The Arizona Diamondbacks in 2030: gazing into our crystal baseball
Fangraphs’ Effectively Wild podcast discussed what baseball will look like in the 2020s. The Snakepit has spent most of February and January looking back at Arizona Diamondbacks players, games and moments of the 2010's.
Paul Goldschmidt is 37 years old and will be free agent after 2024. Arizona Diamondbacks should have plenty of time to retire his number 44. Paul Goldy is the only Arizona position player with a retired jersey.
Gonzo and Goldschmidt have similar statistics. Goldy is the best homegrown player in D-Back history. Carson Kelly will receive Goldchmidt's first pitch at the ceremony.
The Arizona Diamondbacks will retire a jersey this decade.
The Arizona Diamondbacks filed a lawsuit against Maricopa County in 2017 seeking $135 million to pay for upgrades/repairs to Chase Field. The team can leave Chase as early as 2022. Las Vegas is interested in signing the team. The Diamondback's could play half their games in Montreal.
The Arizona Diamondbacks play home games in Chase Field in 2030.
The Arizona Diamondbacks in 2030 are 15% Chase Field. Chase has announced a new stadium. Arizona is 58% of Chase's share.
Archie Bradley and Andrew Chafin were acquired in the 2011 draft. They are the closest players to the team's current players. Fangraphs' prospect list predicts their arrival in 2029. Kristian Robinson has an estimated arrival year of 2022.
Fangraphs predicts that eight of the organization's top-30 prospects have an ETA of 2023 or later. They could be available after the 2029 season.
Two players will be with the Arizona Diamondbacks at the end of the 2029 season. Corbin Carroll and Blake Walston will play for the team in the World Series.
David Peralta is the franchise leader in triples. Randy Johnson leads the team with 118 wins. Robbie Ray is next closest active Diamondback at 46. Archie Bradley is 21, and Merrill Kelly is 13. Zac Gallen or another pitcher in the minor-league system would need to be the reincarnation of Christy Mathewson to threaten any records. Daulton Varsho or Kristian Robinson could break any offensive records, but it's unlikely. If Ketel Marte doesn't resign with Arizona, he probably comes up short in most categories. He would have to play more than 131 games per season to reach Gonzo’s total of 1194.
Arizona Diamondbacks are a team that has a good farm system and a savvy GM in Mike Hazen. They won the division in 2011 with the 5th-lowest payroll in baseball. They have 3 wild card appearances, 2 division titles and 1 World Series berth this decade. The team may not have a 100 win season on the horizon, but hang around and compete enough times and they are bound to run into success sometimes.
The Arizona Diamondbacks are in the middle of a poll. The winner of the poll will be announced next week.
