Trade Deadline Drama: How Skenes Could Become an Unstoppable Force Overnight
The Diamondbacks reportedly told other teams that they were going to wait about a week to see how the team performed after the All-Star Break to decide what they would do at the deadline. The team has a number of expiring contracts and a bunch of players that teams are interested in. They have hitting (although they just traded Josh Naylor to the Seattle Mariners) in Eugenio Suarez who is probably the best hitter on the market this season. They have a bunch of pitchers that have playoff pedigrees and are pretty reliable options for teams. Today they send one of those pitchers to the mound who’s name has floated around, and I think it has disrupted his season. That pitcher is Zac Gallen who has produced very good seasons over the past few years, but hasn’t been quite as good as he has been over the past few seasons. Today Gallen brings a 7-11 record, 5.58 ERA, and a 1.37 WHIP. If the season ended today, this would be Gallen’s worst season of his career, ending almost two full runs higher than his career ERA. He has given up six earned runs in each of his past two starts. He has been pretty strong against the Pirates in the past, holding them to 22 hits in 90 at-bats.
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