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While the season has plenty of time left for terrible starts to rebound nicely, and of course unpredicted win streaks to come crashing down, we thought it would be fun to take a look and determine what teams are under-performing expectations and what teams are over-performing.
Today, the team announced that GM Dave Stewart and Manager Chip Hale were let go.
Diamondbacks president and CEO Derrick Hall said in a statement to the Arizona Republic, “I could call it disrespectful and classless, but they don’t have a beautiful pool at their old park and must have really wanted to see what one was like.”
The Cleveland Indians added an outfield bat for the stretch drive Thursday night when they acquired Jason Kubel from the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Goldschmidt hit the first pitch of the 11th inning for a game-ending home run after leading off the ninth with a tying homer, helping the Arizona Diamondbacks beat Baltimore 4-3 on Tuesday night for their second straight walk-off victory over the Orioles.
The Diamondbacks confirmed the trade in a news release Wednesday afternoon, less than two hours before baseball’s non-waiver trade deadline.
First baseman Paul Goldschmidt and the Arizona Diamondbacks have reached agreement on a five-year contract extension worth $32 million, sources told ESPN’s Jim Bowden.
The Arizona Diamondbacks traded shortstop John McDonald to Pittsburgh on Wednesday for a player to be named or cash, giving the Pirates some much-needed infield depth.
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In somewhat of a surprise move, the Arizona Diamondbacks made a trade for closer, Heath Bell of the Miami Marlins in exchange for their center fielder, Chris Young. Young will actually head to Oakland, who gave up infielder Cliff Pennington to the D’backs.