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  4.  <subtitle>An unofficial Arizona Diamondbacks community and blog</subtitle>
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  10.    <published>2025-04-30T18:30:55-04:00</published>
  11.    <updated>2025-04-30T18:30:55-04:00</updated>
  12.    <title>Diamondbacks Gameday Thread, #30: 4/30 @ Mets </title>
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  14.  
  15.    &lt;figure&gt;
  16.      &lt;img alt="Quito: The first city listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/XzeTocV0Z3XbdHM8GTc_5K-qMW4=/0x0:6240x4160/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/74058517/2208848964.0.jpg" /&gt;
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  19.  
  20.  &lt;p&gt;Will the D-backs end April at .500 or above it?&lt;/p&gt; &lt;div id="9UQjgw"&gt;
  21. &lt;div class="pane sports_data_widget lineup clearfix"&gt;
  22. &lt;h3&gt;Today's Lineups&lt;/h3&gt;
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  24. &lt;table width="100%" cellspacing="0" class="zebra"&gt;
  25. &lt;thead&gt;
  26. &lt;tr&gt;
  27. &lt;th align="left"&gt;DIAMONDBACKS&lt;/th&gt;
  28. &lt;th align="left"&gt;METS&lt;/th&gt;
  29. &lt;/tr&gt;
  30. &lt;/thead&gt;
  31. &lt;tbody&gt;
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  33. &lt;td class="td-last td-name"&gt;Tim Tawa - 2B&lt;/td&gt;
  34. &lt;td class="td-first td-name"&gt;Francisco Lindor - SS&lt;/td&gt;
  35. &lt;/tr&gt;
  36. &lt;tr&gt;
  37. &lt;td class="td-last td-name"&gt;Corbin Carroll - RF&lt;/td&gt;
  38. &lt;td class="td-first td-name"&gt;Juan Soto - RF&lt;/td&gt;
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  41. &lt;td class="td-last td-name"&gt;Randal Grichuk - DH&lt;/td&gt;
  42. &lt;td class="td-first td-name"&gt;Pete Alonso - 1B&lt;/td&gt;
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  45. &lt;td class="td-last td-name"&gt;Eugenio Suarez - 3B&lt;/td&gt;
  46. &lt;td class="td-first td-name"&gt;Mark Vientos - 3B&lt;/td&gt;
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  49. &lt;td class="td-last td-name"&gt;Josh Naylor - 1B&lt;/td&gt;
  50. &lt;td class="td-first td-name"&gt;Starling Marte - DH&lt;/td&gt;
  51. &lt;/tr&gt;
  52. &lt;tr&gt;
  53. &lt;td class="td-last td-name"&gt;Gabriel Moreno - C&lt;/td&gt;
  54. &lt;td class="td-first td-name"&gt;Jeff McNeil - LF&lt;/td&gt;
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  57. &lt;td class="td-last td-name"&gt;Lourdes Gurriel - LF&lt;/td&gt;
  58. &lt;td class="td-first td-name"&gt;Francisco Alvarez - C&lt;/td&gt;
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  61. &lt;td class="td-last td-name"&gt;Jorge Barrosa - CF&lt;/td&gt;
  62. &lt;td class="td-first td-name"&gt;Luisangel Acuna - 2B&lt;/td&gt;
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  65. &lt;td class="td-last td-name"&gt;Garrett Hampson - SS&lt;/td&gt;
  66. &lt;td class="td-first td-name"&gt;Tyrone Taylor - CF&lt;/td&gt;
  67. &lt;/tr&gt;
  68. &lt;tr&gt;
  69. &lt;td class="td-last td-name"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
  70. &lt;td class="td-first td-name"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
  71. &lt;/tr&gt;
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  73. &lt;td class="td-last td-name"&gt;Corbin Burnes - RHP&lt;/td&gt;
  74. &lt;td class="td-first td-name"&gt;Brandon Waddell - LHP&lt;/td&gt;
  75. &lt;/tr&gt;
  76. &lt;/tbody&gt;
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  81. &lt;figure class="e-image"&gt;
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  84. &lt;hr class="p-entry-hr" id="V45mqC"&gt;
  85. &lt;p id="Zei73M"&gt;A little behind schedule today, so this may well be a little brief. The D-backs play their final game of April, having gone 13-12 so far, on the heels of splitting the four-game series with the Cubs in March. So today will determine whether they have a winning record for the month, or say “Hello!” to our old friend, Mt. .500 once again. At least the bullpen should be well-rested with two clear days off for everybody but Ryne Nelson, and more than that for the likes of Juan Morillo and Jalen Beeks. Of course, if Corbin Burnes doesn’t pitch a good deal better than Eduardo Rodriguez did yesterday, then the state of the relief corps is not going to make a lot of difference. &lt;/p&gt;
  86. &lt;p id="bTvKQD"&gt;Not much news out of New York to report on: we’re still waiting the return of Ketel Marte, which is generally expected to come this weeked in Philadelphia. But there was more information on the A.J. Puk (remember him?) situation. Assistant GM Mike Fitzgerald spoke to Wolf and Luke &lt;a href="https://www.si.com/mlb/diamondbacks/arizona-diamondbacks-news/diamondbacks-assistant-gm-mike-fitzgerald-speaks-a-j-puk-s-injury"&gt;on Arizona Sports&lt;/a&gt;, and he discussed the process and way forward. “We got a consensus across the different people who were asked to take a look at this, that this will not require surgery. Rest and recovery should be decent enough to put him in a spot where hopefully, a few weeks from now, we can ramp up that progression.” It may be the first time someone has spoken to Dr. Neal ElAttrache and NOT ended up under the knife!&lt;/p&gt;
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  91.    <author>
  92.      <name>Jim McLennan</name>
  93.    </author>
  94.  </entry>
  95.  <entry>
  96.    <published>2025-04-30T16:30:00-04:00</published>
  97.    <updated>2025-04-30T16:30:00-04:00</updated>
  98.    <title>Diamondbacks Reacts Survey: Pitcher Problems</title>
  99.    <content type="html">  
  100.  
  101.    &lt;figure&gt;
  102.      &lt;img alt="Division Series - Arizona Diamondbacks v. Los Angeles Dodgers - Game Two" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/mXVaSj0Nxc6CMxk2YsaqSgxKFb4=/77x252:2493x1863/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/74058311/1715816042.0.jpg" /&gt;
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  104.    &lt;/figure&gt;
  105.  
  106.  &lt;p&gt;2025 hasn’t unfolded as expected on the mound for Arizona&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p id="MAS1d3"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the MLB. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in &lt;/em&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.azsnakepit.com/"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Arizona Diamondbacks&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt; fans and fans across the country. &lt;/em&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/0DWS6R/"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Sign up here&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt; to participate in the weekly emailed surveys.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  107. &lt;p id="DMrg5C"&gt;Before the season, it looked like the D-backs might have one of the strongest pitching staffs in the major leagues. The arrival of Corbin Burnes, a healthy Merrill Kelly, breakout candidate Brandon Pfaadt, plus the proven names of Zac Gallen and Eduardo Rodriguez, coming in with career ERA+ of 129 and 110 respectively, looked to be a real strength for Arizona. However, here we are, a month into the season and &lt;strong&gt;the D-backs rotation ranks 24th&lt;/strong&gt; in the majors with a 4.56 ERA - slightly &lt;em&gt;higher&lt;/em&gt; than last year’s 4.41. Pfaadt is 5-1 with an ERA of 2.78, though even he has a fielding independent ERA (FIP) which is more than a run higher (3.95). Everyone else has combined to go 5-9 with a 5.07 ERA over 23 starts. &lt;/p&gt;
  108. &lt;p id="fgLUVQ"&gt;This is particularly rough, considering the other four starting pitchers will earn a total of $72.2 million this year. And that’s not including a further $22.5 million being paid to Jordan Montgomery as he rehab from Tommy John. All told, that’s close to &lt;strong&gt;a hundred million bucks&lt;/strong&gt; being spent by the D-backs this year, for performance which, outside of Pfaadt, has basically been &lt;strong&gt;at replacement level&lt;/strong&gt;. In some cases, improvement can be hoped for. Eduardo Rodriguez, for example has a FIP which is a whole two runs below his ERA. Only &lt;a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/leaders/major-league?pos=all&amp;amp;lg=all&amp;amp;qual=y&amp;amp;type=1&amp;amp;season=2025&amp;amp;month=0&amp;amp;season1=2025&amp;amp;ind=0&amp;amp;stats=sta&amp;amp;team=0&amp;amp;sortcol=18&amp;amp;sortdir=desc&amp;amp;pagenum=1"&gt;three of the 83 qualified pitchers&lt;/a&gt; have a gap bigger than that [all in the NL West, for some weird reason] But Kelly and Burnes both have FIPs &lt;em&gt;higher&lt;/em&gt; than their current ERA. &lt;/p&gt;
  109. &lt;p id="1qCqJa"&gt;A couple of weeks ago in this spot, we asked you which player you were most concerned about. I want to revisit the issue, now we’ve got a better sample size to look at, and I also wanted to focus purely on the rotation. It feels like there are question-marks over everyone, of varying sizes and fonts. Too many home-runs allowed would be the communal trait. The 25 allowed so far by Arizona’s starters is tied for the most in the National League, and on pace for 140 on the year, which would be thirty-four more than last season. Kelly and Pfaadt are well-below average in terms of strikeouts. Rodriguez has an OPS against of .837. Gallen is walking people at a career-high rate. And Burnes is still without a win for Arizona.&lt;/p&gt;
  110. &lt;p id="Lz9H9T"&gt;So, who do you think is the BIGGEST problem? Take into account past pedigree, current performance and their longer-term future with the club, in terms of contract length and value. Show your working in the comments. And also feel free to discuss what - if anything - can actually be DONE about it. Or are the team going to have ride these horses until the end of the season, come what may?&lt;/p&gt;
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  116.    <author>
  117.      <name>Jim McLennan</name>
  118.    </author>
  119.  </entry>
  120.  <entry>
  121.    <published>2025-04-30T13:41:41-04:00</published>
  122.    <updated>2025-04-30T13:41:41-04:00</updated>
  123.    <title>Snake Bytes 4/30: Get the Bad Outings All Out Now</title>
  124.    <content type="html">  
  125.  
  126.    &lt;figure&gt;
  127.      &lt;img alt="Arizona Diamondbacks v New York Mets" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/vcvoRvIgwroqW6y68omrFpghHT0=/0x0:4133x2755/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/74057931/2212652220.0.jpg" /&gt;
  128.        &lt;figcaption&gt;Photo by Dustin Satloff/Getty Images&lt;/figcaption&gt;
  129.    &lt;/figure&gt;
  130.  
  131.  &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;E-Rod was slapped around all over Citi Field in the first game against the Major League leading Mets.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;h3 id="WutYgU"&gt;Diamondbacks News&lt;/h3&gt;
  132. &lt;p id="Q6wp8C"&gt;&lt;a href="https://arizonasports.com/mlb/arizona-diamondbacks/mets-defense/3582427/"&gt;Mets Defense Robs Diamondbacks of Rally Inning&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;The New York Mets handed Eduardo Rodriguez his worst outing in nine years. The New York defense stole outs from three consecutive batted balls with triple-digit exit velocities. The Mets’ pitching, outside of those three consecutive scorchers, mostly controlled the tempo of the game. It was easily, one of the most complete losses of the season for the Diamondbacks.&lt;/p&gt;
  133. &lt;p id="eMgG3P"&gt;&lt;a href="https://burncitysports.com/2025/04/29/arizona-diamondbacks-new-york-mets2/"&gt;Arizona Overwhelmed in One-Sided Beating&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;It might be time for Arizona to try and shake things up a bit more before the season gets away from them.&lt;/p&gt;
  134. &lt;p id="FoWq06"&gt;&lt;a href="https://go.redirectingat.com?id=66960X1516590&amp;amp;xs=1&amp;amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.azcentral.com%2Fstory%2Fsports%2Fmlb%2Fdiamondbacks%2F2025%2F04%2F29%2Farizona-diamondbacks-justin-martinez-triple-digit-fastball-new-york-mets%2F83354366007%2F&amp;amp;referrer=sbnation.com&amp;amp;sref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.azsnakepit.com%2F2025%2F4%2F30%2F24421067%2Fsnake-bytes-4-30-get-the-bad-outings-all-out-now" rel="sponsored nofollow noopener" target="_blank"&gt;What Happened to Martinez’s Triple-Digit Fastball?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;Something is off with Justin Martinez and no amount of Torey Lovullo prevaricating on the subject is going to make Arizona fans feel comfortable about the young closer until they see him back in the saddle throwing extreme heat.&lt;/p&gt;
  135. &lt;p id="3VaorI"&gt;&lt;a href="https://arizonasports.com/mlb/arizona-diamondbacks/aj-puk-elbow-injury/3581796/"&gt;A.J. Puk Avoids Surgery&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;One of the few pieces of good news the Diamondbacks have received in the last week is that A.J. Puk seems to have avoided severe enough injury to warrant surgery. That means he could still return to action for Arizona this year.&lt;/p&gt;
  136. &lt;p id="5LASwS"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2025/04/a-j-puk-shut-down-with-flexor-strain-not-expected-to-require-surgery.html"&gt;A.J. Puk Shut Down with Flexor Injury&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;Again, that the lefty is avoiding surgery is a very good thing.&lt;/p&gt;
  137. &lt;p id="42vJyG"&gt;&lt;a href="https://go.redirectingat.com?id=66960X1516590&amp;amp;xs=1&amp;amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.azcentral.com%2Fstory%2Fopinion%2Fop-ed%2F2025%2F04%2F30%2Farizona-diamondbacks-chase-field-funding-sports%2F83343623007%2F&amp;amp;referrer=sbnation.com&amp;amp;sref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.azsnakepit.com%2F2025%2F4%2F30%2F24421067%2Fsnake-bytes-4-30-get-the-bad-outings-all-out-now" rel="sponsored nofollow noopener" target="_blank"&gt;Chase Field Funding Only Solves One Problem&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;What if the Diamondbacks went back to the original bill’s conditions, but then also tacked their futures to the Arizona Sports Authority the way the Cardinals have?&lt;/p&gt;
  138. &lt;h3 id="j5P9ys"&gt;Other Baseball News&lt;/h3&gt;
  139. &lt;p id="8rZEFT"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/44935339/phillies-honor-hall-famers-all-batted-400-1894"&gt;Phillies to Honor Hall of Famers who all Batted .400 in 1894&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;Sure, hitting was different back then. But having an entire outfield that bats over .400 is still something pretty special.&lt;/p&gt;
  140. &lt;p id="vZCUxb"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/44924423/yankees-make-mlb-history-again-hitting-3-home-runs-open-game"&gt;Yankees Make History by Opening with Three Homers (Again)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;The New York Yankees became the first team to ever open a game with three consecutive home runs more than once in a season.&lt;/p&gt;
  141. &lt;p id="rINqWK"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Old friend alert with an extra helping of pizzazz&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  142. &lt;div id="q8sVE3"&gt;
  143. &lt;blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-dnt="true" align="center"&gt;
  144. &lt;p lang="en" dir="ltr"&gt; OLD FRIEND ALERT   &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;DAULTON VARSHO WHAT DID YOU JUST DO??&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt; &lt;a href="https://t.co/aDilnGqbMt"&gt;pic.twitter.com/aDilnGqbMt&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;— PHNX Diamondbacks (@PHNX_Dbacks) &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/PHNX_Dbacks/status/1917429503242162675?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;April 30, 2025&lt;/a&gt;
  145. &lt;/blockquote&gt;
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  149. &lt;p id="5ckIeC"&gt;&lt;a href="https://blogs.fangraphs.com/carlos-correa-is-keeping-the-gidp-alive/"&gt;Carlos Correa Is Keeping the GIDP Alive&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;Being as athletically dynamic as Carlos Correa, it is hard to picture how the shortstop grounded into 30 twin-killings last season. &lt;/p&gt;
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  154.    <author>
  155.      <name>James Attwood</name>
  156.    </author>
  157.  </entry>
  158.  <entry>
  159.    <published>2025-04-29T21:41:42-04:00</published>
  160.    <updated>2025-04-29T21:41:42-04:00</updated>
  161.    <title>D-backs 3, Mets 8: Do Not Adjust Your Set</title>
  162.    <content type="html">  
  163.  
  164.    &lt;figure&gt;
  165.      &lt;img alt="TV Interference" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/EtuWv24HuTo9OkMA_A8NNU4DU4E=/144x0:5085x3294/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/74056769/86013342.0.jpg" /&gt;
  166.        &lt;figcaption&gt;Photo by Ernst Haas/Hulton Archive/Getty Images&lt;/figcaption&gt;
  167.    &lt;/figure&gt;
  168.  
  169.  &lt;p&gt;I should have saved the 19th century Russian novelist recap for this game. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;h4 id="RwojFy"&gt;Record: 15-14. Pace: 84-78. Change on 2024: +2.&lt;/h4&gt;
  170. &lt;p id="eefvpj"&gt;There haven’t been a lot of blow-out losses for the D-backs this year. Through 28 games, they had actually only been beaten by more than four runs on two occasions. There was the 7-0 shutout loss to the Brewers on April 11, and the 8-2 loss to Atlanta on Friday night. But even those defeats were powered by a four-run ninth and three-run eight innings respectively. There hadn’t really been a contest where the D-backs were blown away from start to finish. You may have noticed, I am using the past tense. Because today was certainly the most one-sided contest of the year so far. After Starling Marte’s two-run homer, with no outs in the bottom of the third, the D-backs’ Win Probability was already down to just 3.5%. &lt;/p&gt;
  171. &lt;p id="Ab7bif"&gt;By some metrics, Eduardo Rodriguez had been the best D-backs pitcher of the year. While that had not been reflected in a 1-2 record and 4.40 ERA, he had a fielding-independent ERA of 2.79, with almost five times as many strikeouts as walks (34:7) over thirty innings. But the wheels completely fell off the E-Rodmobile tonight at Citi Field. He hadn’t allowed eight earned runs in a start for almost nine years, since June 27, 2016, when he was in his sophomore season as a member of the Red Sox. But he did so in just four innings today, allowing nine hits and a walk, including three home-runs. His season ERA is now north of six, and over his entire time as a D-back (now 16 starts), Rodriguez’s ERA is 5.44. &lt;/p&gt;
  172. &lt;p id="i5Tpy9"&gt;Certainly, he has done very little so far to justify the four year, $80 million contract he signed in December 2023, with Eduardo’s production likely now below replacement level since then. I think this situation would have come in for a good deal more scrutiny by everyone, had attention not been focused on the underwhelming performances of our other starters. Particularly, Jordan Montgomery in 2024, Corbin Burnes this season, and Zac Gallen since the middle of last year. But if he doesn’t pick it up, then I’ll need to brush off that chart of the &lt;a href="https://www.azsnakepit.com/2023/1/15/23551248/the-diamondbacks-worst-contracts-wrap-up"&gt;worst ever Diamondbacks contracts&lt;/a&gt;. Because the length and cost of this one definitely has the potential to merit a place on the list. &lt;/p&gt;
  173. &lt;div id="KVPZ0u"&gt;&lt;div style="left: 0; width: 100%; height: 0; position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%;"&gt;&lt;iframe src="https://streamable.com/m/lourdes-gurriel-jr-lines-out-sharply-to-center-fielder-tyrone-taylor" style="top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; position: absolute; border: 0;" allowfullscreen="" scrolling="no" allow="encrypted-media;"&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  174. &lt;p id="ywlktd"&gt;Given the hole dug by Rodriguez’s batting practice, there wasn’t much the D-backs offense could do about it. Gerardo Perdomo did his best, delivering the team’s first two hits. But if you want proof of how this just was not going to be Arizona’s day, the sequence of their at-bats in the fourth has you covered. Three balls in play, all with exit velocities greater than a hundred miles an hour, peaking with Eugenio Suarez’s one at 111.8 mph. All three became outs. Randall Grichuk’s, with an expected batting average of .630, &lt;a href="https://go.redirectingat.com?id=66960X1516590&amp;amp;xs=1&amp;amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mlb.com%2Fvideo%2Fdavid-peterson-in-play-out-s-to-randal-grichuk-tiwpbm%3Fq%3DNew%2520York%2520Mets%26cp%3DCMS_FIRST%26qt%3DFREETEXT%26p%3D0&amp;amp;referrer=sbnation.com&amp;amp;sref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.azsnakepit.com%2F2025%2F4%2F29%2F24420652%2Fd-backs-mets-score-recap" rel="sponsored nofollow noopener" target="_blank"&gt;ricocheted off the Mets third baseman&lt;/a&gt;, right to the shortstop. Suarez’s (.670) laser was &lt;a href="https://go.redirectingat.com?id=66960X1516590&amp;amp;xs=1&amp;amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mlb.com%2Fvideo%2Feugenio-suarez-grounds-out-shortstop-francisco-lindor-to-first-baseman-pe-9qvcme%3Fq%3DNew%2520York%2520Mets%26cp%3DCMS_FIRST%26qt%3DFREETEXT%26p%3D0&amp;amp;referrer=sbnation.com&amp;amp;sref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.azsnakepit.com%2F2025%2F4%2F29%2F24420652%2Fd-backs-mets-score-recap" rel="sponsored nofollow noopener" target="_blank"&gt;a one-hopper to short&lt;/a&gt;. And in between, Lourdes Gurriell (.490) fell victim to a play of the year candidate (above).&lt;/p&gt;
  175. &lt;p id="ZfuWhg"&gt;Arizona got on the board in the fifth. A Jorge Barrosa double scored Gabriel Moreno, and gave the D-backs men on second and third with one out. But any faint hope of a comeback was short-lived, as Perdomo hit a comebacker and Tim Tawa was caught in a run-down off third. Pavin Smith had a pair of hits and a walk; Perdomo two hits. Runs were added late, on a Mets error and a Barrosa groundout. And it was nice to see Ryne Nelson get stretched out for a bit, as he seeks to rebuild after his role in losses to the Cubs and Rays. He has been throwing 30-60 pitches when he appears, and following Rodriguez’s abbreviated outing, Nelson tossed four scoreless innings on 69 pitches, with no hits, two walks and three K’s. &lt;/p&gt;
  176. &lt;p id="PD9jJR"&gt;Let’s take a look at the Fangraph, and see what it can tell us about this one, shall we?&lt;/p&gt;
  177. &lt;figure class="e-image"&gt;
  178.        &lt;img alt="Danger signs on the cliff edge at Peveril Point in Swanage Bay Dorest England UK" data-mask-text="false" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/sNJK6Kdkh7atE4wcDHHG56-wkb8=/400x0/filters:no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25976091/927966380.jpg"&gt;
  179.      &lt;cite&gt;Photo by: Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images&lt;/cite&gt;
  180.  &lt;/figure&gt;
  181. &lt;p id="Qf2CPY"&gt;Yep, looks about right. Eduardo Rodriguez, -35.4%. That’s it. Nobody else had a significant contribution. The Game Score of 12 was the second-worst by a D-back this season, ahead only of the 6 posted by Merrill Kelly, when he allowed nine runs over 3.2 innings in Yankee Stadium. Heck, it’s among the &lt;a href="https://stathead.com/tiny/Rf1Dp"&gt;ten worst outings&lt;/a&gt; by an Arizona starter since the end of 2021. You will understand that light was difficult to find in the Gameday Thread. But in the midst of all the gloom and (for once, entirely warranted) doom, I did enjoy the discussion between AZNailgal520 and Diamondbacks, talking about the approach of a certain team sideline reporter, whom I will call Wodd Talsh. &lt;/p&gt;
  182. &lt;figure class="e-image"&gt;
  183.        &lt;img alt=" " data-mask-text="false" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/9K-hisr_p5JZKG9BqSq0B7UKcpk=/400x0/filters:no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25976108/capture.jpg"&gt;
  184.  &lt;/figure&gt;
  185. &lt;p id="JoQwy4"&gt;It’s back to the same location tomorrow, hoping for something... less sucky. Corbin Burnes takes the mound for Arizona, with another 4:10 pm first pitch, Arizona time. &lt;/p&gt;
  186.  
  187. </content>
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  189.    <id>https://www.azsnakepit.com/2025/4/29/24420652/d-backs-mets-score-recap</id>
  190.    <author>
  191.      <name>Jim McLennan</name>
  192.    </author>
  193.  </entry>
  194.  <entry>
  195.    <published>2025-04-29T18:30:00-04:00</published>
  196.    <updated>2025-04-29T18:30:00-04:00</updated>
  197.    <title> Diamondbacks Gameday Thread, #29: 4/29 @ Mets</title>
  198.    <content type="html">  
  199.  
  200.    &lt;figure&gt;
  201.      &lt;img alt="US-IT-GAMES-E3" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/MQdCs34E4bY6qyllcli8Zo8nr34=/340x0:4600x2840/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/74056548/450456388.0.jpg" /&gt;
  202.        &lt;figcaption&gt;Photo credit should read FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images&lt;/figcaption&gt;
  203.    &lt;/figure&gt;
  204.  
  205.  &lt;p&gt;The gauntlet begins. “I’ve never seen such bravery!”&lt;/p&gt; &lt;div id="gdQVqS"&gt;
  206. &lt;div class="pane sports_data_widget lineup clearfix"&gt;
  207. &lt;h3&gt;Today's Lineups&lt;/h3&gt;
  208. &lt;div class="lineup"&gt;
  209. &lt;table width="100%" cellspacing="0" class="zebra"&gt;
  210. &lt;thead&gt;
  211. &lt;tr&gt;
  212. &lt;th align="left"&gt;DIAMONDBACKS&lt;/th&gt;
  213. &lt;th align="left"&gt;METS&lt;/th&gt;
  214. &lt;/tr&gt;
  215. &lt;/thead&gt;
  216. &lt;tbody&gt;
  217. &lt;tr&gt;
  218. &lt;td class="td-last td-name"&gt;Geraldo Perdomo - SS&lt;/td&gt;
  219. &lt;td class="td-first td-name"&gt;Francisco Lindor - SS&lt;/td&gt;
  220. &lt;/tr&gt;
  221. &lt;tr&gt;
  222. &lt;td class="td-last td-name"&gt;Corbin Carroll - RF&lt;/td&gt;
  223. &lt;td class="td-first td-name"&gt;Juan Soto - RF&lt;/td&gt;
  224. &lt;/tr&gt;
  225. &lt;tr&gt;
  226. &lt;td class="td-last td-name"&gt;Randal Grichuk - DH&lt;/td&gt;
  227. &lt;td class="td-first td-name"&gt;Pete Alonso - 1B&lt;/td&gt;
  228. &lt;/tr&gt;
  229. &lt;tr&gt;
  230. &lt;td class="td-last td-name"&gt;Lourdes Gurriel - LF&lt;/td&gt;
  231. &lt;td class="td-first td-name"&gt;Starling Marte - DH&lt;/td&gt;
  232. &lt;/tr&gt;
  233. &lt;tr&gt;
  234. &lt;td class="td-last td-name"&gt;Eugenio Suarez - 3B&lt;/td&gt;
  235. &lt;td class="td-first td-name"&gt;Mark Vientos - 3B&lt;/td&gt;
  236. &lt;/tr&gt;
  237. &lt;tr&gt;
  238. &lt;td class="td-last td-name"&gt;Gabriel Moreno - C&lt;/td&gt;
  239. &lt;td class="td-first td-name"&gt;Luisangel Acuna - 2B&lt;/td&gt;
  240. &lt;/tr&gt;
  241. &lt;tr&gt;
  242. &lt;td class="td-last td-name"&gt;Pavin Smith - 1B&lt;/td&gt;
  243. &lt;td class="td-first td-name"&gt;Francisco Alvarez - C&lt;/td&gt;
  244. &lt;/tr&gt;
  245. &lt;tr&gt;
  246. &lt;td class="td-last td-name"&gt;Tim Tawa - 2B&lt;/td&gt;
  247. &lt;td class="td-first td-name"&gt;Tyrone Taylor - CF&lt;/td&gt;
  248. &lt;/tr&gt;
  249. &lt;tr&gt;
  250. &lt;td class="td-last td-name"&gt;Jorge Barrosa - CF&lt;/td&gt;
  251. &lt;td class="td-first td-name"&gt;Jose Azocar - LF&lt;/td&gt;
  252. &lt;/tr&gt;
  253. &lt;tr&gt;
  254. &lt;td class="td-last td-name"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
  255. &lt;td class="td-first td-name"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
  256. &lt;/tr&gt;
  257. &lt;tr&gt;
  258. &lt;td class="td-last td-name"&gt;E. Rodriguez - LHP&lt;/td&gt;
  259. &lt;td class="td-first td-name"&gt;David Peterson - LHP&lt;/td&gt;
  260. &lt;/tr&gt;
  261. &lt;/tbody&gt;
  262. &lt;/table&gt;
  263. &lt;/div&gt;
  264. &lt;/div&gt;
  265. &lt;/div&gt;
  266. &lt;figure class="e-image"&gt;
  267.        &lt;img alt=" " data-mask-text="false" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/tidgX0nWmokxpzHu7n5j-4y6PXU=/400x0/filters:no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25975787/capture.jpg"&gt;
  268.  &lt;/figure&gt;
  269. &lt;hr class="p-entry-hr" id="7IVN3I"&gt;
  270. &lt;h4 id="d4bJS7"&gt;Roster moves&lt;/h4&gt;
  271. &lt;p id="g37yL3"&gt;The Arizona Diamondbacks made the following roster moves. The D-backs’ 40-man roster is at 40.&lt;/p&gt;
  272. &lt;ul&gt;
  273. &lt;li id="DU6veg"&gt;
  274. &lt;strong&gt;Reinstated from 15-day injured list: &lt;/strong&gt;RHP Kevin Ginkel (right shoulder inflammation)&lt;/li&gt;
  275. &lt;li id="hYfEg3"&gt;
  276. &lt;strong&gt;Optioned to Triple-A Reno after Sunday’s game: &lt;/strong&gt;RHP Drey Jameson&lt;/li&gt;
  277. &lt;/ul&gt;
  278. &lt;p id="mcEcR5"&gt;The good news: Ginkmaster K, a.k.a. the Ginkinator, is back on the team’s roster, providing some much-needed reinforcements to a bullpen which has been wheezing over the past week or two. The not-so good news? Scott McGough is still on the roster, the team opting instead to send Jameson to the minors instead. Needless to say, fans are “a little puzzled” by this decision, to &lt;a href="https://x.com/BetXGod/status/1917290648375550313"&gt;put it mildly&lt;/a&gt;. [NSFW, language] But I do note that, of the 13 major-league hitters Jameson faced while up here, he struck out precisely &lt;em&gt;none&lt;/em&gt; of them, while walking three. His FIP of 6.07 is more than double his ERA (3.00), so the peripherals suggest there’s still some work needed, as he makes his way back from Tommy John. It’s a process. &lt;/p&gt;
  279. &lt;p id="j9Vkbb"&gt;Here begins a tough stretch of games for Arizona. 16 straight games over 16 days, against teams above .500, with the worst record among them, currently the Phillies, who are on pace for 87 wins, and tied with the D-backs’ at 15-13. With most (9) of the 16 games being on the road, I think I’ll be happy if the team ends up even there, when they finally get a chance to come up for air on May 15, an off-day before a series against the Rockies. Frankly, I’d even take 7-9, keeping their record overall at .500. It’ll be helpful if the pitching could come round. Their ERA+ of 96 puts them in the bottom third of teams so far, although their FIP is half a run better than their ERA (3.88 vs. 4.38). Here’s to positive regression. &lt;/p&gt;
  280. &lt;p id="7hjaB9"&gt;Some news out of the Mets locker room. Brandon Nimmo - tied with Pete Alonso for the team lead in HR, and second to him in RBI - is out of the starting line-up today. It appears to be a nasty bout of the ‘flu which has required IV treatment. His manager is hopeful he can come off the bench tonight if needed, but I would strongly encourage him to take his time, and rest as long as is necessary. Through Thursday afternoon should just about do it, I would say. If he could perhaps sneeze a couple of times over the Mets’ team buffet while he’s recuperating, that would be welcome too. &lt;/p&gt;
  281.  
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  283.    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://www.azsnakepit.com/2025/4/29/24420516/diamondbacks-gameday-thread-29-4-29-mets"/>
  284.    <id>https://www.azsnakepit.com/2025/4/29/24420516/diamondbacks-gameday-thread-29-4-29-mets</id>
  285.    <author>
  286.      <name>Jim McLennan</name>
  287.    </author>
  288.  </entry>
  289.  <entry>
  290.    <published>2025-04-29T14:00:00-04:00</published>
  291.    <updated>2025-04-29T14:00:00-04:00</updated>
  292.    <title>Baseball Roots in Hawaii</title>
  293.    <content type="html">  
  294.  
  295.    &lt;figure&gt;
  296.      &lt;img alt="Plaque Commemorating Alexander Cartwright" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/YGMKa-K2DYlIcJ5ZVOsxLYKZA-0=/0x12:4320x2892/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/74056103/51511071.0.jpg" /&gt;
  297.        &lt;figcaption&gt;Plaque Commemorating Alexander Cartwright | Photo by New York Times Co./Robert Walker/Getty Images&lt;/figcaption&gt;
  298.    &lt;/figure&gt;
  299.  
  300.  &lt;p&gt;My visit to Cartwright Field.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p id="TfUmWb"&gt;In September 1845, Alexander Cartwright wrote rules that differentiated baseball from cricket.  Highlights were diamond-shaped infield, foul lines, three-strike rule, and he eliminated tagging runners out by hitting them with thrown baseballs.  His codified rules evolved over time.&lt;/p&gt;
  301. &lt;p id="aEzKdK"&gt;Although there is some debate, the first game played by his rules occurred either 1845 or 1846.  A game on 19 June 1846 was well documented.  In that game the New York Knickerbocker Baseball Club (Alexander Cartwright was a member) lost to the New York Nine by 23-1.  &lt;/p&gt;
  302. &lt;p id="AP16fm"&gt;Alexander Cartwright moved to Hawaii.  He was the fire chief of Honolulu from 1850 to 1863 (while Hawaii was a Monarchy).&lt;/p&gt;
  303. &lt;p id="GlctTk"&gt;In 1852, based on his rules, Alexander Cartwright helped his son lay out a baseball field on a parcel of land in Makiki, Hawaii.  That field is located at 1401 Lunalilo St, Honolulu, HI 96814. &lt;/p&gt;
  304. &lt;p id="5TgwJT"&gt;That same year, he began teaching baseball to people in Hawaii per Lance Tominaga’s book &lt;em&gt;Catch The Dream.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  305. &lt;p id="XT1BK0"&gt;On 17 April, 2025, the City and County of Honolulu recognized the field he layed out as the oldest active baseball field in the United States.  Baseball has deep roots in Hawaii!  This may surprise some people who had though Fuller Field was the oldest (it’s not).&lt;/p&gt;
  306. &lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p id="iY9Dow"&gt;“I think it’s a wonderful surprise and a little bit of sports trvia all thrown in there.  I think people are going to go, ‘Wow! That’s really cool! Who would have thought that?’” — &lt;a href="https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2025/04/16/is-hawaii-home-oldest-active-baseball-field-country/"&gt;Rick Blangiardi, Mayor of Honolulu&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;
  307. &lt;p id="xAdcJF"&gt;The city of Honolulu grew around the field.  Currently, the field is bounded by streets on three sides and a bridge over the freeway on the fourth side.  Interestingly, beyond left field and center field are a basketball court, swings, and a childen’s jungle gym. &lt;/p&gt;
  308. &lt;p id="gYQ3KF"&gt;Wanting to connect with the roots of baseball, I visited that baseball field.  Three sides have on-street parking meters.  Parking at $1.50 per hour is a bargain in Honolulu.  After parking, I walked on the field and explored.  My photos follow.&lt;/p&gt;
  309. &lt;figure class="e-image"&gt;
  310.        &lt;img alt=" " data-mask-text="false" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/sMePQgQWtiJz2EUSZLmEWLVjFEw=/400x0/filters:no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25964512/PNG_CW_Pitching_Rubber.png"&gt;
  311.      &lt;cite&gt;View from the pitching rubber, including the bleachers.  Photo by Makakilo.&lt;/cite&gt;
  312.  &lt;/figure&gt;
  313. &lt;figure class="e-image"&gt;
  314.        &lt;img alt=" " data-mask-text="false" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/w0iDrCwyFVecc_ya4wKwNZmML-c=/400x0/filters:no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25964519/PNG_CW_Top_of_Bleachers.png"&gt;
  315.      &lt;cite&gt;View from the top of the bleachers, looking towards right field.  Photo by Makakilo.&lt;/cite&gt;
  316.  &lt;/figure&gt;
  317. &lt;p id="7GY0uV"&gt;The next photo is a view from right field, which was the position I played in little league.  It captures how huge the field seemed to me.  &lt;/p&gt;
  318. &lt;figure class="e-image"&gt;
  319.        &lt;img alt=" " data-mask-text="false" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/AJOsPOmkmervtRmZeeU4-h3jISM=/400x0/filters:no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25964534/PNG_CW_Right_Field_TWO.png"&gt;
  320.      &lt;cite&gt;Photo by Makakilo.&lt;/cite&gt;
  321.  &lt;/figure&gt;
  322. &lt;p id="Z5Geos"&gt;The next photo is a plaque commemorating Alexander Cartwright, Jr..  It was just beyond the right field chain link fence.&lt;/p&gt;
  323. &lt;figure class="e-image"&gt;
  324.        &lt;img alt=" " data-mask-text="false" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/pPO01AgVaw6XrnJExidKAkOQRE8=/400x0/filters:no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25964525/PNG_CW_Plaque.png"&gt;
  325.      &lt;cite&gt;Photo by Makakilo.&lt;/cite&gt;
  326.  &lt;/figure&gt;
  327. &lt;p id="oDj516"&gt;One side of the field is bounded by a bridge over the freeway. On my way home I drove over that bridge, made a sharp left turn (seemingly into someone’s front yard), then kept turning until I reached 180 degrees, then soon turned right to merge into a one-way street with four lanes. Happily, the second lane from the right merged onto the freeway (the others would have kept me in Honolulu).&lt;/p&gt;
  328. &lt;figure class="e-image"&gt;
  329.        &lt;img alt=" " data-mask-text="false" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/KNXE0yWGqgsx1IWq73Rf2WTZ_Qw=/400x0/filters:no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25964530/PNG_CW_Sign.png"&gt;
  330.      &lt;cite&gt;The side of the bridge was painted with a mural.  Photo by Makakilo.&lt;/cite&gt;
  331.  &lt;/figure&gt;
  332. &lt;p id="vAGNji"&gt;Fans can get hungry and thirsty cheering for their team!  Just across the street were two places selling food and a convenience market.  &lt;/p&gt;
  333. &lt;figure class="e-image"&gt;
  334.        &lt;img alt=" " data-mask-text="false" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/Nq0IC6amp4oenrcpyjDV8Z5tS6c=/400x0/filters:no_upscale()/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/25964538/PNG_CW_Eating_Places.png"&gt;
  335.      &lt;cite&gt;Photo by Makakilo.&lt;/cite&gt;
  336.  &lt;/figure&gt;
  337. &lt;p id="ckfjl9"&gt;I talked with people in TK Mart.  They had seen a softball game played on the field, but did not remember which day of the week.  I thanked them for the information.  I asked if they had souvenirs for sale.  I was disappointed that they did not.  Instead, I had happy memories and photos.&lt;/p&gt;
  338. &lt;p id="10OxnC"&gt;As a walked to my car, I felt energized.  I found Cartwright Field and I connected with the history of baseball.  Today was an awesome day.&lt;/p&gt;
  339.  
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  343.    <author>
  344.      <name>Makakilo</name>
  345.    </author>
  346.  </entry>
  347.  <entry>
  348.    <published>2025-04-29T10:00:00-04:00</published>
  349.    <updated>2025-04-29T10:00:00-04:00</updated>
  350.    <title>SnakeBytes 4/29: Geno and Lawlar Earn Weekly Honors (Again)</title>
  351.    <content type="html">  
  352.  
  353.    &lt;figure&gt;
  354.      &lt;img alt="MLB: Atlanta Braves at Arizona Diamondbacks" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/KvPjPOA5M98kkLBdU0g0iw6pZIk=/0x0:6240x4160/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/74055579/usa_today_26031712.0.jpg" /&gt;
  355.        &lt;figcaption&gt;Rick Scuteri-Imagn Images&lt;/figcaption&gt;
  356.    &lt;/figure&gt;
  357.  
  358.  &lt;p&gt;More accolades for our current and future(?) third baseman, plus McGough survives the Ginkel return.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;h3 id="OTJhcI"&gt;Diamondbacks News &lt;/h3&gt;
  359. &lt;p id="VDLtdC"&gt;&lt;a href="https://arizonasports.com/mlb/arizona-diamondbacks/kevin-ginkel-c/3582333/"&gt;Diamondbacks option Drey Jameson with Kevin Ginkel looming&lt;/a&gt; by Damon Allred [Arizona Sports]&lt;/p&gt;
  360. &lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p id="xLHz2B"&gt;[Jameson’s] departure comes as reliever Kevin Ginkel has &lt;a href="https://x.com/MrAzSports/status/1916934950915608607"&gt;shared photos from New York&lt;/a&gt; on Instagram, indicating his season debut could be coming after starting on the injured list with a shoulder injury.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;
  361. &lt;p id="xAUBXH"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.si.com/mlb/diamondbacks/arizona-diamondbacks-game-day/diamondbacks-corbin-carroll-is-swinging-and-slinging-through-2025"&gt;Diamondbacks’ Corbin Carroll is Swinging and Slinging through 2025&lt;/a&gt; by Alex D’Agostino [SI] &lt;/p&gt;
  362. &lt;div id="FMALCh"&gt;
  363. &lt;blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-dnt="true" align="center"&gt;
  364. &lt;p lang="en" dir="ltr"&gt;Corbin Carroll’s arm value percentile through the years, per Baseball Savant:&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;2023 - 1st percentile, -6 Arm Value&lt;br&gt;2024 - 3rd percentile, -3 Arm Value&lt;br&gt;2025 - 63rd percentile, +0 Arm Value&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It’s a small sample size, but a major improvement.&lt;/p&gt;— Alex D’Agostino (@AlexDagAZ) &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/AlexDagAZ/status/1916604493455847464?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;April 27, 2025&lt;/a&gt;
  365. &lt;/blockquote&gt;
  366. &lt;script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"&gt;&lt;/script&gt;
  367.  
  368. &lt;/div&gt;
  369. &lt;p id="wO7ZWw"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.si.com/mlb/diamondbacks/arizona-diamondbacks-news/brandon-pfaadt-emerging-key-stabilizer-diamondbacks-rotation"&gt;Brandon Pfaadt Emerging as Key Stabilizer in Diamondbacks’ Rotation&lt;/a&gt; by Michael McDermott [SI]&lt;/p&gt;
  370. &lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p id="zsdoen"&gt;Pfaadt’s emergence as a dependable workhorse has come at a time when there are still some rotation questions for the &lt;a href="https://www.azsnakepit.com/"&gt;Diamondbacks&lt;/a&gt;. Zac Gallen has struggled and Corbin Burnes hasn’t quite found his dominant form just yet. Arizona has gotten solid outings from the bottom half of their rotation to keep them afloat at 15-13.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;
  371. &lt;p id="ILBriO"&gt;&lt;a href="https://go.redirectingat.com?id=66960X1516590&amp;amp;xs=1&amp;amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.azcentral.com%2Fstory%2Fsports%2Fmlb%2Fdiamondbacks%2F2025%2F04%2F28%2Farizona-diamondbacks-walking-tightrope-with-ryne-nelson-role-new-york-mets%2F83325284007%2F&amp;amp;referrer=sbnation.com&amp;amp;sref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.azsnakepit.com%2F2025%2F4%2F29%2F24420018%2Fsnakebytes-4-29-geno-and-lawlar-earn-weekly-honors-again" rel="sponsored nofollow noopener" target="_blank"&gt;Arizona Diamondbacks walking a tightrope with this pitcher’s role&lt;/a&gt; by Nick Piecoro [AZ Central]&lt;/p&gt;
  372. &lt;blockquote&gt;
  373. &lt;p id="WROpHE"&gt;Assistant general manager Mike Fitzgerald pointed to another issue: the struggles of some of the club’s middle relievers. Their shaky outings have sometimes forced the Diamondbacks to change their plans regarding Nelson’s usage and availability.&lt;/p&gt;
  374. &lt;p id="yMWOr9"&gt;“I think we’re definitely trying to thread a needle here around variables that we don’t have a ton of control over,” Fitzgerald said. “I think our short-term hope is that the bridge relievers can do a better job of allowing us to make Nelly’s role a bit more regimented, which should allow him to have success more consistently.”&lt;/p&gt;
  375. &lt;/blockquote&gt;
  376. &lt;p id="huc8aK"&gt;&lt;a href="https://blogs.fangraphs.com/eugenio-suarez-joins-the-four-homer-club-albeit-in-defeat/"&gt;Eugenio Suarez Joins the Four-Homer Club, Albeit in Defeat&lt;/a&gt; by Jay Jaffe [FanGraphs] &lt;em&gt;{Ed. Note: Lots of good data in here, as usual, from Jay Jaffe.}&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  377. &lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p id="Z5IUzC"&gt;Suárez’s average exit velocity and barrel rate both rank in the 93rd percentile, up from the 51st and 78th percentiles last year, respectively. His hard-hit rate ranks in the 95th percentile, up from the 63rd last year. For as early as it is in the season, we can start taking at least some of these numbers seriously. &lt;a href="https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/30584/baseball-therapy-getting-to-the-bottom-of-the-barrel/"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;According&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; to &lt;em&gt;Baseball Prospectus&lt;/em&gt;’ Russell Carlton, exit velocity stabilizes at the 40 batted-ball-event mark and barrel rate at the 50 BBE mark (hard-hit rate not until 80 BBE), so what Suárez is doing not just a fluke.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;
  378. &lt;p id="MrdeGV"&gt;&lt;a href="https://go.redirectingat.com?id=66960X1516590&amp;amp;xs=1&amp;amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mlb.com%2Fstories%3Fs%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.mlb.com%252Fstories%252Fplayers-of-the-week-april-28-2025%26r%3D%252Fdbacks&amp;amp;referrer=sbnation.com&amp;amp;sref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.azsnakepit.com%2F2025%2F4%2F29%2F24420018%2Fsnakebytes-4-29-geno-and-lawlar-earn-weekly-honors-again" rel="sponsored nofollow noopener" target="_blank"&gt;Trip to record books earns Suarez weekly honor&lt;/a&gt; [Dbacks.com]&lt;/p&gt;
  379. &lt;p id="mkjBVV"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2025/04/diamondbacks-notes-lawlar-marte-infield.html"&gt;Diamondbacks Notes: Lawlar, Marte, Infield&lt;/a&gt; by Darragh MacDonald [MLB Trade Rumors] &lt;/p&gt;
  380. &lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;p id="FtsSo1"&gt;Coming into 2025, it was still fair to expect that Suárez would eventually give way to Lawlar. Suárez turns 34 in July and will be a free agent at season’s end. That could still be the plan but the fact that Lawlar is playing a lot of second base is interesting. Marte has had some injury absences in his career and is currently on the injured list with a hamstring strain. He is 31 years old and the club recently extended him through 2031, which would be his age-37 season. Perhaps they believe that moving him to first base would be the best thing for his long-term health.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;
  381. &lt;p id="p0i3O0"&gt;&lt;a href="https://go.redirectingat.com?id=66960X1516590&amp;amp;xs=1&amp;amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mlb.com%2Fstories%3Fs%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.mlb.com%252Fstories%252Fprospect-team-of-the-week-2025-04-28%26r%3D%252Fdbacks&amp;amp;referrer=sbnation.com&amp;amp;sref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.azsnakepit.com%2F2025%2F4%2F29%2F24420018%2Fsnakebytes-4-29-geno-and-lawlar-earn-weekly-honors-again" rel="sponsored nofollow noopener" target="_blank"&gt;Lawlar, Groover represent D-backs on Prospect Team of the Week&lt;/a&gt; [MLB]&lt;/p&gt;
  382. &lt;h3 id="ryV7vz"&gt;Around the League&lt;/h3&gt;
  383. &lt;p id="UIZawl"&gt;&lt;a href="https://go.redirectingat.com?id=66960X1516590&amp;amp;xs=1&amp;amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mlb.com%2Fnews%2Flin-manuel-miranda-molina-brothers-movie&amp;amp;referrer=sbnation.com&amp;amp;sref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.azsnakepit.com%2F2025%2F4%2F29%2F24420018%2Fsnakebytes-4-29-geno-and-lawlar-earn-weekly-honors-again" rel="sponsored nofollow noopener" target="_blank"&gt;Lin-Manuel Miranda working to bring Molina brothers to silver screen&lt;/a&gt; by Brian Murphy [MLB] &lt;/p&gt;
  384. &lt;div id="KQC6UK"&gt;
  385. &lt;blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-dnt="true" align="center"&gt;
  386. &lt;p lang="en" dir="ltr"&gt;Lin-Manuel Miranda just dropped some major news: he's working on a movie about the legendary Molina brothers — straight from his family's hometown of Vega Alta, Puerto Rico. Honoring one of baseball’s greatest dynasties, and creating more roles for Latino talent along the way. &lt;a href="https://t.co/wEw0323QLY"&gt;pic.twitter.com/wEw0323QLY&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;— Jennifer Mercedes (@Chica_Deportes) &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/Chica_Deportes/status/1916226128768860507?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"&gt;April 26, 2025&lt;/a&gt;
  387. &lt;/blockquote&gt;
  388. &lt;script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"&gt;&lt;/script&gt;
  389.  
  390. &lt;/div&gt;
  391. &lt;p id="jTbmaM"&gt;&lt;a href="https://blogs.fangraphs.com/fangraphs-power-rankings-april-21-27/"&gt;FanGraphs Power Rankings: April 21-27&lt;/a&gt; by Jake Mailhot [FanGraphs] &lt;em&gt;{Ed. Note: The &lt;/em&gt;&lt;em&gt;Diamondbacks&lt;/em&gt;&lt;em&gt; fell to 11th in this batch of power rankings.}&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  392. &lt;p id="b2NT7P"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/44905639/mlb-rule-request-end-pete-rose-ban-trump-meeting"&gt;Manfred to rule on Rose ban after Trump meeting&lt;/a&gt; [ESPN] &lt;/p&gt;
  393. &lt;blockquote&gt;
  394. &lt;p id="QbqtwW"&gt;Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred said he discussed &lt;a href="https://www.espn.com/mlb/player/stats/_/id/397/pete-rose"&gt;Pete Rose&lt;/a&gt; with President Donald Trump at a meeting two weeks ago, and he plans to rule on a request to end the sport’s permanent ban of the career hits leader, who &lt;a href="https://www.espn.com/mlb/story?_slug_=pete-rose-all-mlb-hits-leader-dies-83&amp;amp;id=41538454"&gt;died in September&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
  395. &lt;p id="f4xstl"&gt;Speaking Monday at a meeting of the Associated Press Sports Editors, Manfred said he and Trump discussed several issues, including concerns over how immigration policies could impact players from Cuba, Venezuela and other foreign countries.&lt;/p&gt;
  396. &lt;/blockquote&gt;
  397. &lt;h3 id="KeqMTD"&gt;Question of the Day&lt;/h3&gt;
  398. &lt;p id="fYBXt9"&gt;&lt;em&gt;This past week, I was back in Arizona visiting family and was able to catch a D-backs game. The game I attended was Geno’s 4-HR masterpiece, otherwise known as our fourth straight loss and third in that span of the extra inning variety. That night, during the drive home, I found myself thinking more about the Diamondbacks’ missed opportunities that night than the genuinely historic performance by Geno.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  399. &lt;p id="o6AYtK"&gt;&lt;em&gt;The next day, during my drive home, I listened to the radio as the Corbin Carroll and Brandon Pfaadt led the Diamondbacks to an exciting win. My question to you all is one that I was asking myself during that drive.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  400. &lt;div id="ifdjTQ"&gt;&lt;div data-anthem-component="poll:12609800"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
  401.  
  402. </content>
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  405.    <author>
  406.      <name>1AZfan1</name>
  407.    </author>
  408.  </entry>
  409.  <entry>
  410.    <published>2025-04-28T23:00:00-04:00</published>
  411.    <updated>2025-04-28T23:00:00-04:00</updated>
  412.    <title>Guest Recaps for May open! </title>
  413.    <content type="html">  
  414.  
  415.    &lt;figure&gt;
  416.      &lt;img alt="World Series - Texas Rangers v Arizona Diamondbacks - Game Five" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/knMNakX0cj_MI8j6nvm6Vyrjses=/0x0:5712x3808/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/74054921/1769472445.0.jpg" /&gt;
  417.        &lt;figcaption&gt;Photo by Harry How/Getty Images&lt;/figcaption&gt;
  418.    &lt;/figure&gt;
  419.  
  420.  &lt;p&gt;It could be a defining month of the season!&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p id="c0YXgk"&gt;Every weekend throughout the regular season, we open the doors of the ‘Pit to any member as a guest recapper, who can cover the game from their own unique perspective. You do the recap of the game as a Fanpost, however you want. It can be light-hearted or not; stats-heavy or not, detailed or atmospheric - it’s all about your own voice. One of the editors then takes it, adds the bells and whistles like roll-calls and Fangraphs and it will appear on the front cover of the SnakePit. It’ll also be submitted to Google News, Yahoo! and a bunch of other outlets, so you can amaze your friends and impress your family! We’ll be on hand to help if you have questions on the day.&lt;/p&gt;
  421. &lt;p id="XSipDK"&gt;This is open to everyone: lurkers, commenters or writers elsewhere on the ‘Pit who fancy their hand at recappage. [It’s how quite a number of regular writers here got their start] The Sunday game will be the default one, but it may vary on odd occasions. To sign up, just post a comment, with the date of the game you want to cover. When I spot them, I’ll cross the games off the list. You’ll then get an email, a day or so before, with details. If you haven’t done it before, you need to reply at that point, confirming you’re still up for it. I tend to have more faith in repeat recappers!&lt;/p&gt;
  422. &lt;p id="Zn0GVK"&gt;The team go into May above .500, but facing a stern set of opponents who will test the D-backs’ mettle. However, you do NOT have to write your recap in the style of a 19th-century Russian author. Unless you want to, of course... Here are the open games for May. &lt;/p&gt;
  423. &lt;ul&gt;
  424. &lt;li id="u92Bij"&gt;Sun, May 4   @ Philadelphia   11:05 AM - &lt;strong&gt;LeahTheSunsFan&lt;/strong&gt;
  425. &lt;/li&gt;
  426. &lt;li id="MEwXzt"&gt;Sun, May 11   vs Los Angeles   1:10 PM - &lt;strong&gt;KJKrug&lt;/strong&gt;
  427. &lt;/li&gt;
  428. &lt;li id="X2eTcA"&gt;Sun, May 18   vs Colorado   1:10 PM - &lt;strong&gt;Justin27&lt;/strong&gt;
  429. &lt;/li&gt;
  430. &lt;li id="HJ28Cg"&gt;Sun, May 25   @ St. Louis   11:15 AM - &lt;strong&gt;JustRonn&lt;/strong&gt;
  431. &lt;/li&gt;
  432. &lt;/ul&gt;
  433.  
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  437.    <author>
  438.      <name>Jim McLennan</name>
  439.    </author>
  440.  </entry>
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