[AZ Central] Dodgers blast DBacks in groups’ first assembly since October – “They’re good,” Pfaadt stated of the Dodgers’ lineup. “Top to bottom, we knew they were going to be good. I think we’ve just got to attack them like we did last year, especially towards the end. It’s the same game, regardless of the lineup, and I think that’s how we’re going to handle it.” Lending credence to the argument that spring outcomes don’t matter, Pfaadt stated he didn’t throw his finest pitch, his slider, within the first inning in hopes of not displaying it to Dodgers hitters. He scrapped that concept out of frustration within the second and third innings, when he retired all six batters he confronted to complete his outing.
[SI] How Much Do the Diamondbacks Weight Spring Results? – “We take notice of the guys that have a zero earned run average of course,” Lovullo stated. “It means issues are working very properly and so they’re getting plenty of outs. But we take a look at the a part of the lineup, the time of the sport that they’re pitching in, bake that in, after which perhaps take a look at the stuff. In specific with beginning pitchers, they’re most likely going to be getting the most effective a part of each lineup, each single time, in order that’s a straightforward analysis. So we need to preserve all of it relative. The high quality of contact being given up is one thing the coaches are taking a look at intently, and which will not be readily obvious to most followers throughout spring coaching.
[dbacks.com] D-backs prospect goals to Blaze path to MLB – Lovullo meets with every participant individually to put out what he expects to see from them throughout their time in massive league camp. When 24-year-old shortstop Blaze Alexander had his assembly, Lovullo gave him some issues to give attention to: “Show us that you’re versatile and can play more than one position. Control the at-bats, control the zone, don’t worry about hitting home runs, [focus on] gap-to-gap.” Oh, and there was one different factor. “Open our eyes,” Lovullo informed him. There are nonetheless almost three weeks of Spring Training remaining, however to this point, it’s laborious to argue that Alexander has not achieved each single a kind of issues.
[SI] Torey Lovullo Speaks on D-backs Roster Moves – The most notable transfer was the choice to ship prime shortstop prospect Jordan Lawlar right down to Triple-A Reno. Lovullo stated it was a tough resolution, however that it was finest for the young infielder’s improvement. “That was a tricky send-down, however the best way the staff was coming collectively, it was displaying up that if he stayed right here he wasn’t going to play however a few times every week, and he is too good to do this. He nonetheless has some growing to do.” Lovullo echoed the sentiment that normal supervisor Mike Hazen expressed weeks in the past, that Lawlar is “too good to not play on daily basis.” With that being the case, it made essentially the most sense to ship Lawlar again to the minors for now
[Arizona Sports] Rodriguez feels 80% there as he works towards in-season type – To get to 100%, Rodriguez is searching for a bit extra oomph on the fastball. “I noticed today it was like 90-92 (mph), so like 100% is 91-94 (mph) … but location-wise, I feel like it was 100%, the pitches were right where I wanted,” Rodriguez stated. “… I know when I have my command and when I have my pitches going the right way that I’m gonna get good results.. I know how my body works already. I know the more stretching, more innings and more bullpens and all that, that will come. It’s not that much of a difference, it is probably like 1-2 more miles which is gonna help me get more swing-and-miss on the fastball.”
[SI] Gabriel Moreno Is Not Going to Allow Any Thievery This Season – Moreno’s bat has picked up the place it left off final season when he hit over .300 for the previous couple of months of the season. In 15 at-bats to this point, he has 4 hits, a homer, three RBI, and an .886 OPS. Moreno stated that he’s anxious for the season to start out. But, it’s his protection that’s drawing even higher evaluations. He’s thrown out a number of would-be base-stealers this Spring Training together with yet one more one on Saturday throughout the sport towards the Reds. When requested afterward about his ideas on runners persevering with to attempt to steal, he stated “I don’t know. This is baseball. They still want to win, but I’m not going to allow it.”
[AZ Central] Diamondbacks’ Geraldo Perdomo holding down SS job amid potential challengers – On the day shortstop prospect Jordan Lawlar was delivered to the majors final September, Diamondbacks supervisor Torey Lovullo referred to as shortstop Geraldo Perdomo into his workplace. He gave Perdomo a tough define of how enjoying time would possibly shake out and informed Perdomo he is likely to be requested to play different positions. Perdomo’s response resonated for these within the room. “He’s a shortstop and he takes a lot of pride in being a shortstop,” Assistant General Manager Amiel Sawdaye stated. “But he was like, ‘Whatever is best for the team.’ He didn’t have to be like that. He could have been like, ‘I’m a better shortstop.’”
[SI] Geraldo Perdomo Supports Teammates Regardless of Positional Threat – “I think [Perdomo] has a certain confidence about him that you guys can see him play with, but inside of my office I’ll have discussions with him, and I know we covered it, and he’s like ‘good for him, I’m so proud of him for doing that,’” Lovullo stated. “He genuinely cares about his teammates and pulls for his teammates. And instead of competing with them, he lets his game do what it’s supposed to do, and he blocks out the noise and he can elevate his game… I think legitimately pulling for every young player to be themselves and have a great experience is his starting point, and that’s what makes him so good.”
[Arizona Sports] Barnhart’s Opening Day began at daybreak of spring coaching – “I’d be lying if I said (this spring spring wasn’t different). The thing for me was in years past, it’s been coming to spring training in shape and ready to play but then kind of working through things and and getting ready for Opening Day on March 28, or whenever it is,” Barnhart informed Arizona Sports. “This year to me, in my opinion, I came to spring training looking at February — whatever the first game was — as my Opening Day. So it’s definitely turned into more of a game-like feel in terms of regular season for now.”
