Season in Review: Arizona Diamondbacks

2013 Record: 81-81 - Home Record: 45-36 - Road Record: 36-45 Record by Month - April: 15-12 - May: 15-12 - June: 12-15 - July: 13-13 - August: 14-13 - September: 12-16 Longest Winning Streak: 5 Longest Losing Streak: 5 2013 Salary: $90,158,500 2013 Attendance: 2,134,795 (14th of 15)

Summary
A year after finishing 81-81, and coming off an offseason that saw Justin Upton traded to Atlanta and top prospect, Trevor Bauer, traded to Cleveland, no one thought the D-backs would contend. However, that is exactly what they did, at least until July 21. It took a one of the greatest second half performances from the Dodgers to knock the D-backs out of first place. All in all, they finished in the exact same spot as the year before, 81-81.

Transactions
Traded Ian Kennedy to the San Diego Padres. Received Matt Stites (minors) and Joe Thatcher. Traded Jason Kubel to the Cleveland Indians. Received a player to be named later and cash. The Cleveland Indians sent Matt Langwell (September 1, 2013) to the Arizona Diamondbacks to complete the trade.

Offense
Total Runs Scored: 685 (5th of 15) Average Runs: 4.2 Offensive WAR: 18.0 Lineup (WAR) C: Miguel Montero (0.1) 1B: Paul Goldschmidt (7.0) 2B: Aaron Hill (1.1) SS: Didi Gregorius (1.4)

3B: Martin Prado (2.3) LF: Jason Kubel (-0.7) CF: A.J. Pollock (3.5) RF: Gerardo Parra (6.1) Best Offensive Player: Paul Goldschmidt (.302/36/125) BA Leader: Paul Goldschmidt (.302) HR Leader: Paul Goldschmidt (36) RBI Leader: Paul Goldschmidt (125) SB Leader: Paul Goldschmidt (15) OBP: Paul Goldschmidt (.401) SLG: Paul Goldschmidt (.551) OPS: Paul Goldschmidt (.952)

Pitching
Total Runs Allowed: 695 (12th of 15) Average Runs Allowed: 4.3 Pitching WAR: 4.7 Rotation/Bullpen (WAR) 1: Patrick Corbin (2.8) 2: Wade Miley (1.3) 3: Trevor Cahill (0.7) 4: Brandon McCarthy (-0.2) 5: Ian Kennedy (-1.5) RP: Brad Ziegler (1.7) CL: Heath Bell (-0.2) Best Pitcher: Patrick Corbin (14-8/3.41/178) Wins: Patrick Corbin (14) ERA: Brad Ziegler (2.22) Saves: Heath Bell (15) Innings: Patrick Corbin (208.1) SO: Patrick Corbin (178)

Manager
Kirk Gibson Career Record: 290-279 (Diamondbacks)

Three Up/Three Down

+ Paul Goldschmidt + Young team is sky high potential + Age wise, one of the best potential pitching staffs

- Injury bug hit the team hard - Need more bats in the lineup to protect - In the dead zone for sports team, arent good enough to contend, not bad enough for top pick

References
http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/HOU/2013.shtml http://deadspin.com/2013-payrolls-and-salaries-for-every-mlb-team-462765594 http://cleveland.indians.mlb.com/mlb/prospects/watch/y2013/index.jsp?c_id=cle#list=cle