Only four pitchers in Diamondbacks history have ever recorded a 20-win season. They are Randy Johnson and Curt Schilling, who each did it twice, along with Brandon Webb and Ian Kennedy.
A fifth name is talented enough to join that exclusive list, according to manager Chip Hale, and that’s left-hander Robbie Ray. Yes, Ray, the same pitcher who barely cracked the starting rotation this year as the No. 5 guy.
“Oh, in seasons like this where the wins have not been where we want them to be, you start looking for other things that were successful and Robbie is the guy,” Hale said Sunday before the Diamondbacks’ series-winning, 11-2 rout of the Reds at Chase Field.