The Arizona Diamondbacks enter Sunday’s game against the Philadelphia Phillies in fourth place in the National League West, sporting a 17-16 record.
Arizona plays in MLB’s most competitive division — the only one with three 20-win teams.
ESPN MLB writer David Schoenfield graded all 30 teams based off their performance in the first 30 games of the season.
How did the D-backs fare in ESPN’s grades for the first 30 games of the season?
Schoenfield gave Arizona a “C” grade.
It’s been a weird month of extreme highs and lows for Arizona as Corbin Carroll has been one of the best players in baseball, Pavin Smith has been absolutely raking with an OPS over 1.000 and Eugenio Suárez had his history-tying four-homer game. On the other end, the rotation — aside from Brandon Pfaadt — has struggled, as Corbin Burnes has just one win in six starts and he and Zac Gallen have both had some control issues.
Carroll has been the anchor of Arizona’s offense, batting .279 with nine home runs and 23 RBIs. He is tied for first in the majors with four triples and ranks 12th in OPS (.930).
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Suárez is tied for third in MLB with 10 home runs and recently made headlines with a four-homer game against the Atlanta Braves on April 26.
Injuries have hit Arizona’s pitching staff hard. A.J. Puk and Justin Martinez are on the injured list, and Jordan Montgomery is out for the season following Tommy John surgery. Before Saturday’s game, the team announced that Corbin Burnes would miss his next start due to shoulder inflammation.
Second baseman Ketel Marte returned to the lineup for Friday’s series opener in Philadelphia after missing 23 games with a hamstring strain.
Despite the injuries, the D-backs remain just six games out of first place. After wrapping up the series in Philadelphia, they’ll return to Chase Field for a series against the New York Mets and Los Angeles Dodgers, followed by a road trip to San Francisco.
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