#Torey Lovullo

PHOENIX (AP) - Josh Rojas planted the two-strike bunt seed in spring training after realizing, with his speed, he'd have better odds laying one down than swinging away. Despite the analytics in his favor, the Arizona third baseman had yet to attempt it this season, worried about looking foolish if the ball rolled foul for a strikeout. A pep talk…

MLB odds series for our Phillies Diamondbacks prediction and pick. Ranger Suarez gets the call for the Phillies, while Madison Bumgarner starts for the Diamondbacks. Ranger Suarez missed a few weeks at the start of July. He returned to the Philadelphia rotation on July 16. His ERA at the time was 4.33. He was having an ordinary season, much like…

The San Francisco Giants take on the Arizona Diamondbacks. Check out our MLB odds series for our Giants Diamondbacks prediction and pick. Carlos Rodon gets the ball for the Giants, while Tyler Gilbert makes the start for the Diamondbacks. Carlos Rodon has been the best starting pitcher on the Giants' staff this year, better than Logan Webb. Rodon's…

The Milwaukee Brewers and Arizona Diamondbacks will begin a four-game series in Arizona on Thursday night. With that said, it's a good time to check out our MLB odds series, which includes a Brewers-Diamondbacks prediction and pick we have laid out below. The Milwaukee Brewers own a 69-60 record, good for second place in the NL Central, six games…

A pair of squads whose playoff aspirations are out the door in the final couple of days of the regular season will go head-to-head as the Arizona Diamondbacks will meet up with the Milwaukee Brewers out on the diamond this evening. It is time to take a look at our MLB odds series, where our Diamondbacks-Brewers prediction and pick will be…

This past offseason was long and arduous, and at times, it felt like the odds of getting Opening Day in April - if at all in 2022 - were approaching slim-to-none. The season got delayed by a week and rain has pushed the Yankees' scheduled opener back to Friday, but nonetheless, we are indeed going to get a 162-game season! Somehow, it's still MLB's…

MLB odds series for our Braves Diamondbacks prediction and pick. Charlie Morton goes to the hill for the Braves, while Humberto Castellanos gets the call for the Diamondbacks. Charlie Morton has a 5.28 ERA. He has allowed fewer than two runs in just two of his nine starts this season. He has allowed fewer than three runs in only three of his nine…

2022 Status: Final Pre-Arb season, $730900 Arizona native and Goodyear High School alumni Josh Rojas was drafted by the Houston Astros in 2017 while attending University of Hawaii. His first couple of seasons in that organization were solid but unremarkable. Then he had a breakout year in 2019, batting.322 with 23 homers and a 1.023 OPS. He was…

Expectations are high in Diamondbacks land. Not only are they coming off an encouraging 85-win season, the team is fresh off an offseason in which it made several high-profile additions. For those wearing the rosiest of glasses, the moves left them dreaming not just about the Diamondbacks reaching the playoffs, but about them chasing down the Los…

Diamondbacks general manager Mike Hazen and manager Torey Lovullo have worked together since 2017. Theirs is one of the longest current partnerships in baseball for a head of baseball operations and manager. Only the Dodgers (Andrew Friedman and Dave Roberts), Guardians (Chris Antonelli and Terry Francona), and Mariners (Jerry Dipoto and Scott…

A miserable start in the miserable year of 2020 led to another trade deadline selloff, and the moves committed the D-backs to a retooling around core building blocks Ketel Marte, Zac Gallen and Madison Bumgarner. If the starting pitching stays healthy and the young arms take another step forward, the Diamondbacks could compete for a playoff spot,…

WagerTalk MLB analyst Brian Ochsner offers his analysis of Monday's Arizona Diamondbacks vs Los Angeles Dodgers clash at Chase Field. This game between the Diamondbacks and Dodgers is the first of eight remaining games between these two teams in the regular season. The Arizona Diamondbacks host the Los Angeles Dodgers in the first of a three game…

The Diamondbacks have been playing good baseball since the All Star Break, resulting in a 25-17 second half record, which is the 8th best in MLB. Their overall record is now 65-69, giving them an outside chance to finish at.500 in 2022. Coming off a 52-110 season in 2021, they'll need to go 16-12 the rest of the way to achieve that mark. That will…