If it hasn’t already been said enough, the next week will have even more “should the Diamondbacks buy or sell?” conversations. Let’s keep the party going and churn out one more. I put together data that compares what a playoff team has historically looked like versus what the 2019 Diamondbacks have accomplished so far. Looking at three main categories: batting, pitching, and fielding, I pulled key metrics for all the playoff teams from 2012 to 2018 and averaged them. I chose 2012 as a starting point since that’s when the wildcard era began. I also averaged the World Series winners stats during that span.
What does a playoff team look like?
