Diamondbacks GM makes bold proclamation about trade deadline plans

Projected to beryllium among nan champion teams successful nan National League successful 2025, nan Arizona Diamondbacks first half has been defined by injuries and underperformance. 

Their rotation, which looked to beryllium a spot aft adding erstwhile Cy Young Award victor Corbin Burnes successful free agency, has been an utter disaster, arsenic Burnes needed Tommy John Surgery aft conscionable 11 starts and Eduardo Rodriguez, Brandon Pfaadt and moreover Zac Gallen person ERAs complete five. The bullpen, meanwhile, has besides been dealt important losses pinch injuries to Justin Martinez and A.J. Puk, their 2 astir valuable relievers from 2024 who will miss nan remainder of nan play pinch elbow injuries. The consequence is simply a pitching unit that ranks 25th successful Major League Baseball successful ERA, pinch each squad down them astatine slightest 10 games nether .500. 

Yet contempt each that has gone wrong, nan Diamondbacks person remained successful nan operation pinch a 41-38 record, placing them conscionable 2.5 games backmost of nan 3rd chaotic card. Much of nan in installments tin beryllium fixed to nan activity of head Torey Lovullo, wide regarded arsenic 1 of nan champion successful nan game, and a heavy and versatile lineup that ranks 3rd successful runs scored and 5th successful location runs. Leading nan measurement is nan trio of Ketel Marte, Eugenio Suárez, and Corbin Carroll, who person mixed for 59 location runs and 163 RBIs while each posting an OPS astatine slightest 40% supra nan convention average. 

Those three, on pinch coagulated contributions from first baseman Josh Naylor and shortstop Geraldo Perdomo, person mixed to support nan Diamondbacks successful nan title contempt their pitching struggles, but nan task will only get tougher pinch nan news that Corbin Carroll will miss clip pinch a fractured hand. Yet while losing an MVP-caliber subordinate for illustration Carroll will wounded immoderate lineup, possibly nary squad is amended suited to withstand a important nonaccomplishment than nan Diamondbacks, who person been overcoming important losses each season. 

Though galore teams would emotion to spot nan Diamondbacks waste disconnected their postulation of impending free agents, including Gallen, Suárez, and Merrill Kelly, it’s nary wonderment why GM Mike Hazen has assurance successful his team, which he expressed to ESPN’s Jesse Rogers. 

"We person bully players, truthful I don't spot why we shouldn't beryllium capable to play bully shot and enactment successful this and past get those guys backmost and possibly beryllium capable to adhd connected astatine nan deadline," Hazen wrote. 

If nan Diamondbacks do take to bargain astatine nan deadline, nan bullpen will beryllium a apical priority, arsenic it is still 1 of nan league’s weaker units contempt admirable performances from journeymen Jalen Beeks and Shelby Miller. 

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