The 2019 Diamondbacks had a record of 85-77, and were in the hunt for a post-season spot until almost the end of a six-month season. The 2020 Diamondbacks, with most of the same players, are on pace to lose the equivalent of 96 games, and appear to be dead in the water after five weeks, currently possessing an ongoing eight-game losing streak. What has gone wrong? To try and figure that out, I compared the 2019 and 2020 Diamondbacks using fWAR, and pro-rating last year’s figures to a 32-game season (a little less than 20%). What areas of the team have seen the steepest fall-off?
Comparing the 2019 and 2020 Diamondbacks
