(Music Pun Streak #8- Yes, a MAJOR STRETCH for the Jane's Addiction reference)
The Arizona Diamondbacks have the best record in the NL, and is among the best teams in baseball. And Patrick Corbin is their best pitcher right now. So...do the math.
This isn't...EXACTLY out-of-nowhere. Corbin's 2013 season, where he broke into a rotation headed up by Ian Kennedy, Brandon McCarthy and Wade Miley and absolutely stole the show, garnering an All Star nod in the process. But after missing the 2014 season due to injuries and coming up with diminishing returns his last few seasons, we were all worried that there'd never be another truly great season from Corbin, especially as ace-duties were essentially handed off to Zack Greinke and Robbie Ray before the former had bad starts and the latter got injured.
With Corbin at the helm of the rotation, and with Matt Koch delivering some really nice stuff filling in for Taijuan Walker, the team is soaring, especially since David Peralta and AJ Pollock are both having incredible seasons, and Paul Goldschmidt's consistency is slowly returning. Unfortunately, the rest of the lineup is pretty-hit miss, but with the strength of the rotation, and with the momentum of the team, it doesn't worry me a great deal.
The Rockies, the closest competitors, are 3.5 games behind, and the Giants aren't far behind them, so this may end up being the race. I do think the Diamondbacks have the talent to stay afloat.
Coming Tonight: One of my favorite players...wearing a concerning uniform.
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