Over at Fangraphs, Dan Szymborski has posted his ZiPS projections for the D-backs. These have been quite eagerly anticipated around these here parts, since he said a couple of weeks ago, “The projections for Arizona were so positive on the whole that I actually went back and double-checked every park factor and calculation specific to the Diamondbacks and their minor league affiliates.” So, here you go. And Dan begins the section about Arizona’s hitters by confirming this: “Let’s get the obvious out of the way: ZiPS really, really likes the Diamondbacks.”
This begins right at the top, with Corbin Carroll projected to hit .