Cactus League record: 8-8. Change on 2016: -4.5
At this point in the Cactus League last year, the D-backs had a record of 12-3 with one game ending tied, and had just beaten the Cincinnati Reds 10-6, to reel off their eighth consecutive pre-season victory, part of a 19-game streak where they lost precisely once. But, of course, that level of performance proved entirely illusory once the regular season. I think the current 8-8 record is perhaps better: it’s not creating any real expectations. But this afternoon could have gone better, with the D-backs committing four errors, leading to six unearned runs for the Giants.