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ions for the D-backs in 2018." for Oxford Fashion StudioI had managed completed to miss the fact that Dan Szymborski’s ZIPS projections had come out with their figures for the 2019 D-backs. In my defense http://www.marlinsfanproshop.com/authentic-starlin-castro-jersey , we were largely recovering from the SnakePitette’s wedding reception over the weekend [her actual wedding having taken place two years ago - it’s a long story]. Since then, Mrs. SnakePit has come down with the same lurgy I had previously, and I’ve been writing a 1,500-word essay on Richard Avedon’s iconic eighties photograph of Nastassja Kinski and a snake. So the D-backs haven’t exactly been on the radar this week, and I didn’t realize ZIPS were out until BenSharp mentioned it in SnakeZIPS is most bearish. It makes sense that Kelly is going to be problematic in terms of projections, because of his lack of major-league - or even minor-league - experience. He hasn’t pitched at all on the North American continent since 2014, and few pitchers have previously gone from Korea to the MLB, so there are few comparables available. Looking at the expected innings is also interesting [though again, ZWAR is pro-rated to match Jack’s workload]. ZIPS has Kelly down to throw almost fifty innings more than Jack, while Taijuan Walker and Matt Andriese are also projected for significantly higher workloads. I’m not certain if ZIPS “knows” that Walker had Tommy John surgery, or if this is purely based off his previous innings totals. It has him starting 21 games, which would require Taijuan to come back about the end of May, and pitch every fifth contest thereafter. Since he underwent the procedure on April 25th this year Justin Bour Jersey , that should probably be considered unlikely, although not quite impossible. HittersOne slight caveat before we get into these: ZIPS doesn’t specify plate appearances directly. I’ve simply added together at-bats and walks: this omits HBP, sacrifice hits and flies, or the times they reached on defensive interference. However, in most cases, that won’t be a significant difference. [Fortunately for this scenario, the gurgling vortex for baseballs which was Jon Jay, is probably not going to be on the Diamondbacks this season...]ZIPS 2019 D-backs hittersHittersPAWARZIPSZPAZWARHittersPAWARZIPSZPAZWARThis is slightly less optimistic than Jack, coming in at a total of about half a win less, once we adjust for playing time. That last is especially important here, because ZIPS appears to be having a bit of a laff, projecting that next year Yasmany Tomas will get - and you might want to sit down, or at least hold your sides in case they split - four hundred at-bats. Which would be... four hundred more than Mike Hazen and Torey Lovullo gave him in 2018. Given ZIPS has him being worth half a win below replacement level http://www.marlinsfanproshop.com/authentic-starlin-castro-jersey , #ImWithJack. If Tomas gets 400 AB for the 2019 D-backs, something has either gone terribly wrong for everyone else in our outfield, or incredibly right for Yasmany. Hopefully the latter, but...Most of the other projections come in within half a win of Jack’s: Christian Walker is viewed in a negative light of that amount by ZIPS, while it reckons Socrates Brito is rather better than replacement level by the same amount. Though, again, 489 PA for Brito would probably require the team bus to make an unscheduled diversion to the bottom of the Grand Canyon on Opening Day. [Rule 29 draft, anyone?] Putting the two sets together, we get a total of 33.7 WAR for the team, and with replacement level set at 47.5 wins, the projection is 81.2 wins for the 2019 Diamondbacks, less than a win below the 82 wins actually recorded this season. To me, that feels surprisingly high Nick Wittgren Jersey , considering the team lost their best pitcher (Patrick Corbin) and position player (Paul Goldschmidt) from the last campaign. But it indicates that the players received for Goldschmidt may turn out, in combination, to be worth something close to his value. Gloomy predictions of a 100-loss season might turn out to be unduly pessimistic, based on the projections to this point. Morning news and notes for Tuesday, December 14, 2018"Happy Tuesday, everyone!Tribe newsIndians leave Meetings with payroll flexibility | MLB$4 million may be just a little bit in terms of MLB payroll, but sometimes a little bit is all you need to make a difference. Let’s see what Cleveland does throughout the rest of the winter.Willy Adames and Jake Bauers are sad that they can’t play baseball together anymore | MLBWhile Bauers is leaving his friend Willy, at least he’s coming to a team with the best smile in baseball. I’m sure he’ll feel right at home with the guys in the Cleveland clubhouse.Around the leagueMariners GM Jerry Dipoto was released from the hospital after being admitted earlier this week.Fans are hoping to create Negro League bobbleheads to commemorate the league’s centennial.The Rockies have hired Dave Magadan as their hitting coach.Joe Kelly is headed to Los Angeles.Bryce Harper really wants to play for the Dodgers.If you’re worried about the Twins, don’t be:And finally, no one was more excited for the return of Carlos Santana than Jason Lukehart: