Snake Bytes 9/10: …Two Steps Back

Diamondbacks News

Arizona 3, San Francisco 5
It is somewhat of a shame that Zac Gallen started this game. He wasn’t great yesterday, but he wasn’t nearly as bad as the box score would have one believe. But, the Snakes still lost and that is going to bring back the vitriol that has only recently started to calm down. The result is that, the Giants, along with some generous help from the boys in blue, sent Arizona to their third straight loss and continued to hammer home how far out of the playoffs the team really is this year. (The umpire scorecard for last night’s games are not yet available.)

Andrew Saalfrank Has Re-established Himself
There is, of course, the caveat that the overwhelming majority of relievers are volatile. Still, it is nice having another “reliable” arm in the bullpen. The team could use four or five more.

Ryne Nelson Suffering from Tough Luck
The Snakes dynamic right-hander has established himself as a rotation mainstay. However, he also lead s the league in an unfortunate stat - wins lost, with seven of them.

Diamondbacks Named a Fit for Former All-Star
Nostalgia is doing some seriously heavy lifting here to find a way to make a reunion between the Diamondbacks and Paul Goldschmidt a good fit for next season.

Waldschmidt, Rashi Win Minor League Awards
Ryan Waldschmidt and Taylor Rashi have taken home the organization’s player and pitcher of the month awards. The performance has resulted in Rashi’s recent promotion to the parent club.

Other Baseball News

Anthony Rizzo Retires
One of the game’s more likeable players is hanging up his cleats.

The NL Has Only One .300 Hitter - And Now He Is Injured
Batting average may be an old-school stat, but it still has its uses and this season is in danger of seeing no one from the National League finishing the season batting over .300.

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