Arizona Diamondbacks Team report

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

Arizona Diamondbacks

Arizona Diamondbacks ranks 16th in run generation and 19th in pitching performance, with a taxed bullpen and 2 recent risers.

League intelligence# 18 46.5 index
Run generation#16
Composite score 49.5
Pitching#19
Composite score 43.4
Recent play#8
2 recent risers
Bullpen readiness#24
Current state taxed
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

2.6WAR#8 of 30
Top valueGabriel Moreno3.0 WAR
1BNeed

First base

-1.8WAR#30 of 30
Top valueLuken Baker-0.1 WAR
2BStrength

Second base

2.7WAR#7 of 30
Top valueKetel Marte1.9 WAR
3BStrength

Third base

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

Shortstop

3.2WAR#7 of 28
Top valueGeraldo Perdomo2.7 WAR
OFMiddle

Outfield

3.5WAR#15 of 30
Top valueCorbin Carroll3.6 WAR
SPNeed

Starting pitching

2.9WAR#27 of 30
Top valueMichael Soroka2.1 WAR
RPStrength

Relief pitching

3.7WAR#10 of 30
Top valueJuan Morillo1.2 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 16th in run generation and 19th in pitching performance, with a taxed bullpen and 2 recent risers.

  2. 2
    form driver

    Nolan Arenado is the strongest recent hitter signal

    Recent OPS 1.319 versus 0.732 previously.

  3. 3
    matchup edge

    Corbin Carroll is doing more damage against left-handed pitching

    Estimated wOBA: 0.405 vs L, 0.309 vs R.

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

Nolan Arenado

Arizona Diamondbacks | RHB

41.3
Season PA571OPS0.776Est. wOBA0.333Samplestrong
Biggest changeOPS +2.53 z

OPS is the largest recent shift: improving by 2.5 standard deviations versus the MLB change pattern. Season level: 71st percentile.

Season contextMLB percentile
OPS71st
0.776
Est. wOBA69th
0.333
Strikeout rate61st
20.1%
Walk rate48th
8.6%
Hard-hit rate14th
30.7%
Run value / PA45th
0.005
What changedRecent vs earlier season
OPS+2.53 z
Recent 1.319 baseline 0.732
Est. wOBA+2.46 z
Recent 0.540 baseline 0.315
Strikeout rate+0.56 z
Recent 15.9% baseline 20.5%
Walk rate+0.72 z
Recent 11.4% baseline 8.3%
Hard-hit rate+0.25 z
Recent 32.3% baseline 30.5%
Run value / PA+1.57 z
Recent 0.133 baseline -0.005
Broadcast read: OPS is the largest recent shift: improving by 2.5 standard deviations versus the MLB change pattern. Season level: 71st percentile. Recent sample: 44 PA; prior sample: 527 PA.
Pitcher change profile

Dennis Santana

Arizona Diamondbacks | RHP

28.9
Season BF231OPS allowed0.756Est. wOBA allowed0.326Samplemoderate
Biggest changerun value allowed per PA +1.97 z

Run value allowed per PA is the largest recent shift: improving by 2.0 standard deviations versus the MLB change pattern. Season level: 16th percentile.

Season contextMLB percentile
OPS allowed23rd
0.756
Est. wOBA allowed25th
0.326
Strikeout rate38th
20.8%
Walk rate allowed32nd
9.5%
Hard-hit rate allowed31st
39.9%
Run value allowed / PA16th
0.030
What changedRecent vs earlier season
OPS allowed+1.78 z
Recent 0.340 baseline 0.800
Est. wOBA allowed+1.82 z
Recent 0.159 baseline 0.343
Strikeout rate+0.46 z
Recent 23.8% baseline 20.5%
Walk rate allowed+0.95 z
Recent 4.8% baseline 10.0%
Hard-hit rate allowed+1.32 z
Recent 26.7% baseline 41.3%
Run value allowed / PA+1.97 z
Recent -0.145 baseline 0.047
Broadcast read: Run value allowed per PA is the largest recent shift: improving by 2.0 standard deviations versus the MLB change pattern. Season level: 16th percentile. Recent sample: 21 BF; prior sample: 210 BF.
Team highs

The category leaders inside this clubhouse

Familiar production now sits beside tracked force: 100+ mph contact and pitches are shown as both totals and opportunity rates.

Club contact

100+ mph batted balls

Tracked-contact season total

  1. 1Corbin CarrollArizona Diamondbacks129
  2. 2Ketel MarteArizona Diamondbacks128
  3. 3Gabriel MorenoArizona Diamondbacks91
  4. 4Ildemaro VargasArizona Diamondbacks74
  5. 5Jesús SánchezArizona Diamondbacks63
Club contact

100+ mph contact rate

Minimum 30 tracked batted balls

  1. 1Corbin CarrollArizona Diamondbacks31.1%
  2. 2Jesús SánchezArizona Diamondbacks29.7%
  3. 3Lars NootbaarArizona Diamondbacks28.4%
  4. 4Ketel MarteArizona Diamondbacks28.2%
  5. 5Tim TawaArizona Diamondbacks26.7%
Club velocity

Pitches at 100+ mph

Across every pitch type

  1. 1Justin MartinezArizona Diamondbacks123
  2. 2Juan MorilloArizona Diamondbacks29
  3. 3Brandyn GarciaArizona Diamondbacks0
  4. 4Jonathan LoáisigaArizona Diamondbacks0
  5. 5Ryne NelsonArizona Diamondbacks0
Club velocity

100+ mph pitch rate

Minimum 100 tracked pitches

  1. 1Justin MartinezArizona Diamondbacks66.1%
  2. 2Juan MorilloArizona Diamondbacks2.9%
  3. 3Brandyn GarciaArizona Diamondbacks0.0%
  4. 4Jonathan LoáisigaArizona Diamondbacks0.0%
  5. 5Ryne NelsonArizona Diamondbacks0.0%
Club offense

Batting average

Best qualified contact results

  1. 1Gabriel MorenoArizona Diamondbacks0.304
  2. 2James McCannArizona Diamondbacks0.282
  3. 3Jordan LawlarArizona Diamondbacks0.259
  4. 4Jose FernandezArizona Diamondbacks0.258
  5. 5Geraldo PerdomoArizona Diamondbacks0.257
Club offense

Home runs

The club power board

  1. 1Nolan ArenadoArizona Diamondbacks27
  2. 2Corbin CarrollArizona Diamondbacks22
  3. 3Ketel MarteArizona Diamondbacks22
  4. 4Gabriel MorenoArizona Diamondbacks15
  5. 5Tim TawaArizona Diamondbacks10
Club offense

OPS

On-base and slugging production

  1. 1Gabriel MorenoArizona Diamondbacks0.860
  2. 2Corbin CarrollArizona Diamondbacks0.801
  3. 3Nolan ArenadoArizona Diamondbacks0.776
  4. 4Jordan LawlarArizona Diamondbacks0.772
  5. 5Ketel MarteArizona Diamondbacks0.746
Club pitching

Strikeouts

Total batters finished by strikeout

  1. 1Eduardo RodriguezArizona Diamondbacks140
  2. 2Merrill KellyArizona Diamondbacks111
  3. 3Michael SorokaArizona Diamondbacks101
  4. 4Brandon PfaadtArizona Diamondbacks87
  5. 5Zack LittellArizona Diamondbacks73
Club pitching

Strikeout rate

Strikeouts per batter faced

  1. 1Brandyn GarciaArizona Diamondbacks31.3%
  2. 2Juan MorilloArizona Diamondbacks28.4%
  3. 3Gerardo CarrilloArizona Diamondbacks26.2%
  4. 4Kevin GinkelArizona Diamondbacks25.5%
  5. 5Michael SorokaArizona Diamondbacks23.5%
Club pitching

Lowest OPS allowed

Qualified opponent production

  1. 1Brandyn GarciaArizona Diamondbacks0.444
  2. 2Juan MorilloArizona Diamondbacks0.546
  3. 3Taylor ClarkeArizona Diamondbacks0.566
  4. 4Jonathan LoáisigaArizona Diamondbacks0.583
  5. 5Michael SorokaArizona Diamondbacks0.649
Ace-in-the-Hole

The staff ace’s complete arsenal

The highest-WAR qualified starter leads the card. Every tracked offering is shown with usage, pitch traits, outcomes, and same-pitch MLB percentiles.

Staff ace · RHP

Michael Soroka

82.0 IP · 3.07 ERA · 2.1 WAR

1,656 tracked pitches
Pitch Use Velo Whiff Chase Zone Putaway Hard hit
SlurveSV · 538 pitches 32.5% 80.744th pct 33.6%100th pct 36.8%100th pct 43.9%89th pct 0.0%100th pct 30.0%67th pct
Four-Seam FastballFF · 536 pitches 32.4% 93.632nd pct 12.3%15th pct 31.0%75th pct 51.9%46th pct 0.0%100th pct 41.6%60th pct
ChangeupCH · 209 pitches 12.6% 85.945th pct 19.2%10th pct 34.1%45th pct 38.3%58th pct 0.0%100th pct 23.5%82nd pct
CutterFC · 195 pitches 11.8% 89.035th pct 18.3%39th pct 30.0%60th pct 43.6%14th pct 0.0%100th pct 33.3%65th pct
SinkerSI · 178 pitches 10.7% 93.334th pct 6.2%8th pct 33.3%84th pct 61.2%87th pct 0.0%100th pct 28.6%92nd pct
Percentiles compare each pitch only with the same MLB pitch type and a minimum 50-pitch peer sample. Hard-hit percentile is reversed so a higher percentile is better.
Matchup intelligence

The largest qualified handedness edges

hitter edge80.3

Corbin Carroll

Arizona Diamondbacks

Corbin Carroll is doing more damage against left-handed pitching

vs L0.405
vs R0.309

Estimated wOBA: 0.405 vs L, 0.309 vs R.

pitcher edge79.3

Jonathan Loáisiga

Arizona Diamondbacks

Jonathan Loáisiga is limiting right-handed batters more effectively

vs L0.317
vs R0.188

Estimated wOBA: 0.317 vs L, 0.188 vs R.

hitter edge78.2

Ildemaro Vargas

Arizona Diamondbacks

Ildemaro Vargas is doing more damage against left-handed pitching

vs L0.357
vs R0.255

Estimated wOBA: 0.357 vs L, 0.255 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 batter79.1

Juan Morillo

RHP · available · 2 days rest

Availability91.7%Matchup35.0%Performance81.7%
Right-handed batter86.1

Juan Morillo

RHP · available · 2 days rest

Availability91.7%Matchup70.0%Performance81.7%
Story leads

Team Headlines

Subject Reporting lead Score
Gabriel Moreno Gabriel Moreno is building one of baseball’s strongest offensive cases 90.2
Brandyn Garcia Brandyn Garcia is limiting opponent production at an elite rate 87.5
Juan Morillo Juan Morillo is limiting opponent production at an elite rate 85.3
Corbin Carroll Corbin Carroll is building one of baseball’s strongest offensive cases 83.5
Kevin Ginkel Kevin Ginkel’s Slider: 85.7 mph, 40.4% whiffs 76.8
Michael Soroka Michael Soroka is limiting opponent production at an elite rate 76.2
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.