Record: 65-70. Pace: 78-84. Change on 2014: +9.
When Al at Bleed Cubbie Blue asked me to write a few paragraphs previewing the series, I praised the offense, pointed out how David Peralta was under-rated, and how well Welington Castillo had done since the trade. But the other side of the game?
Our pitching on the other hand is... Hey, did I mention our offense? It's really good! Look at all those shiny runs! Are you not distracted by them?
I'd like to thank the Diamondbacks for treating this afternoon's game in Chicago as a three-hour demonstration of the above point.