\u201cI was in center feeling like, \u2018Whoa, dude, we\u2019re all here,’\u201d Alexander said. \u201cIt was a cool moment.\u201d<\/p>\n
When looking at the 2020 instructional camp roster<\/a>, 10 current Diamondbacks are listed:<\/p>\n OF Corbin Carroll Instead of fading into obscurity after selling off key pieces, the youth movement has worked over the past six weeks.<\/p>\n \u201cThey don\u2019t feel overmatched, they feel like they can win every baseball game that they play in and it\u2019s not very common when you have as many one-year players as we have,\u201d manager Torey Lovullo said. \u201cI think it\u2019s just a good blend of guys that are having fun and playing athletic baseball.\u201d<\/p>\n Is the vibe in the clubhouse like 2023?<\/p>\n Carroll alluded to the vibes feeling like 2023 in a sense, and he was not the only player in the clubhouse to say that.<\/p>\n A charm of the 2023 National League-winning Diamondbacks team was the camaraderie with the younger players as they grew together.<\/p>\n A core group came up together in the minor leagues and were experiencing so much of what down that season for the first time, playing with an underdog mantra without the weight of expectations.<\/p>\n The number of players who played together in the minor leagues has now grown on the active roster, and a new group of young talent acquired in trades has filled in.<\/p>\n \u201cI kind of make a joke like half of Reno\u2019s here, right?\u201d Saalfrank told Arizona Sports. \u201cThat\u2019s the point, right? You get from Reno up here and try and help the big league team win. Super young team right now. I think there\u2019s a lot of energy, a lot of excitement. Corbin mentioned like a very 2023 feel and I agree with that 100%.<\/p>\n \u201cJust win the day I think is where we\u2019re at right now. Not trying to look too far ahead. \u2026 It just seems like it\u2019s a different guy every single day and everyone\u2019s going out there and giving it their all.\u201d<\/p>\n Diamondbacks maintaining production with younger roster<\/p>\n It looks different, but the offense has managed to maintain its production despite holes created by trades and injuries.<\/p>\n Arizona scored 4.84 runs per game entering the deadline, bolstered by a power rampage from Eugenio Suarez. Since Aug. 1, Arizona has put up 5.26 runs per game. The team OPS is basically the same at .759 before and .764 after.<\/p>\n Perdomo, Alexander, Ketel Marte and Carroll have been among the best 40 players in all of baseball by fWAR since Aug. 1, while the return of catcher Gabriel Moreno has made a difference for the lineup.<\/p>\n Situationally, the D-backs have had better success, hitting .290 with runners in scoring position (.240 before).<\/p>\n \u201cI feel like with this group it\u2019s a lot different, more speed on the bases,\u201d Thomas told Arizona Sports. \u201cIt\u2019s definitely a different style of baseball and I feel like I\u2019ve seen it a lot in the minor leagues. \u2026 So for us to swing together and do what we\u2019re doing now, it\u2019s pretty cool to see.\u201d<\/p>\n Run prevention has also improved, despite numerous bullpen injuries and the trade of rotation mainstay Merrill Kelly.<\/p>\n Arizona\u2019s team ERA since the deadline is 3.91, which is top 10 in MLB. Before the deadline, it was 4.49, the 24th best. Both the starters and relievers have improved ERAs, even with a mix-and-match bullpen situation.<\/p>\n Is the postseason still a possibility?<\/p>\n The Diamondbacks have to go 12-7 to reach their 2023 win total of 84, which is difficult but doable.<\/p>\n That number being enough to reach the postseason would require a brutal finish from the New York Mets or San Diego Padres. Saalfrank pointed out that the Diamondbacks don\u2019t \u201ccontrol their own destiny,\u201d but they have chances to make up ground head-to-head.<\/p>\n The D-backs ended Saturday trailing San Francisco by a half-game and play the Giants six more times. These two division rivals could do a number on each other by splitting those games, or one could emerge ahead of the other. Call it a de facto playoff series between two teams that sold at the deadline and got hot.<\/p>\n Arizona closes the season with three games in San Diego, which is 5.5 games ahead of Arizona as the second Wild Card team with an additional game to play.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re just trying to go out there and give ourselves a chance,\u201d Saalfrank said. \u201cIf you play good ball, like that\u2019s really all you can do and see what happens when you look up at the end.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201c\u200aI know we\u2019re over .500 now, that\u2019s freaking awesome,\u201d Alexander said. \u201cSo let\u2019s keep rolling. Let\u2019s separate that gap.\u201d<\/p>\n
SS Geraldo Perdomo
OF Alek Thomas
OF Jake McCarthy
LHP Andrew Saalfrank
RHP Brandon Pfaadt
RHP Ryne Nelson
OF Jorge Barrosa
RHP Bryce Jarvis
UTL Blaze Alexander<\/p>\n
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