Arizona Diamondbacks Team report

Automated SABRhood research report for the Arizona Diamondbacks.
SABRhood team report

Arizona Diamondbacks

Arizona Diamondbacks ranks 19th in offensive quality and 20th in run prevention, with a ready bullpen and 2 surge signals.

League intelligence# 16 47.8 index
Offensive quality#19
Weighted estimated wOBA 0.311
Run prevention#20
Opponent estimated wOBA 0.310
Recent form#9
2 surging signals
Bullpen readiness#7
Current state ready
Roster construction

Where this club creates, and loses, WAR

Players are split by position and total WAR is calculated; the green border indicates a club is top-ten in positional WAR, the red border indicates a bottom-ten club.

Best value pocketsSecond base / ShortstopClearest upgrade lanesFirst base / Starting pitching
CStrength

Catcher

2.4WAR#9 of 30
Top valueGabriel Moreno2.9 WAR
1BNeed

First base

-1.4WAR#30 of 30
Top valueTyler Locklear0.2 WAR
2BStrength

Second base

2.7WAR#6 of 30
Top valueKetel Marte1.9 WAR
3BStrength

Third base

2.0WAR#9 of 29
Top valueNolan Arenado2.0 WAR
SSStrength

Shortstop

2.9WAR#7 of 28
Top valueGeraldo Perdomo2.4 WAR
OFMiddle

Outfield

3.3WAR#17 of 30
Top valueCorbin Carroll3.4 WAR
SPNeed

Starting pitching

2.9WAR#27 of 30
Top valueMichael Soroka2.2 WAR
RPStrength

Relief pitching

3.7WAR#8 of 30
Top valueJuan Morillo1.0 WAR
Broadcast three

Water cooler notes

Three concise, evidence-linked notes to start a broadcast conversation.

  1. 1
    team identity

    Arizona Diamondbacks’s analytical identity

    Arizona Diamondbacks ranks 19th in offensive quality and 20th in run prevention, with a ready bullpen and 2 surge signals.

  2. 2
    form driver

    Ildemaro Vargas is the strongest recent hitter signal

    Recent OPS 1.003 versus 0.681 previously.

  3. 3
    signature pitch

    Brandyn Garcia’s Sweeper: 87.2 mph, 50.0% whiffs

    Quality score 85.4; usage 37.2%.

Why it changed

Player movement with league context attached

The recent-window shift and the full-season league standing are separate, so a surge never floats free of the player’s actual level.

Hitter change profile

Tim Tawa

Arizona Diamondbacks | RHB

44.1
Season PA133OPS0.716Est. wOBA0.307Samplemoderate
Biggest changehard-hit rate +2.8 SD

Hard-hit rate is the largest recent shift: improving by 2.8 standard deviations versus the MLB change pattern. Season level: 51st percentile.

Season contextMLB percentile
OPS41st
0.716
Est. wOBA33rd
0.307
Strikeout rate43rd
21.8%
Walk rate47th
8.3%
Hard-hit rate51st
40.9%
Run value / PA65th
0.022
What changedRecent vs earlier season
OPS+1.1 SD
Recent 0.871 baseline 0.647
Est. wOBA+1.0 SD
Recent 0.361 baseline 0.285
Strikeout rate+0.4 SD
Recent 21.1% baseline 22.1%
Walk rate-1.3 SD
Recent 2.6% baseline 10.5%
Hard-hit rate+2.8 SD
Recent 62.1% baseline 31.2%
Run value / PA0.0 SD
Recent 0.009 baseline 0.027
Broadcast read: Hard-hit rate is the largest recent shift: improving by 2.8 standard deviations versus the MLB change pattern. Season level: 51st percentile. Recent sample: 38 PA; prior sample: 95 PA.
Hitter change profile

Geraldo Perdomo

Arizona Diamondbacks | LHB

36.3
Season PA433OPS0.700Est. wOBA0.315Samplestrong
Biggest changewalk rate +2.2 SD

Walk rate is the largest recent shift: improving by 2.2 standard deviations versus the MLB change pattern. Season level: 98th percentile.

Season contextMLB percentile
OPS30th
0.700
Est. wOBA45th
0.315
Strikeout rate95th
12.0%
Walk rate98th
15.0%
Hard-hit rate9th
28.5%
Run value / PA25th
-0.008
What changedRecent vs earlier season
OPS-0.5 SD
Recent 0.569 baseline 0.714
Est. wOBA-0.3 SD
Recent 0.280 baseline 0.319
Strikeout rate+0.1 SD
Recent 13.0% baseline 11.9%
Walk rate+2.2 SD
Recent 23.9% baseline 14.0%
Hard-hit rate-1.3 SD
Recent 13.8% baseline 30.0%
Run value / PA+0.0 SD
Recent -0.019 baseline -0.006
Broadcast read: Walk rate is the largest recent shift: improving by 2.2 standard deviations versus the MLB change pattern. Season level: 98th percentile. Recent sample: 46 PA; prior sample: 387 PA.
Team highs

The category leaders inside this clubhouse

Separate boards keep familiar counting stats beside rate production. Rate boards require at least 30 plate appearances or batters faced in the current data snapshot.

Club offense

Batting average

Best qualified contact results

  1. 1Gabriel MorenoArizona Diamondbacks0.308
  2. 2Ildemaro VargasArizona Diamondbacks0.269
  3. 3Ryan WaldschmidtArizona Diamondbacks0.257
  4. 4Ketel MarteArizona Diamondbacks0.255
  5. 5Jose FernandezArizona Diamondbacks0.253
Club offense

Home runs

The club power board

  1. 1Ketel MarteArizona Diamondbacks18
  2. 2Corbin CarrollArizona Diamondbacks15
  3. 3Nolan ArenadoArizona Diamondbacks14
  4. 4Gabriel MorenoArizona Diamondbacks7
  5. 5Geraldo PerdomoArizona Diamondbacks7
Club offense

OPS

On-base and slugging production

  1. 1Gabriel MorenoArizona Diamondbacks0.832
  2. 2Corbin CarrollArizona Diamondbacks0.826
  3. 3Ketel MarteArizona Diamondbacks0.761
  4. 4Nolan ArenadoArizona Diamondbacks0.749
  5. 5Tim TawaArizona Diamondbacks0.716
Club pitching

Strikeouts

Total batters finished by strikeout

  1. 1Eduardo RodriguezArizona Diamondbacks86
  2. 2Michael SorokaArizona Diamondbacks79
  3. 3Merrill KellyArizona Diamondbacks65
  4. 4Ryne NelsonArizona Diamondbacks62
  5. 5Zac GallenArizona Diamondbacks61
Club pitching

Strikeout rate

Strikeouts per batter faced

  1. 1Brandyn GarciaArizona Diamondbacks30.9%
  2. 2Juan MorilloArizona Diamondbacks29.2%
  3. 3Paul SewaldArizona Diamondbacks28.9%
  4. 4Kevin GinkelArizona Diamondbacks25.0%
  5. 5Michael SorokaArizona Diamondbacks23.7%
Club pitching

Lowest OPS allowed

Qualified opponent production

  1. 1Brandyn GarciaArizona Diamondbacks0.400
  2. 2Taylor ClarkeArizona Diamondbacks0.535
  3. 3Jonathan LoáisigaArizona Diamondbacks0.540
  4. 4Juan MorilloArizona Diamondbacks0.548
  5. 5Kevin GinkelArizona Diamondbacks0.632
Pitch identity

The arsenal signatures worth knowing

Breaking identity

Brandyn Garcia

Arizona Diamondbacks | Sweeper

85.4
Whiff50.0%
Chase35.4%
Usage37.2%
Average velocity87.2 mph
Breaking identity

Kevin Ginkel

Arizona Diamondbacks | Slider

77.0
Whiff41.5%
Chase38.2%
Usage53.4%
Average velocity85.3 mph
Matchup intelligence

The largest qualified handedness edges

hitter edge80.9

Corbin Carroll

Arizona Diamondbacks

Corbin Carroll is doing more damage against left-handed pitching

vs L0.427
vs R0.316

Estimated wOBA: 0.427 vs L, 0.316 vs R.

hitter edge77.1

Ildemaro Vargas

Arizona Diamondbacks

Ildemaro Vargas is doing more damage against left-handed pitching

vs L0.386
vs R0.270

Estimated wOBA: 0.386 vs L, 0.271 vs R.

pitcher edge77.1

Michael Soroka

Arizona Diamondbacks

Michael Soroka is suppressing right-handed batters more effectively

vs L0.320
vs R0.215

Estimated wOBA: 0.320 vs L, 0.215 vs R.

Bullpen decision board

Best available matchup for either side

The board now shows only the highest-ranked active reliever against a left-handed hitter and a right-handed hitter. Workload availability, role, season performance, and handedness all remain visible.

Left-handed batter92.2

Brandyn Garcia

LHP · available · 2 days rest

Availability93.9%Matchup100.0%Performance78.6%
Right-handed batter83.4

Jonathan Loáisiga

RHP · available · 3 days rest

Availability95.6%Matchup70.0%Performance64.7%
Story leads

What this team could become next

Lane Subject Reporting lead Score
offensive_race Gabriel Moreno Gabriel Moreno is building one of baseball’s strongest offensive cases 83.7
milestone Nolan Arenado Nolan Arenado reached 2,000 career hits 83.1
offensive_race Corbin Carroll Corbin Carroll is building one of baseball’s strongest offensive cases 82.6
run_prevention Brandyn Garcia Brandyn Garcia is suppressing offense at an elite rate 82.4
run_prevention Juan Morillo Juan Morillo is suppressing offense at an elite rate 82.1
milestone Corbin Carroll Corbin Carroll reached 500 career hits 76.3
Research status: this automated report is a reporting foundation, not a finished scouting report. Active rosters are date-stamped; injuries, same-day transactions, probable pitchers, and opponent context still require pregame confirmation.