Dodgers lead the MLB in pitching as well. ![]() Yep, this is a powerful lineup with no weaknesses except for Arizona native Cody Bellinger. The team themselves leads the entire league in OBP and SLG and other related categories, while they are league average in strikeouts and are amongst the least teams that ground into double play. Their batting line-up is fearful and Mookie Betts, Justin Turner and Freddie Freeman can be found amongst the league leaders in almost any category. I won’t get into a discussion on who is really the best team in the entire MLB (discussions on weak divisions bla bla bla), but statistically the Dodgers are because they have the best W-L%, most runs scored and least runs allowed. The Dodgers just clinched a play-off spot after completing yet another series win (against the Padres), so at least we won’t see them pissing in the pool because of that. We all know the Dodgers, so we don’t have to remember anyone on here that in the upcoming series we will play the toughest team the Diamondbacks will face in 2022. After a lost opportunity in San Diego and a cold shower in Denver, the Diamondbacks and their fans have returned to earth and are probably aware that achieving 3rd place in this division, getting ahead of the Giants and staying away from the Rockies will be a fine achievement. Some on this site were even talking about play-offs. Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty ImagesĪ week ago we were surely a bit more optimistic than we are right now. The third state would be getting a human face and the final and fourth state is getting empathy and a viable IQ. This is the second state of transitioning where the Dodger has already taken on some human form and starts wearing good clothing. Image of a Dodger being slowly transformed into a normal person again. Prepare and take out the light to free all those blue hordes of the darkness. That is especially true for baseball with autumn and October baseball approaching, but for the Diamondbacks it is a reality already as the Dodgers enter town. Darker times are upon us if we have to believe many experts.
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