Today’s Lineups
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DIAMONDBACKS |
METS |
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Ketel Marte – DH |
Francisco Lindor – SS |
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Corbin Carroll – RF |
Bo Bichette – 3B |
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Geraldo Perdomo – SS |
Jorge Polanco – DH |
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Gabriel Moreno – C |
Luis Robert – CF |
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Nolan Arenado – 3B |
Brett Baty – RF |
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Ildemaro Vargas – 2B |
Mark Vientos – 1B |
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Jose Fernandez – 1B |
Marcus Semien – 2B |
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Tim Tawa – LF |
Carson Benge – LF |
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Jorge Barrosa – CF |
Francisco Alvarez – C |
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Ryne Nelson – RHP |
David Peterson – LHP |
Another underwhelming day for the Diamondbacks offense yesterday. After eleven games, the team is hitting a collective .213, with an OPS of .632. That’s ranked 23rd in the majors, and 59 points below league average. Though it is worth noting that offense generally is down as a whole. The OPS across all of MLB is below .700 at a mere .691, 28 points below the overall figure last year. It’s not just the expected “slow start in cold weather” thing. Through April 7th last year, the MLB OPS was .705, so this season’s figure is below even that. Remember when an OPS starting with a six indicated a hitter was really struggling? So far in 2026, it has been the norm.
That said, the D-backs had posted a .768 OPS through the same date last season, so it’s definitely an issue. Corbin Carroll is continuing to do Corbin Carroll things. But Ketel Marte (OPS+ 70) and Geraldo Perdomo (51), who were expected to power the offense to an equal extent, have got off to a slow start. As we noted on Monday, Marte is hitting the ball hard, but into the ground. His GB/FB rate is 1.60, the highest on the team among regulars. For Perdomo, there is a concerning amount of blue on his Baseball Savant page. Of particular concern, the percentage of time when he’s hitting the ball at the right launch angle (8-32 degrees), which powered his surge last year, is significantly down. He has hit just one “barrel” so far.
All told, there is reason to suggest the offense has been more “responsible” for the issues so far this year than the pitching. By Win Probability on Fangraphs, Arizona’s hitting has been worth -96%, which ranks it 22nd in the majors. The pitching is at +46%, ranked 15th. And this might be a surprise: the D-backs’ bullpen is higher still, a +18% figure which comes in twelfth. Yes, our relievers have been better than average at keeping the team in games. I reckon, as mentioned in the comments on yesterday’s recaps, that they have simply had so little room for error. You might expect each reliever to put up a zero. But when you need five of them to do so in a row…
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