One of the most disappointing teams vs. the baseball sports betting odds this season has been the Arizona Diamondbacks. It was only three years ago that the Diamondbacks won the National League West. Arizona looks nothing like that team vs. the online sports betting odds even though they have a good nucleus of young talent.
Sports betting results this season have seen the Diamondbacks really struggle. They are in last place in the National League West and they may already be out of contention. The Diamondbacks are not expected to sit still with all of their losing. The team executives met last Thursday and discussed making changes to the team. Diamondbacks owner Ken Kendrick, president Derrick Hall and GM Josh Byrnes are looking at shaking up the team.
It is possible that the Diamondbacks will fire manager A.J. Hinch although that decision has yet to be made. The team could decide to make a major trade that would improve the roster and pitcher Dan Haren would probably be the key player in any deal. The team would not be trading outfield star Justin Upton or slugger Mark Reynolds and it is unlikely they would trade Stephen Drew. Arizona has some good contracts that make a lot of sense financially but for some reason the team is not producing on the field or versus the sports betting odds.
The Diamondbacks could be buyers or they could be sellers. It seems more likely they would look to trade players like Edwin Jackson, Chris Snyder or Adam LaRoche but the Diamondbacks should be winning which makes the entire situation in Arizona difficult. They might consider trading Haren but they have him at a very good price compared to what is out there. Haren is just 6-4 this season with a 4.83 ERA and those are not the numbers of a top starter.
Arizona has a number of issues that are hurting them vs. the sports betting odds. They are still without former NL Cy Young winner Brandon Webb and their bullpen has simply been horrible this season. The bullpen ERA is 7.46 so that is one reason they have struggled. Changes could be coming in Arizona so the Diamondbacks bear watching in the coming days and weeks ahead.