One of the many overarching themes in the early goings of the 2023 campaign for the D-Backs is how well they compete against “lesser” competition. In all honesty, this matchup against the Marlins pits two teams that have talented but flawed rosters. For the Marlins, they have a strong track record for developing pitching talent, but have yet (to this point) to parlay that same development success into developing offense. Meanwhile, the D-Backs have developed some exciting, dynamic position players with a varied toolbox of skills including speed, agility, and plate discipline. However, they have not yet been able to develop the kind of pitching depth of the Marlins or other franchises.
D-Backs 4, Marlins 5: Rubber Matches are Hard
