You can only pick one: Pitching, Offense, or Defense. Who is to blame for this past week?Spencer: Im inclined to say defense but that speaks more to a mindset issue than actual ability. I think its really just unlucky circumstances and some sloppy mental games. Makakilo: In the last 7 gamesallowed between 6 and 13 runscan be chalked up to a lot of things going wrong at game dropped the Diamondbacks pitching from top to middle of the pack in terms of fWAR over the past week. Still the 10th in FIP and 14th in ERA over the past week. Meanwhile, even with Genos quadruple blasts, team wRC+ over the past week is 92, 17th in the league. But the.219 BABIP is the have the luxury of overreacting to weeks like this. Hazen wont. Things are stillfine. Gallen and Gurriel need to get going. But we had a 120 wRC+ heading into this week despite missing Marte for a lot of that, and Suarez and Gurriel being awful. Unsustainable. We had an ERA of 4.65heading into this week. xFIP was over a run lower, at 3.61. Essentially, the pitching corrected to expected levels, but the offense went from a.283 BABIP to a.219 : Pitching, and the bullpen in particular. Going into Sunday, its ERA is now 24th in the league at 4.69, and the Its just Joe Mantiply excuse no longer holds water. But you do have to wonder. Our best relievers are Shelby Miller and Justin Martinez. Miller has faced four batters since April 20. Martinez seven since April 17. It all feels like we havent been using our best. Its not helped by the starters, who have just two quality starts in the last ten games. That puts a lot of pressure on the relievers. Ben: Im inclined to say pitching has been the biggest obstacle over the past week. Prestons point notwithstanding, the team has lost shootoutsand pitching duelsand Gurriel as auto outs during the gauntlet that is the next few series?! DBacksEurope: My opinion is that we all knew that Suarez and Gurriel were going to be terribly and frustratingly streaky. We sat Suarez out last year too. I think we should do the same now and see where to take it up from June depending on how the team performs. Grichuk could get more reps in left, Lawlar could take reps at third. Moreno is a different story, we will : Recently, the 4/5/6 batters have been Naylor, Gurriel Jr Elvin Rodriguez Jersey, and Suarez. Two observations:Looking at RBIs, their 17/14/15 RBIs rank third, fourth, and fifth highestheating up again? Gurriel has been ice cold since the start of the year, and well, he still kind of is. And Gabi? He seems like he knows what to dobe more patient, embrace what the pitcher and the defense is giving him, go the other way rather than trying to pull and slug the ball when the opportunity isnt there. But he doesnt seem to want to do that.he wants to be a power-hitting catcher a lot of the time right now, it seems like. And thats not his game. you think we are celebrating a Corbin Carroll MVP award at the end of the season? Why or why not? And its too early is a cop out!Spencer: No because I put money on it midwinter and Im not lucky enough to get that big payout. DBacksEurope: Yes. Carrolls a :Yes. Three points :Corbin Carroll ranked among best batters in Majors:.667 SLG ranked #6, .677 xSLG ranked #4, .447 wOBA ranked #6, .445 xwOBA ranked # Carroll ranked among best baserunners in Majors: His 2 Baserunning Runs ranked # Carrolls Fielding Runs, although ranked below Perdomo and Moreno, ranked high.Preston: If we do, itll probably have to be as an unlikely division winner. So I doubt it. Voters will elect Ohtani, again, unless he completely flops. Jim: Yeah, its Ohtanis to lose. Never bet against him. Especially if you are his interpreter. Ben: I mean, if he keeps playing like he is today , hell certainly be in the conversation. Ironically, for all the attention around Ohtani Corbin Burnes Jersey, he doesnt appear in any of the major category leaderboards in the National League - but Carroll does, including multiple bWAR categories, OPS, runs scored, and total bases. At the moment, it would look more like a race between Tatis, Jung Hoo Lee, and Carroll. But its so early in the season to be almost : Id like to say yes on this, but I think Jim and Preston are correct.its Ohtanis to Arraez had a vicious collision at first base. Is it time for MLB to adopt the double base used in other leagues?Spencer: Im all for safety, so sure if itll work. Makakilo:Its not time yet. I dont know whether it would need to be negotiated with the players union. And the following statement by Rob Manfred indicates he might not favor it. We want to be as soft as possible. Whenever we see a guy get hurt on a rare collision, we instantly have to make a new rule to benefit that one guy. Rob Manfred, October 2018DBacksEurope: Dubn should be suspended for some time for the way he made that play. He lifted his arm into a running Arraez and was moving backwards onto that first base! Totally not regarding the other players : Its going to happen soon, Im sure. And theres no reason not to do it. Now that college baseball has it in many conferences, players will reach the pros used to it. Its effective and smart. Should have been done years : We need to abandon base-running entirely, because there are just too many injuries. After a ball is hit, MLBs computers should be used to determine if the runner would have reached base, and if so, which one. The batter can then walk, at a safe pace, to that : Im fine with it if itll reduce injuries to baserunners or position players that are covering first base. It might look a little silly at first, but we said the same thing about the larger bases at the beginning of the 2023 season and those have completely faded into the background. Dano: I actually dont know what the double base thing is or how it would affect the game. So I suppose Im agnostic on this, beyond thinking sure, why not? if it will actually make the game safer and wont introduce something incredibly stupid into the game at the major league you ever had the chance, would you go to space?Spencer: Undoubtedly. But Ive pissed family members off for years saying Id colonize another planet without a second thought before. Makakilo: Yes! Ill give a shoutout to the AZ Snake Pit, and Ill play the first pickleball game in space! It would be fun to perform a science experiment. Imagine looking down on the earth! And how bright are the stars from space?!And yet Id say no to colonizing Mars or the moon because it would likely be a one-way : It is not something I get excited about. Im 44 now, so Im just trying to enjoy things here as much as I can. I hate news about those space tourists by the way, with the super rich showing off they have too much : : Alien. Event Horizon. Lifeforce. Europa Report. Sunshine. Life. If movies have taught me anything , its that nothing good ever comes of space travel. Im good. Ben: I think it would depend on how were defining the trip. If its a quick trip to space a la the recent Blue Origin flight, then Id say no. Id also be reluctant to make any one-way travel like colonizing Mars or another planet unless there was some kind of impending catastrophe aimed at the Earth. But give me the opportunity to orbit the Earth or go to the Moon, and Im totally there - even if my wife would like to veto such an : Hell yes Zac Gallen Jersey, without question. If it was going to be a long term trip, though, I would have to be allowed to bring the cats.

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