This series will be interesting because each team has recently been under-performing. “We [the Angels] have had some guys that have not been able to consistently deliver to what their projections are or what their accustomed level is.” – Billy Eppler. The same could be said about this season’s Diamondbacks.
Who are the Diamondback under-performers? Zach Buchanan wrote that next season it is important that performance improvements are made by Madison Bumgarner, Ketel Marte, Carson Kelly, Luke Weaver, and Eduardo Escobar.
As a result of under-performance, three Diamondbacks players have recently been given significant playing time: Daulton Varsho, Tim Locastro, and Josh Rojos.