The Diamondbacks and Colorado Rockies not only share a spring training complex and a spot in the National League West but also something else neither team wanted. They’re both coming off historically bad seasons at the plate. Arizona was tied for the third-worst average in Major League Baseball last season (.235) while the Rockies posted the lowest overall batting average (.256) and road batting average (.225) in team history.
“I didn’t see them having any issues watching from the other dugout last season,” Dave Magadan joked with me regarding Colorado’s success in the box against Arizona in 2018.