For the most part, the D-backs are a very good baserunning team. They rank 4th above average by Fangraphs BsR but hidden in that data is the fact that Corbin Carroll covers up a lot of the blemishes. Taking out Corbin, the D-backs would rank in the bottom third of teams with a -2.1 BsR. Among the poor runners include everyday guys like Gabriel Moreno and Ketel Marte. It hasn’t visibly hurt the team yet this season to my knowledge, but tonight was one of those times.
Let’s not use that little bit of foreshadowing to gloss over the real star of today’s game, Merrill Kelly.