2018 Remarkable! Season Preview – Arizona Diamondbacks

by | Mar 1, 2018 | Baseball

 

2017 Record: 93-69 (2nd in NL West – Lost in NLDS)

The Diamondbacks surprised many fans when they won 93 games last season. They defeated the Colorado Rockies in the Wild Card Playoff game, but could not make is past the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NLDS. Without J.D. Martinez, the D-Backs will lose a some power in their lineup, but they acquired Steven Souza to bolster the right field position. Their defense should improve with the addition of Jarrod Dyson playing in the spacious outfield. Here’s our 2018 Remarkable! season preview for Arizona.

 

Starting Pitchers

 

Zack Greinke
  • Hitters chased 466 of his 1,047 off-speed pitches out of the zone (chase rate of 44.5%) in the 2017 season — 3rd highest among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 34.6%.

  • He allowed an OBP of .272 (797 PAs) in the 2017 season — 7th best among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: .309.
  • He walked 45 of 801 batters (5.6%) in the 2017 season — 9th best among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 7.2%.

 

Patrick Corbin
  • He struck out 30.9% (55/178) of left-handed batters he faced in the 2017 season — 4th best among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 21.2%.
  • Right-handed batters batted .292 (172-for-589) against Patrick Corbin in the 2017 season — 5th worst among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: .248.
  • He threw his slider 37.8% of the time (1,166/3,084) in the 2017 season — 2nd highest among qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 23.8%.

 

Robbie Ray
  • Opponents had a miss rate of 34.4% (418/1,214) against Robbie Ray in the 2017 season — best among non-qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 22.8%.

  • He had a strikeout rate of 32.8% (218/665) in the 2017 season — best among non-qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 20.4%.
  • He allowed an OPS of .646 (665 PAs) in the 2017 season — 5th best among non-qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: .773.

 

Taijuan Walker
  • Hitters chased 143 of his 417 elevated fastballs out of the zone (34.3%) in the 2017 season — 2nd highest among non-qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 26.0%.

  • He allowed an OPS of .612 (189 PAs) with RISP in the 2017 season — 6th best among non-qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: .774.
  • He allowed a slugging percentage of .411 (118 Total Bases / 287 ABs) vs left-handed batters in the 2017 season — 10th best among non-qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: .444.

 

Zack Godley
  • Hitters chased 229 of his 452 breaking balls down out of the zone (chase rate of 50.7%) in the 2017 season — highest among non-qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 35.3%.

  • He allowed a slugging percentage of .249 (63 Total Bases / 253 ABs) on non-fastballs in the 2017 season — best among non-qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: .385.
  • He induced opposing hitters to ground into 22 double plays in 105 opportunities (21.0%) in the 2017 season — 2nd best among non-qualified SPs in MLB; League Avg: 11.2%.

 

Relief Pitchers

 

2017 Bullpen Ranks

Stat # Rank
AVG .239 T-8th
OBP .310 T-7th
SLG .385 7th
OPS .695 8th
BB% 8.9% T-12th
K% 23.2% T-13th
GB% 49.8% 3rd

 

Archie Bradley
  • Last season, Archie Bradley averaged 90.7 MPH with his slider — Rank: hardest among qualified RPs; League Avg: 84.6.
  • He threw at least two strikes in his first three pitches to 75.2% (88/117) of opposing batters right-handed batters in the 2017 season — 6th highest among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 64.5%.
  • He allowed an OPS of .570 (208 PAs) on pitches in the strike zone in the 2017 season — 9th best among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .744.

 

Brad Boxberger
  • Right-handed hitters have a line drive rate of 10.3% (3/29) against Brad Boxberger in the 2017 season (Rank: 4th of 231 qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 20.9%).
  • He allowed an OPS of .332 (35 PAs) with RISP in 2017 (Rank: 4th of 242 qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .760).
  • Opponents have a Well-Hit Avg of .083 (6/72) against Brad Boxberger on fastballs in 2017 (Rank: 3rd of 235 qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .177).

 

Andrew Chafin
  • Hitters swung at 41.0% of his fastballs (220/537) in the 2017 season — 5th lowest among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 48.2%.
  • He threw his slider 53.3% of the time (188/353) vs left-handed batters in the 2017 season — 8th highest among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 22.7%.
  • Opponents had a groundball rate of 57.7% (79/137) against Andrew Chafin in the 2017 season — 18th highest among 196 qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 45.9%.

 

Jorge De La Rosa
  • He threw his changeup 33.6% of the time (286/852) in the 2017 season — 8th highest among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 17.1%.
  • He allowed an OPS of .821 (140 PAs) vs right-handed batters in the 2017 season — 12th worst among 116 qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .677.
  • Opponents had a groundball rate of 66.7% (26/39) against Jorge De La Rosa with RISP in the 2017 season — 5th highest among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 46.7%.

 

Randall Delgado
  • He had a first-pitch strike rate of 68.2% (176/258) in the 2017 season — 3rd highest among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 60.3%.
  • He allowed an OPS of .621 (148 PAs) with two strikes in the 2017 season — 6th worst among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .479.
  • He allowed an OBP of .245 (110 PAs) vs left-handed batters in the 2017 season — 9th best among qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: .317.

 

Yoshihisa Hirano
  • Did not play in MLB

 

Hitters

 

2017 Offense Ranks

Stat # Rank
AVG .254 17th
OBP .329 T-11th
SLG .445 5th
OPS .774 7th
BB% 9.3% 7th
K% 23.4% 25th
QAB 2674 9th
wOBA .336 T-7th

 

Jake Lamb
  • He batted just .144 (19-for-132) against LHP in the 2017 season — worst among qualified hitters in MLB; League Avg: .273
  • He slugged 1.064 (50 total bases in 47 ABs) on the first pitch of at-bats in the 2017 season — best among qualified hitters in MLB; League Avg: .614.

  • He had a line drive rate of 27.5% (38/138) with two strikes in the 2017 season — League Avg: 21.5%.

 

Paul Goldschmidt
  • He had a Well-Hit Avg of .246 (137/558) in the 2017 season — 2nd best among qualified hitters in MLB; League Avg: .179.
  • He came to the plate with runners in scoring position in 205 of his 665 plate appearances (30.8%) in the 2017 season — highest among qualified hitters in MLB; League Avg: 24.6%.

  • He slugged .724 (84 total bases in 116 ABs) on low pitches in the 2017 season — 3rd best among qualified hitters in MLB; League Avg: .440.

 

Steven Souza
  • He slugged just .218 (19 total bases in 87 ABs) on low pitches in the 2017 season — 2nd worst among qualified hitters in MLB; League Avg: .440.
  • He struck out 124 times in 395 PAs (31.4%) against starting pitchers in the 2017 season — 4th worst among qualified hitters in MLB; League Avg: 18.4%.
  • He chased 16.9% of pitches out of the zone (47/278) on pitches 94 mph or greater in the 2017 season — 15th lowest among 145 qualified hitters in MLB; League Avg: 25.1%.

 

Chris Owings
  • He had a line drive rate of just 11.3% (6/53) on pitches 94 mph or greater in the 2017 season — 9th lowest among part-time hitters in MLB; League Avg: 22.2%.
  • He had an OBP of just .247 (187 PAs) on the road in the 2017 season — 9th worst among part-time hitters in MLB; League Avg: .317.
  • 16.3% of his plate appearances lasted only one pitch (63/386 PAs) in the 2017 season — 12th highest among 176 part-time hitters in MLB; League Avg: 10.7%.

 

Ketel Marte
  • He batted just .151 (8-for-53) with RISP in the 2017 season — 5th worst among part-time hitters in MLB; League Avg: .256.
  • He had a line drive rate of 28.0% (37/132) against RHP in the 2017 season — 9th highest among part-time hitters in MLB; League Avg: 22.1%.
  • He had an OBP of .311 (122 PAs) with two strikes in the 2017 season — 13th best among 176 part-time hitters in MLB; League Avg: .253.

 

A.J. Pollock
  • He slugged .883 (53 total bases in 60 ABs) on elevated fastballs in the 2017 season — 2nd best among part-time hitters in MLB; League Avg: .400.

  • He struck out 13 times in 152 PAs (8.6%) against LHP in the 2017 season — 2nd best among part-time hitters in MLB; League Avg: 21.7%.
  • He had a line drive rate of 29.8% (37/124) with two strikes in the 2017 season — 10th highest among part-time hitters in MLB; League Avg: 21.4%.

 

David Peralta
  • He had a groundball rate of 55.3% (240/434) in the 2017 season — 7th highest among qualified hitters in MLB; League Avg: 43.5%.
  • He batted .301 (58-for-193) versus relief pitchers in the 2017 season — 15th best among 145 qualified hitters in MLB; League Avg: .257.
  • He pulled just 19.6% of balls he’s put into play (29/148) on outside pitches in the 2017 season — 2nd lowest among qualified hitters in MLB; League Avg: 36.4%.

 

Jarrod Dyson
  • He has no extra-base-hits in his last 93 at-bats (this is the longest active streak).
  • He batted just .145 (8-for-55) against LHP in the 2017 season — 5th worst among part-time hitters in MLB; League Avg: .257.
  • He averaged just 3.62 Pitches per Plate Appearance (1,412/390) in the 2017 season — 19th lowest among 176 part-time hitters in MLB; League Avg: 3.92.

 

Alex Avila
  • He chased 13.5% of pitches out of the zone (106/784) in the 2017 season — lowest among part-time hitters in MLB; League Avg: 28.4%.
  • He drew 58 walks in 332 PAs (17.5%) against RHP in the 2017 season — best among part-time hitters in MLB; League Avg: 8.3%.
  • He had a line drive rate of 29.5% (57/193) in the 2017 season — 3rd highest among part-time hitters in MLB; League Avg: 21.9%.

 

 

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