00:00And the Diamondbacks, always a very interesting team
00:02because we know they have the talent in their one through nine.
00:04But the question has always been,
00:06what are we getting out of their pitching staff?
00:08Ketel Morte, only hitting .251 on the season.
00:10Corbin Carroll, back up to .285.
00:12Perdomo, .226.
00:14Nolan Arenado, nice season here, by the way.
00:16Seven home runs down there in the desert, a .273 average.
00:19But the pitching is what the focus is always on.
00:22Michael Sirocco, .327.
00:24Fantastic, like that.
00:25But hey, come on.
00:26Zach Allen at a .4.80.
00:27Ryan Nelson, .5.19.
00:30Merrill, Kelly, come on.
00:31Get it together.
00:325.71.
00:33And then there's a lefty, Eduardo Rodriguez, here at a 2.24, which you'll take.
00:37This is, again, when you're looking at the top of the standings,
00:40Dodgers, Padres, and Diamondbacks.
00:42And the Diamondbacks aren't bad.
00:4327 and 24, not faring well against teams above .500.
00:47But in the one-run games, 10 and 8, you'll take that.
00:50A little bit outperforming their expected win-loss at 25 and 26.
00:54But for me, it's one of those where you don't know where this team is going.
00:57Are resellers at the deadline at this point?
00:59Are we making maneuvers for the future?
01:01Can you catch those teams ahead of you?
01:03Because heading into Memorial Day weekend, the Arizona Diamondbacks currently sitting there
01:07four and a half games back of the Los Angeles Dodgers and basically four games back of those
01:11San Diego Padres.
01:12I don't think they're going to catch them, but they can certainly be a thorn in the side.
01:17But as you watch some of those superstar players, I always like to point it back, like,
01:20is Kito Marte actually going to be on that deadline here if things don't work out at this point?
01:24Nolan Arenado is having a good time in Arizona, but he's an aging player.
01:28Could he help another team because he's playing good baseball right now?
01:30Those are the things that you want to keep an eye on, no doubt about it.
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