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Diamondbacks Notes: Corbin, Miller, Descalso, Souza

By Connor Byrne | September 30, 2018 at 11:19am CDT

Left-hander Patrick Corbin is set for a lucrative trip to free agency in the offseason, having just wrapped up a campaign in which he was somewhat quietly one of the majors’ premier pitchers. Corbin, who reached 200 innings for the first time in his career, ranks third among starters in FIP (2.47), fourth in fWAR (6.3), sixth in K/9 (11.07) and K/BB ratio (5.13), and 14th in ERA (3.15). Those numbers may help price Corbin out of Arizona, and based on his comments Friday, the 29-year-old “seems to believe his time with the Diamondbacks likely is over,” Nick Piecoro of the Arizona Republic writes “I think when the season is over, I’ll look into it more,” Corbin said. “I think I’ll just look back on my time here. The seven years have gone by really quick. A lot of friendships that I’ve had here. I’m not sure what’s going to happen. But the Diamondbacks organization will always have a special part of my heart.”

Here’s more from Piecoro:

  • Another member of the Diamondbacks’ staff, righty Shelby Miller, will “probably” reach free agency, Piecoro tweets. Miller’s controllable through 2019, which is scheduled to be his fourth and final arbitration year, but the club could non-tender him after another disappointing season. Miller, who’s on a $4.9MM salary this year, has barely pitched since 2017 on account of arm injuries. He logged just 22 frames before undergoing Tommy John surgery last season, and after returning this past June to throw 15 innings over four subpar starts, went back to the shelf with elbow inflammation. Miller did come back to throw a scoreless inning Saturday, but that’s of little consolation to the D-backs amid another lost season for him. If Arizona does say goodbye to the soon-to-be 28-year-old Miller, it’ll mark the end of a disastrous union which began with his much-maligned acquisition from Atlanta in December 2015.
  • Diamondbacks pending free-agent infielder Daniel Descalso spoke about his future Friday, telling Piecoro he “would hate to see” the club embark on a rebuild after a disappointing season. While Descalso “sounds interested” in staying in Arizona, per Piecoro, the team’s direction may determine whether that happens. Descalso revealed that team success will be among his key considerations as he maps out his future. Age (32 next month) won’t be on Descalso’s side when he hits free agency, but he’s hopeful his recent output will help him reel in a richer payday than he received last time he reached the market. Arizona signed Descalso to a one-year, $1.35MM guarantee in 2017 and then kept him this season with a $2MM club option. He has been well worth that investment in ’18, having batted .239/.354/.437 (112 wRC+) with a career-best 13 home runs in 422 plate appearances.
  • When the Diamondbacks acquired outfielder Steven Souza Jr. from the Rays last February, their hope was that he’d help fill the void of superstar slugger J.D. Martinez, who departed in free agency. Instead, as Piecoro explains, Souza struggled through an injury-shortened 2018. Souza batted an ugly .217/.306/.354 (80 wRC+) with four homers in 271 PA this year, during which he endured multiple DL stints for a strained right pectoral. The 29-year-old discussed his tough season with Piecoro, saying: “Not great. It’s just been a really trying year. To the point of injury, re-injury, the trade, coming back and not playing well. All of it has just been a trying year, one I’m going to use for motivation next year.” Souza went on to suggest that he’s still not 100 percent from that injury, which he suffered in late March, but he and the team expect a return to form in 2019. “We believe in this guy strongly,” general manager Mike Hazen said. “We believe he’s going to come back next year and have a great year.” Souza’s only a season removed from a career year in Tampa Bay, where he hit .239/.351/.459 (120 wRC+) with 30 homers, 16 steals and 3.7 fWAR in 617 PA. That performance helped him secure a $3.5MM salary for this year, his third-to-last arbitration-eligible season.
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14 Comments

  1. retire21

    7 years ago

    No relevance to this article but…on this date in 1972 the Great One got his 3,000 and last hit. Arriba!

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    • koz16

      7 years ago

      Wayne Gretzky?

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      • retire21

        7 years ago

        Long before Wayne son. Long before. Funny though.

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      • dazhk

        7 years ago

        Clemente was one those that kept his head down and just played

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    • realgone2

      7 years ago

      Cthullu?

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    • MrMet62

      7 years ago

      Off Jon Matlack

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    • Bubba 5

      7 years ago

      That was an ignorant statement you just made. Did you not read the article?

      Reply
  2. thegreatcerealfamine

    7 years ago

    Corbin has made it pretty clear through social media he wants to be a Yankee, and also in an interview this past winter.

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    • realgone2

      7 years ago

      How would he fair in the AL East?

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      • thegreatcerealfamine

        7 years ago

        Interesting question, he’d probably throw 150-170 innings, and have a 3.85-4.20 ERA. He’s gonna give up more homers than he’s been use to, and would slot as a #3.

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        • thecoffinnail

          7 years ago

          Personally, I think he will do a bit better than those numbers in NY. He is a lefty and they seem to fair a bit better in the AL East than RHP’s. Low-mid 3 ERA and a solid 2nd behind Severino. Tanaka as #3, trade Gray for an innings eating veteran and a prospect then slot Sheffield in at #5. Not a great rotation but a much more solid one than they had this year. Gray isn’t going to return much for his last year but a team like Pittsburgh or St. Louis would probably take a shot on him and hope to bring out his past success.

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        • jdgoat

          7 years ago

          He’s kind of a hard guy to predict. He’s ranged from very good to mediocre over the course of his career. A move to the ALE would definitely hurt him but it really just depends who the real Patrick Corbin is.

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  3. Get Off My Mound

    7 years ago

    This would actually be the second time in his career Patrick Corbin has topped 200 innings, he topped it in 2013.

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    • Codeeg

      7 years ago

      This is true.

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