'I don’t look at it, like, 'Congratulations, we stunk less than we did last year.''
Nick Piecoro The Arizona Republic PHOENIX — The Diamondbacks won 22 more games this year than the previous year, but it was clear from General Manager Mike Hazen’s end-of-year session with reporters that fact did not mean much to him.
The Diamondbacks lost 42 games this year in which they were either tied or ahead at the start of the sixth inning. Much of that, of course, can be traced to the struggles of a number of relievers, starting with former Arizona Wildcat Mark Melancon and Ian Kennedy, veterans who were brought in last winter in hopes of shoring things up.
Bumgarner might have short leashDespite having two years and $37 million remaining on his contract, veteran left-hander Madison Bumgarner probably won’t last long in the Diamondbacks’ rotation if he continues to pitch the way he did over his final 10 starts of this year. He later added,"Adding something into the middle of the lineup could definitely be beneficial for us to just lengthen out our lineup. I don’t know how that’s going to happen, but that's something that we’re going to be focused on, too."
Other possible upgrades: DH, catcherHazen was asked about finding more offensive production at both designated hitter and catcher and seemed open to looking for outside help at both positions. Outfield depth could serve as trade chipsHazen went out of his way to say his outfield surplus is not necessarily a problem he needed to solve. He noted that the DH spot could provide ways to get everyone at-bats, and he said that taking certain players off the roster would mean losing attributes — such as speed, defensive or athleticism — that he wants his team to possess.
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