It's Opening Day 2023!!!

[Dback Jon]

Baseball is back!

New rules, and the Dodgers still suck

 

[Ronin]

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[bankybruce]

Here is a breakdown of the final roster!

D-backs announce final roster heading into opener

PHOENIX -- The D-backs set their Opening Day roster Tuesday, announcing that reliever Joe Mantiply will open the year on the injured list with shoulder fatigue and that right-hander Ryan Hendrix was reassigned to Minor League camp. Here’s a look at how the final roster shapes up: Catcher...

www.mlb.com

No back up at 1st and Moreno being forced to play more. I actually like both things.

"Catcher (2): Gabriel Moreno, Jose Herrera
The broken forearm suffered by Carson Kelly threw a wrench into the D-backs catching plans. They had wanted Kelly to get the bulk of the playing time early to allow Moreno, who has just 69 big league at-bats, to ease into things. Now it will be Moreno who gets a lot of playing time with Herrera making the team in a backup role.

First base (1): Christian Walker
With the decision to have Pavin Smith start in the Minor Leagues after he contended for a roster spot, the D-backs don’t have a true backup at first base, however outfielder Lourdes Gurriel Jr. has had some experience at the position and Walker seldom takes days off, as evidenced by his 160 games played in 2022"

 

[Dback Jon]

What you need to know about MLB's 2023 rule changes

Major League Baseball is shaking up the way the game is played this season. We break down how the changes will impact the sport.

www.espn.com

 

[Dback Jon]

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[Brian in Mesa]

Baseball is back!

New rules, and the Dodgers still suck

Did I hear correctly that we only play our divisional opponents 13 times each instead of the usual 19 this season?

 

[Ronin]

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[Dback Jon]

Did I hear correctly that we only play our divisional opponents 13 times each instead of the usual 19 this season?

Correct - more balanced schedule - similar to NBA - a team will play every other team at least one series.

Big change - will help the Dbacks, hurt teams like St. Louis that feasted on Reds and Pirates for 38 games.

 

[AZCB34]

Did I hear correctly that we only play our divisional opponents 13 times each instead of the usual 19 this season?

Yes

 

[AZCB34]

Correct - more balanced schedule - similar to NBA - a team will play every other team at least one series.

Big change - will help the Dbacks, hurt teams like St. Louis that feasted on Reds and Pirates for 38 games.

Hurt teams like dodgers who feasted on Dbacks.

 

[Brian in Mesa]

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