One of the main reasons we aren’t currently watching the D-Backs vie for the Commissioner’s Trophy right now is because of the mediocre pitching the team received this year. At first blush, that may seem somewhat harsh, but considering the team boasted the second-best offense in the National League and the second-best offense in the entire majors, and still didn’t qualify for the postseason, it is the reality. It’s particularly galling since those two phenomenon were flipped the prior year when a league-average offense was buoyed by an equally average pitching staff that went on an incredible tear in the playoffs.
Thursday Tidbits: Pitching Woes
