Arizona Diamondbacks – Call to the Pen https://calltothepen.com MLB News, Rumors, Prospects, and more Tue, 22 Aug 2023 00:17:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.3 Can we expect late-season runs for the Cincinnati Reds and Arizona Diamondbacks? https://calltothepen.com/2023/08/22/cincinnati-reds-arizona-diamondbacks-late-season-runs/ https://calltothepen.com/2023/08/22/cincinnati-reds-arizona-diamondbacks-late-season-runs/#respond Tue, 22 Aug 2023 13:00:54 +0000 https://calltothepen.com/?p=530618 One of the more surprising storylines of the 2023 MLB season came with the uprising of two young, talented, and exciting teams — the Cincinnati Reds and the Arizona Diamondbacks. Neither team was projected to make much noise, but quickly proved the critics wrong with monster starts to their 2023 campaigns. Here we are in […]

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]]> https://calltothepen.com/2023/08/22/cincinnati-reds-arizona-diamondbacks-late-season-runs/feed/ 0 MLB rumors: Arizona Diamondbacks taking less aggressive approach at MLB trade deadline https://calltothepen.com/2023/07/26/mlb-rumors-arizona-diamondbacks-less-aggressive-approach-mlb-trade-deadline/ https://calltothepen.com/2023/07/26/mlb-rumors-arizona-diamondbacks-less-aggressive-approach-mlb-trade-deadline/#respond Thu, 27 Jul 2023 02:56:26 +0000 https://calltothepen.com/?p=529423 The Arizona Diamondbacks were one of the more surprising teams through the first half of the 2023 season. They were playing good baseball, getting solid pitching and timely hitting. Prospect Corbin Carroll had an All-Star first half and found his way to Seattle. The post-All-Star break has been a different story for Arizona. They are […]

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]]> https://calltothepen.com/2023/07/26/mlb-rumors-arizona-diamondbacks-less-aggressive-approach-mlb-trade-deadline/feed/ 0 Trade deadline: NL West for sale, plus Dodgers, Giants, Diamondbacks wish list https://calltothepen.com/2023/07/21/trade-deadline-nl-west-dodgers-giants-diamondbacks-padres-rockies/ https://calltothepen.com/2023/07/21/trade-deadline-nl-west-dodgers-giants-diamondbacks-padres-rockies/#respond Fri, 21 Jul 2023 15:30:23 +0000 https://calltothepen.com/?p=529169 We are back from the All-Star break, settled is the Home Run Derby and enough of the season has played out, so we know who is who this year. Now the winners are buyers, the losers are sellers and it’s the front office’s time to shine. Let’s check in with the NL West, who is […]

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]]> https://calltothepen.com/2023/07/21/trade-deadline-nl-west-dodgers-giants-diamondbacks-padres-rockies/feed/ 0 Arizona Diamondbacks: Are they a pretender or contender for the NL West and more? https://calltothepen.com/2023/07/14/arizona-diamondbacks-pretender-contender/ https://calltothepen.com/2023/07/14/arizona-diamondbacks-pretender-contender/#respond Fri, 14 Jul 2023 21:00:38 +0000 https://calltothepen.com/?p=528946 The Arizona Diamondbacks have been a pleasant surprise for Major League Baseball in the first half of the season, but are they a pretender or a contender? When reviewing the Arizona Diamondbacks from a distance, it is a great place to start to see what the eye-test suggests. Currently, they hold second place with a […]

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]]> https://calltothepen.com/2023/07/14/arizona-diamondbacks-pretender-contender/feed/ 0 Mike Hazen’s impact on the Arizona Diamondbacks: An interim grade https://calltothepen.com/2023/06/29/mike-hazen-arizona-diamondbacks-impact-interim-grade/ https://calltothepen.com/2023/06/29/mike-hazen-arizona-diamondbacks-impact-interim-grade/#respond Thu, 29 Jun 2023 17:22:46 +0000 https://calltothepen.com/?p=528156 Mike Hazen has his Arizona Diamondbacks in a surprising first place position in the NL West as his team hits the season’s halfway point. The D-Backs stand 48-33, leading the San Francisco Giants by 2.5 games with Los Angeles back in third. Considering that Arizona finished in fourth place 14 games below .500 in 2022, […]

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]]> https://calltothepen.com/2023/06/29/mike-hazen-arizona-diamondbacks-impact-interim-grade/feed/ 0 Contenders or pretenders? Evaluating 5 MLB teams off to hot starts https://calltothepen.com/2023/06/20/mlb-contenders-pretenders-marlins-reds-diamondbacks-rangers-orioles/ https://calltothepen.com/2023/06/20/mlb-contenders-pretenders-marlins-reds-diamondbacks-rangers-orioles/#respond Tue, 20 Jun 2023 20:00:30 +0000 https://calltothepen.com/?p=527699 If the Major League Baseball regular season ended today, only four of the 12 teams that made the postseason last season would be in contention for the World Series this season. As a result of some of the best MLB teams from 2022 slumping, more under-the-radar teams have surged in 2023. While nearly half of […]

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]]> https://calltothepen.com/2023/06/20/mlb-contenders-pretenders-marlins-reds-diamondbacks-rangers-orioles/feed/ 0 Are the Arizona Diamondbacks really legitimate contenders? https://calltothepen.com/2023/06/15/arizona-diamondbacks-legit-contenders/ https://calltothepen.com/2023/06/15/arizona-diamondbacks-legit-contenders/#respond Thu, 15 Jun 2023 13:00:13 +0000 https://calltothepen.com/?p=527462 Less than 100 games remain in the MLB season and the Arizona Diamondbacks are not only leading the NL West, but they are also battling with the Atlanta Braves for the best record in the NL and have a top five record in the entire league. What is going on with the Arizona Diamondbacks? The […]

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]]> https://calltothepen.com/2023/06/15/arizona-diamondbacks-legit-contenders/feed/ 0 Dodgers, Diamondbacks, Giants, Padres, Rockies: NL West June check-in https://calltothepen.com/2023/06/06/dodgers-giants-padres-rockies-diamondbacks-nl-west-june/ https://calltothepen.com/2023/06/06/dodgers-giants-padres-rockies-diamondbacks-nl-west-june/#respond Tue, 06 Jun 2023 17:00:47 +0000 https://calltothepen.com/?p=527020 The National League West is already wild. Heading into Monday’s games, Arizona and Los Angeles were tied for first place at 35-25, while San Francisco, San Diego, and Colorado are all under .500. Arizona has been a nice surprise so far, following up an impressive opening stanza by going 18-11 in May games, and ending […]

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]]> https://calltothepen.com/2023/06/06/dodgers-giants-padres-rockies-diamondbacks-nl-west-june/feed/ 0 Updating predictions on Rangers, Yankees and Diamondbacks https://calltothepen.com/2023/06/04/updating-predictions-texas-rangers-new-york-yankees-arizona-diamondbacks/ https://calltothepen.com/2023/06/04/updating-predictions-texas-rangers-new-york-yankees-arizona-diamondbacks/#respond Sun, 04 Jun 2023 18:00:02 +0000 https://calltothepen.com/?p=526938 In December, I analyzed which teams I believed had a good chance to improve their win totals over 2022 and settled on the Texas Rangers, New York Yankees and Arizona Diamondbacks. The criteria were loose and free, but a a good part, but not all, of my thought process revolved around 1-run and extra-inning games, […]

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]]> https://calltothepen.com/2023/06/04/updating-predictions-texas-rangers-new-york-yankees-arizona-diamondbacks/feed/ 0 Atlanta Braves probable pitchers and starting lineup vs. Arizona Diamondbacks, June 4 https://calltothepen.com/2023/06/04/atlanta-braves-arizona-diamondbacks-probable-pitchers-starting-lineups-june-4/ https://calltothepen.com/2023/06/04/atlanta-braves-arizona-diamondbacks-probable-pitchers-starting-lineups-june-4/#respond Sun, 04 Jun 2023 14:00:55 +0000 https://calltothepen.com/?p=526954 The Atlanta Braves will look to win the first series of June and split a six-game road trip out west when they clash with the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday afternoon at Chase Field in Phoenix. Game time is slated for 1:10 p.m. in Phoenix and 4:10 p.m. in Atlanta. Arizona held on for a 3-2 […]

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