When your team's pitching rotation has 5 guys with WAR higher than 2.5, you know you're doing something really right, especially heading towards the postseason.
That's actually pretty incredible. No matter who they start in the Wild Card game, and even in the postseason, their fifth guy will still be miles ahead of most other fifth guys. Plus, as of...tonight, they have home field advantage in the Wild Card game, so they have chase field, and...I'm guessing they'll probably have Zack Greinke or Robbie Ray go against the opposing offense.
The lineup has rebounded from some injuries- obviously J.D. Martinez and his 43-homer-season is filling in nicely for Yasmany Tomas, and Ketel Marte is a great fill-in for Chris Owings at short. The bench has been nice, with Daniel Descalso and Adam Rosales supplying great defense, and Jeremy Hazelbaker...doing the thing he does where he spontaneously starts hitting like hell when nobody expects him to.
This is a team that could do some dangerous things in the postseason. Looks like if they make it by the Rockies, they'll be facing the Dodgers, and while they've gained momentum over the past few weeks, it's looking more and more like LA-Arizona would be a pretty evenly-matched playoff matchup. I'm not sure if the D-Backs will be able to combat them, but...damn, it'd be pretty awesome if they did.
Coming Tomorrow- In his last month of Yankees baseball (unless he re-signs), he's still making his case as one of the last great win-centric pitchers clear.
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