<<

DIAMONDBACKS 2017 GAME NOTES dbacks.com s losdbacks.com s @Dbacks s @LosDbacks s facebook.com/D-backs Salt River Fields at Talking Stick s 7555 N. Pima Road, Scottsdale, Ariz., 85258 (6-7) vs. (8-5) 2017 D-BACKS SPRING SCHEDULE Fri., March 10, 2017 ♦ Salt River Fields at Talking Stick ♦ Scottsdale, Ariz. ♦ 1:10 p.m. WINNING LOSING DATE OPP RESULT REC. PITCHER ATT. Game No. 13 ♦ Home Game No. 8 ♦ Home Record: 4-3 ♦ Road Record: 2-4 2/22 GCU W, 9-1 - Banda Hansen 5,176 RHP (0-0, 0.00) vs. RHP (0-0, 6.00) 2/25 COL L, 4-8 0-1 Carasiti Bradley 9,795 FOX Sports Arizona 2/26 @ COL L, 1-6 0-2 Rusin Shipley 8,062 2/27 CIN W, 6-1 1-2 Corbin Feldman 5,114 DIAMOND-FACTS ADDING BULLS TO THE 'PEN 2/28 @ TEX W, 8-4 2-2 Bracho Jurado 2,556 ♦ Arizona is in its 20th Cactus League season and ♦ Since Feb. 10, the D-backs have added 5 non- 3/1 @ CWS L, 2-3 2-3 Holmberg Fleck 2,896 seventh at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick…Tuc- roster relievers to Major League camp: RHP Tom 3/2 SD (ss) L, 6-9 2-4 Lockett Díaz 5,754 son was spring headquarters from 1998-2010. Wilhelmsen (Feb. 10), RHP (Feb. CHC (ss) W, 3-1 3-4 Miller Buchanan 13,309* 3/3 LAD W, 15-3 4-4 Greinke McCarthy 11,079* ♦ The D-backs are 329-295-22 all-time in Spring 13), LHP (Feb. 13), LHP Jorge De 3/4 @ SD L, 5-6 4-5 Stammen Godley 6,653 Training. La Rosa (Feb. 19), LHP T.J. McFarland (March 3). 3/5 CWS W, 4-1 5-5 Wilhelmsen Bummer 12,794* ♦ Arizona has won 4 Cactus League titles (also: ♦ They have combined for 1,472 career Major 3/6 @ KC W, 4-1 6-5 Ray Karns 4,824 1999, 2002, '07, '16)…their 22-8-3 record (.733) League appearances and 95 saves. 3/7 OAK L, 13-21 6-6 Dull Bradley 8,208 was third-best in the Majors, behind the Nation- 3/8 MEXICO W, 10-4 - Greinke Rodriguez 6,391 als (18-4-3; .818) and Blue Jays (17-6-3; .739). D-BACKS IN THE WBC - GAME SCHEDULE 3/9 @ CWS L, 2-4 6-7 Giolito Corbin 4,082 ♦ These D-backs are playing in the World 3/10 MIL 1:10 p.m. FSAZ YESTERDAY'S RECAP Classic (# Designated Pitcher Pool, * not in Major 3/11 SF 1:10 p.m. Arizona Sports 98.7 FM/FSAZ 3/12 @ SF 1:05 p.m. Arizona Sports 98.7 FM The D-backs lost, 4-2, @ White Sox. League camp): ♦ 3/13 - OFF DAY - • RHP SILVINO BRACHO - Venezuela ♦ (second inning) and 3/14 TEX 1:10 p.m. FSAZ/dbacks.com (seventh inning) each solo homers. Today vs. Puerto Rico @ 7:00 p.m. AZ 3/15 at CHC 7:05 p.m. dbacks.com ♦ J.J. Hoover (0.2 IP), Enrique Burgos (1.0), An- • INF - Italy 3/16 @ MIL 1:05 p.m. drew Chafin(1.0) and (1.0) all had Tomorrow vs. Venezuela @ 1:00 p.m. AZ 3/17 SEA (ss) 1:10 p.m. scoreless outings. • OF REYMOND FUENTES - Puerto Rico @ OAK (ss) 1:05 p.m. ♦ took the loss (3.1 IP, 3 ER, 6 H, 4 K). Today vs. Venezuela @ 7:00 p.m. AZ 3/18 ASIA I 1:10 p.m. Arizona Sports 98.7 FM/FSAZ • 1B - 3/19 @ CLE 1:05 p.m. ESPN 620 AM D-BACKS "HOLD THE FLAG" SWEEPSTAKES Today vs. Columbia @ 4:00 p.m. AZ 3/20 @ OAK 7:05 p.m. • RHP - 3/21 KC 1:10 p.m. dbacks.com ♦ The D-backs are offering fans the priceless op- 3/22 - OFF DAY - portunity to be a part of the pre- • Last night vs. Canada, struck out both batters 3/23 CHC 1:10 p.m. dbacks.com game festitivies and help hold the flag when it's faced. 3/24 @ LAD 1:05 p.m. unfurled for the national anthem...winners will • Tomorrow vs. USA @ 4:30 p.m. AZ 3/25 @ LAA 1:05 p.m. Arizona Sports 98.7 FM also get 2 tickets to the game. • LHP # - Mexico 3/26 CLE 1:10 p.m. FSAZ/ESPN 620 AM ♦ Fans may enter at dbacks.com/holdtheflag by LHP MIGUEL AGUILAR * - Mexico 3/27 LAA 1:10 p.m. March 24 at 11:59 p.m. MST. Today vs. Puerto Rico @ 7:30 p.m. AZ 3/28 @ SEA 1:10 p.m. • LHP * - Israel 3/29 - OFF DAY - 3/30 CLE - 6:40 p.m. ESPN 620 AM/FSAZ+/KHOV 105.1 FM D-BACKS ON FOX SPORTS ARIZONA OF ZACHARY BORENSTEIN* - Israel 3/31 CLE - Chase Field 6:40 p.m. AS 98.7 FM/FSAZ+/KHOV 105.1 FM ♦ FOX Sports Arizona has their fourth spring Team Israel (3-0) advanced to Second Round broadcast today and will air the D-backs 3 times ♦ Other ties to the WBC include Luis "Pipe" Urue- *sellout All Times Local over the next 5 days with telecasts today, tomor- ta/Field Coordinator serving as of Team MISCELLANEOUS 2017 ATTENDANCE row and Tuesday. Colombia while being assisted by T.J. Lasita/As- Record: 6-7 Day: 5-7 HOME ROAD sistand Director, Player Development and Masa Home: 4-3 Night: 1-0 Total: 66,053 Total: 29,073 HAZEN APPEARS AT ANALYTICS CONFERENCE Abe/Triple-A Trainer serving as Team Japan's Away: 2-4 vs. AL: 3-3 Avg: 9,436 (7 G) Avg: 4,846 (6 G) Neutral: 0-0 vs. NL: 3-4 Largest: 13,309 (3/2) Largest: 8,062 (2/26) ♦ SABR (Society of American Baseball Research) is athletic trainer. hosting an Analytics Conference through Sun- UPCOMING PITCHING PROBABLES day at the downtown Hyatt Regency. ROSTER ROUNDUP ♦ This morning from 10-11 a.m., will ♦ Arizona opened Cactus League play with 62 FRI., MARCH 10 VS. BREWERS - 1:10 P.M. FSAZ be on the Panel along with the players in camp: 35 (11 left-handed), 6 RHP Taijuan Walker (0-0, 0.00) vs. RHP Chase Anderson (0-0, 6.00) Mariners' with MLB Network's Brian catchers, 12 infielders and 9 outfielders. ARI: RHP J.J. Hoover, RHP , LHP Jorge De La Rosa, LHP Brian Kenny moderating. ♦ The D-backs return 24 players from its 40-man Matusz ♦ Full schedule sabr.org/analytics/schedule ...and roster at the start of last Spring Training…Ari- MIL: LHP Brent Suter, RHP , RHP Rob Scahill, RHP David Goforth to register, visit sabr.org/analytics. zona returned 22 players in 2016, 23 in 2015 and 26 in 2014. SAT., MARCH 11 VS. GIANTS - 1:10 P.M. FSAZ, AS98.7 "WE ARE BASEBALL" AT SRF STARTING TOMORROW LHP (1-0, 0.00) vs. TBA ♦ The Hall of Fame “We Are Baseball” tour will open TOREY TAKES THE REINS ARI: RHP Kevin Jepsen, RHP Tom Wilhelmsen, RHP , RHP Tyler Jones, RHP Erik Davis, RHP its 2017 tour tomorrow at Salt River Fields. ♦ is in his first season as the D-backs’ ♦ From March 11-26, fans can learn about the manager…he was named the club’s eighth man- game’s past, present and future in this cutting- ager on Nov. 4, 2016. SUN., MARCH 12 @ GIANTS - 1:05 P.M. AS98.7 edge collaboration of baseball and technology ♦ Spent 4 seasons (2013-16) with the Sox as RHP Archie Bradley (0-2, 17.47) vs. TBA featuring virtual reality (VR), an original IMAX® 's bench …was Boston’s in- ARI: RHP , LHP , RHP Enrique Burgos, RHP Ty- ler Jones movie and artifacts from The Hall of Fame. terim manager for 48 games at the end of 2015 ♦ General public tickets are on sale exclusively at while Farrell was on medical leave (28-20). HallofFameTour.com. ♦ Was also the first base coach on Farrell’s staff MON., MARCH 13 - OFF-DAY with the Blue Jays from 2011-12. LET'S GET IT STARTED TUE., MARCH 14 VS. RANGERS - 1:10 P.M. FSAZ, DBACKS.COM ♦ Arizona's starting pitchers, over their first 11 OFFSEASON ACQUISITIONS starts through March 6, went 4-1 with a 2.45 ERA ♦ Acquired RHP Taijuan Walker and WED., MARCH 15 @ CUBS - 7:05 P.M. DBACKS.COM (7 ER in 25.2 IP) and 27 against 8 walks. (from ); Signed INF Daniel Descalso, C ♦ Over 9 starts from Feb. 27-March 6, D-backs start- , C and RHP Fernan- THU., MARCH 16 @ BREWERS - 1:05 P.M. ers held opponents scoreless 8 times with a 0.82 do Rodney. ERA (2 ER in 22.0 IP) and 23 strikeouts against 13 hits and 7 walks. TODAY’S SCHEDULED PITCHERS 2016 SEASON RECAP STARTING PITCHER No. 59 - LHP Jorge De La Rosa SEASON NO. 19 RECAP ♦ Went 8-9 with a 5.51 ERA (82 ER in 134.0 IP) in 27 games ♦ The D-backs went 69-93 (33-48 @ home and No.99 - RHP Taijuan Walker (24 starts) with the Rockies last season...played 9 seasons 36-45 on road)...went 33-43 vs. NL West, 13- @TAI_WALKER for the Rockies (2008-16) and is their all-time leader in wins 20 vs. NL Central, 18-15 vs. NL East and 5-15 ♦ Went 8-11 with a 4.22 ERA (63 ER in 134.1 IP) in 25 starts for (86) and strikeouts (985). in . the Mariners. ♦ Has played part of 13 seasons with the Brewers (2004-06), ♦ Is a 2-time participant in the MLB All-Star Futures Game: Royals (2006-07) and Rockies (2008-16). YOUNGEST TEAM IN BASEBALL 2013 @ and 2012 @ . ♦ 1 of 5 Mexico-born pitchers with 100+ career wins. ♦ The D-backs finished the season with the ♦ Named a Top 20 overall prospect by Baseball America 3 ♦ Began his career with the D-backs, having signed in 1998 youngest team in baseball: 26 years, 313 times (No. 20 in 2012, 18 in ‘13 and 11 in ‘14). as non-drafted free agent. days [source: STATS LLC]. ♦ Acquired by the D-backs from the Mariners with INF Ketel ♦ Signed as a Minor League free agent (Feb. 19, 2017). ARIZONA BBWAA AWARDS Marte for INF , OF and LHP Zac DATE OPP DEC ERA G-GS IP H R ER BB SO Curtis (Nov. 23, 2016). 3/3 vs. LAD ND 0.00 1-0 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 ♦ The Arizona Chapter of the BBWAA named DATE OPP DEC ERA G-GS IP H R ER BB SO 3/6 @ KC ND 0.00 1-0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 its annual D-backs award winners: 2/28 @ TEX ND 0.00 1-1 2.0 2 0 0 0 3 TOTAL 0-0 0.00 2-0 2.0 1 0 0 1 2 q MOST VALUABLE PLAYER: Jean Segura 3/5 vs. CWS ND 0.00 1-1 3.0 1 0 0 0 2 q MOST VALUABLE PITCHER: 2016 CLUB W-L ERA G-GS CG IP ER BB SO TOTAL 0-0 0.00 2-2 5.0 3 0 0 0 5 q ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: COLORADO 8-9 5.51 27-24 0 134.0 82 63 108 q GOOD GUY AWARD: 2016 CLUBS W-L ERA G-GS CG IP ER BB SO Albuquerque (AAA) 0-0 4.30 3-3 0 14.2 7 8 11 MAJORS 101-84 4.64 306-241 2 1415.1 730 640 1181 SEATTLE 8-11 4.22 25-25 1 134.1 63 37 119 D-BACKS LEAD FAN COST INDEX FOR 10TH Tacoma (AAA) 1-0 3.60 3-3 0 15.0 6 8 6 MINORS 31-30 3.65 91-87 2 469.0 190 184 497 No. 15 - LHP Brian Matusz STRAIGHT YEAR MAJORS 22-22 4.18 65-62 3 357.0 166 99 322 ♦ Appeared in 8 games (1 start) between the Orioles and ♦ The D-backs had the lowest Fan Cost Index Cubs…also went 0-1 with a 4.01 ERA (15 ER in 33.2 IP) in ($132.10) in MLB for the 10th straight year, ALSO SCHEDULED TO PITCH 14 games (8 starts) with Baltimore and Chicago’s Minor via Team Marketing Report…Arizona fin- League clubs. ished almost $88 below the industry aver- No. 60 - RHP J.J. Hoover ♦ Held lefties to a .213 average as a reliever from 2009-16. age of $219.53. @JJ_Hoover ♦ Signed by D-backs as a Minor League free agent (Feb. 13, ♦ Arizona’s average ticket price of $18.53 was ♦ Spent majority of the season with Triple-A Louisville, going 2017). lowest among all teams, nearly $13 below 4-2 with 4 saves, a 3.52 ERA and 50 strikeouts in 32 appear- DATE OPP DEC ERA G-GS IP H R ER BB SO the average ticket price of $31.00. ances with the organization. 2/27 vs. CIN HLD, 1 0.00 1-0 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 ♦ The Fan Cost Index is a representative look at the ♦ Over parts of 5 seasons with the Reds, appeared in 236 3/3 vs. LAD ND 9.00 1-0 1.0 4 2 2 0 2 costs for a family of 4 to attend a MLB game…it has games and went 16-19 with 6 saves, a 4.12 ERA and 240 3/7 vs. OAK HLD, 2 7.71 1-0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 been computed annually by Team Marketing Report TOTAL 0-0 7.71 3-0 2.1 5 2 2 0 3 strikeouts. since 1991 and is comprised of 4 average tickets, 2 Signed as a Minor League free agent on Jan. 9, 2017. ♦ 2016 CLUBS W-L ERA G-GS CG IP ER BB SO beers, 4 soft drinks, 4 hot dogs, parking for 1 car and DATE OPP DEC ERA G-GS IP H R ER BB SO Bowie (AA) 0-0 21.00 3-1 0 3.0 7 1 4 2 adult-sized hats. 2/27 vs. CIN HLD, 1 0.00 1-0 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 Frederick (A) 0-0 1.29 2-0 0 7.0 1 0 12 3/2 vs. SD ND 0.00 1-0 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 BALTIMORE 0-0 12.00 7-0 0 6.0 8 7 1 FINISHING IN THE TOP 3 IN AVG & SLG 3/6 @ KC ND 0.00 1-0 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 Tennessee (AA) 0-0 2.70 1-0 0 3.1 1 2 6 ♦ The D-backs finished in the Top 3 in the NL 3/9 @ CWS ND 0.00 1-0 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 CHICAGO 0-0 18.00 1-1 0 3.0 6 2 2 in average (3rd, .261), and slugging pct. TOTAL 0-0 0.00 4-0 3.2 4 0 0 0 5 AZL Cubs (R) 0-0 1.29 4-4 0 7.0 1 1 10 Iowa (AAA) 0-1 3.38 4-3 0 13.1 5 4 17 (3rd, .432) for the second straight season… 2016 CLUBS W-L ERA G-GS CG IP ER BB SO Arizona was second in slugging pct. (.414) in CINCINATTI 1-2 13.50 18.0 0 18.2 28 12 15 MINORS 15-7 2.89 54-44 3 258.1 83 77 246 Louisville (AAA) 4-2 3.52 32-0 0 38.1 15 11 50 MAJORS 27-41 4.92 280-69 0 528.2 289 204 462 2015 and third in average (.264). MINORS 33-21 2.99 165-61 0 481.1 160 146 537 MAJORS 16-19 4.12 236-0 0 242.1 111 113 240 MINOR LEAGUE CALL-UPS INCREASE IN LONGBALLS ONCE AGAIN Arizona hit 190 homers, a 36- in- No. 47 - RHP Keyvius Sampson No. 78 - RHP Brooks Hall ♦ ♦ Signed as a Minor League free agent on Dec. 12, 2016. crease which tied for the third-biggest jump @K_SAMP2 ♦ Spent 2016 in the Brewers organization…in 33 games (7 in club history: ♦ Went 0-1 with a 4.35 ERA (19 ER in 39.1 IP) in 18 games (2 starts) between Triple-A Colorado Springs and -A YEAR HR YEAR HR DIFF starts) over 4 stints with the Reds last season...over the last Biloxi, went 6-3 with a 4.30 ERA and 70 strikeouts. 1998 159 1999 216 +57 2 seasons with the Reds, appeared in 31 games (14 starts). ♦ Brewers' fourth-round pick in the 2009 draft, Aug. 16. 2004 135 2005 191 +56 ♦ Named to the following All-Star teams: 2013 DATE OPP DEC ERA G-GS IP H R ER BB SO 2015 154 2016 190 +36 (postseason) and 2011 (midseason). 3/2 vs. SD ND 0.00 1-0 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 2014 118 2015 154 +36 ♦ Signed as a Minor League free agent (Dec. 21, 2016). No. 85 - LHP Eric Jokisch ♦ The D-backs’ 190 home runs were also the DATE OPP DEC ERA G-GS IP H R ER BB SO fourth most in club history, behind 1999 Signed as a Minor League free agent on Feb. 8. 2/25 vs. COL ND 0.00 1-0 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 ♦ In 2016, pitched in the minors for the Cubs, Marlins and (216), 2001 (208) and 2005 (191). 2/28 @ TEX ND 9.00 1-0 1.0 2 2 2 2 1 ♦ Rangers…in a combined 27 games (6 starts), went 3-2 with 3/2 vs. LAD ND 6.75 1-0 2.0 2 1 1 0 2 TRIPLE YOUR FUN 3/7 vs. OAK ND 4.50 1-0 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 1 and a 3.00 ERA. ♦ Arizona's club-record 56 triples led the Ma- Totals 0-0 4.50 4-0 6.0 6 3 3 2 5 ♦ In 2014, appeared in 4 games for the Cubs with a 1.88 ERA and 10 strikeouts. jors. 2016 CLUBS W-L ERA G-GS CG IP ER BB SO No. 80 - RHP Johnny Omahen ♦ Since 1998, the only other team to have CINCINNATI 0-1 4.35 18-2 0 39.1 19 27 42 48+ triples in back-to-back seasons was the Louisville 3-3 1.88 18-9 0 62.1 13 21 62 ♦ Spent 2016 at Triple-A Reno and Double-A Mobile…in 26 2009 (50) and 2010 (54) Rockies. MINORS 43-38 3.95 164-126 0 669.1 294 323 696 games (24 starts), went 9-9 with a 5.67 ERA. MAJORS 2-7 5.60 31-14 0 91.2 57 53 84 ♦ In 2015, was a midseason All-Star with Single-A Advanced Visalia. GOLDY NAMED AN ALL-STAR ♦ Signed as a Minor League free agent on Jan. 28, 2014. ♦ Paul Goldschmidt was named to his fourth ♦ Marlins’ 35th-round pick in 2011 draft, June 10. straight NL All-Star Team, joining Randy DATE OPP DEC ERA G-GS IP H R ER BB SO Johnson (1999-2002) as the only D-backs to 3/2 vs. SD HLD, 1 0.00 1-0 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 receive the honor 4 seasons in a row while his 4 All-Star nods are third most, trailing Luis Gonzalez and Johnson (5 each).

ROSTER REVIEW ♦ Arizona's 50 different players (29 pitchers and 21 position) tied for the third most in franchise history (also: 2015) behind 52 in 2004, followed by 51 in 2011. ♦ The D-backs used 19 rookies (17 in 2015) and 10 made their Major League debut.