Today’s Lineups
I’m a little surprised we didn’t see a roster move today, with Bryce Jarvis presumably icing his arm after throwing the most pitches by an Arizona reliever in over three years. He might be available again to pitch on… Saturday or thereabouts, and we’ve previously seen pitchers turn in yeoman’s work, only to be sent down to the minors the following day, to get a fresh arm. But in this case, the fact that Jarvis was the only reliever used last night worked in his favor, because it does mean everyone else should be available tonight, and we might not need roster churn. See how deep Brandon Pfaadt goes tonight. More than Eduardo Rodriguez, hopefully.
It’s an area where the D-backs have actually done pretty well this year. The league average is 5.2 innings per start, and of al