The Arizona Diamondbacks find themselves ranked among the top teams in MLB when it comes to the return on investment from recent draft picks.
... from those draft classes have played at the MLB level, with D-backs southpaw Alex Young and right-handed starter Taylor Clarke posting the next-highest career WAR o ...
The 2020 season was bitterly disappointing for the Diamondbacks, who entered the year with playoff aspirations before floundering to the …
... 18th in ERA and 25th in K-BB percentage. Stefan Crichton, Taylor Clarke and Alex Young are the only sure bets for next season’s bullpen, Zach Buchanan of The Athle ...
The Arizona Diamondbacks will have a quiet winter. They do not plan on any big trades, focusing on bargain pitchers to rebuild their bullpen.
... allen, Luke Weaver, Merrill Kelly, and either Caleb Smith, Taylor Clarke, or Alex Young. If any Moves The only area that will look significantly different is the bu ...
After a strong rookie season in 2019, Alex Young looked to continue that through the pandemic shortened season.
... are this story Share All sharing options for: 2020 Diamondbacks Reviews #18: Alex Young Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports Rating: 5.13 Age: 27 2020 Stats: 2-4, 1.40 ...
For three seasons now the Arizona Diamondbacks have missed the playoffs. John Lepore takes a look at what they can do to get back to October.
... or fifth starter at this point. There aren’t many in-house options as lefty Alex Young had a 6.03 ERA in his seven starts last year. Taylor Clarke, who made five s ...
"The Giants have discussed" signing Trevor Bauer, John Shea of the San Francisco Chronicle reports, though this isn't necessarily indicative …
... Smith, Merrill Kelly ahead of other potential depth arms like Taylor Clarke, Alex Young or prospect Corbin Martin. Speaking to MLB.com’s Steve Gilbert and other re ...
In what has been a quiet offseason for MLB, Arizona Diamondbacks general manager Mike Hazen said most of the calls he's been fielding are about pitching.
... ld likely include Madison Bumgarner, Zac Gallen, Luke Weaver, Merrill Kelly, Alex Young and Caleb Smith, based on the team’s . Bumgarner and Weaver notably struggle ...
And, then, there were five...
... . But it turned out the D-backs didn’t even need one out. A lead-off walk to Alex Young was followed by singles from Nick Ahmed and Ketel Marte, loading the bases, ...
The Diamondbacks look like a .500 team with a narrow path to being significantly better than that.
... Seung Baek Caleb Smith 9.8 4.2 1.6 10.7% 25.1% .284 94 106 1.0 Kent Mercker Alex Young 8.1 3.5 1.5 8.9% 20.5% .299 91 110 0.9 Scott Schoeneweis Kevin McCanna 8.9 4 ...
As it happened, Jack Sommers’ comment ignited my curiosity. "...the BIGGEST key for Weaver in 2021 is to reduce his FB rate, which skyrocketed in 2020. ...Perhaps an improved cutter, or maybe just...
... zone were about the same (with both preferred to the heart of the plate) for Alex Young and Luke Weaver. Improve his cutter (see Jack Sommers’ comment). His cutter ...
Last week, the Mets tendered a contract to Steven Matz. The two sides quickly agreed on a one year $5.2 million deal. This led to an interesting debate. Some argued that Alderson should have non-te…
... a handful who were actually good pitchers like Rich Hill of the Dodgers and Alex Young of the D-backs. However, most were like Jason Vargas, Tanner Roark and Kevin ...
"I feel like it’s going to be a huge year..."
... re Madison Bumgarner, Zac Gallen, Merrill Kelly, Caleb Smith, Taylor Clarke, Alex Young, and Luke Weaver. He ranked #1 with projected ERA of 2.71 (. He ranked #3 wi ...
