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Arizona Diamondbacks Analysis
MLB Playoff Appearances For Each Team From 1995-2025
Grading The 19-20 MLB Offseason: National League Edition
Breaking down all of the moves that mattered for the NL teams, most notably the Dodgers and Reds. Read more »
Grading The Deal Roundup: On Kluber, Bumgarner & More
On the trade of Corey Kluber from Cleveland to Texas, Madison Bumgarner signing with the D-Backs, Blake Treinen joining the Dodgers and Wade Miley going to the Reds. Read more »
Favorite Things: A National League Midseason Baseball Revue
The Dodgers are unsurprisingly dominating the National League, followed by the Braves, Nationals, Cubs and Brewers. Read more »
Predictions For The 2019 MLB Season (Bold, Tepid & Otherwise)
Some rankings, thoughts and predictions for the 2019 season, all of which will certainly come to pass and which we will in no way regret in the future. Read more »
Grading The 2019 Offseason: NL West
With the Dodgers continuing to dominate the division, the Padres signed Manny Machado, the Rockies extended Nolan Arenado, the D-Back traded Paul Goldschmidt, and the Giants hired Farhan Zaidi as GM. Read more »
2018 Year-End MLB Team Portfolio Rankings
The Red Sox, Astros and Dodgers comprise this year's top-3 with the Yankees and Cubs right behind them. Read more »
Postseason Prospects: Thoughts On The MLB Playoff Races
While there is only one truly interesting race in the AL, the National League has come to the rescue this year and offers a veritable cornucopia of tantalizing scenarios. Read more »
Predictions For The 2018 MLB Season (Bold, Tepid & Otherwise)
Predicting the regular season awards, division winners and what will happen in the always unpredictable October. Read more »
Grading The Offseason: NL West
On the moves the Giants, D-Backs, Rockies and Padres made this offseason to try to catch up with the Dodgers. Read more »
2017 Year-End MLB Team Portfolio Rankings
The Astros, Dodgers, Yankees, Indians and Cubs comprise our top-5 as we enter 2018. Read more »
Grading The Deal Roundup: The First Moves Of The Offseason
While we wait for resolutions with Shohei Otani and Giancarlos Stanton, the hot stove has been very lukewarm allowing us to look at Doug Fister, Brad Boxberger and the Angels' trade for Jim Johnson and international bonus funds. Read more »
Where The Wild Games Are: Previewing The AL & NL Wild Card Games
Predicting who's going to win a best-of-one series is always going to be a fool's errand. But let's at least look at both games and find some things to pay particular attention to during the games. Read more »
20/20 Hindsight: The Diamondbacks Won the Trade Deadline
The Diamondbacks took advantage of a weak market for J.D. Martinez and got him for a relative song. Since his first at bat as a Diamondback on July 19, Martinez has been one of the best players in baseball. Read more »
Almost Home: A Quick Look At the NL Wild Card Race
For much of the season, we've been looking at a Diamondbacks-Rockies Wild Card game but the Brewers, Cardinals and Cubs could still make a run. Read more »
Predictions For The 2017 MLB Season (Bold, Tepid & Otherwise)
Here are some predictions for the 2017 season, organized by team. If we make enough; some safe, some crazy, surely, we'll get some right, right? Cue: the rumbling laughter of the baseball gods. Read more »
Grading The Offseason: NL West
The Dodgers and Giants continued to improve this offseason, and the Rockies tried to do enough to be in position for the Wildcard, the D-Backs and Padres made moves for the long-term. Read more »
2016 Year-End MLB Team Portfolio Rankings
The Cubs won the 2016 World Series but they rank behind the Dodgers and Red Sox in terms of the value of their collective assets. Read more »
Grading The Deal: Mariners, D-Backs Swap Walker, Segura & More
The Mariners and Diamondbacks switched out a bushel of players and gave us our first hint of how new Arizona GM Mike Hazen is going to revamp his roster. Read more »
How Deep Is Your Lineup: D-Backs' Edition
Losing a player of A.J. Pollock's ability is going to hurt any team, but it's a big loss for Arizona, who seemed to base their offseason strategy around the continued contributions from Paul Goldschmidt and Pollock. Read more »