Snake Bytes 5/4: Someone Finds Some Hats for Bats

Diamondbacks News

San Diego 7, Arizona 1
Slade Cecconi was stellar, keeping the Padres hitless until the fifth inning when, with one out, the floodgates opened. Cecconi allowed a walk, followed by back-to-back homers. It didn’t matter much though, as the Arizona offense was stifled yet again.

Arizona Suffers Complete Loss
The loss will be hung on Slade Cecconi, but he deserved much better than he ended up with.

Padres Rout Diamondbacks
The Padres figured out Slade Cecconi in the fifth inning. The Diamondbacks have still to figure out San Diego - at all.

Torey Lovullo Talks Injury Dilemma
Torey Lovullo sat with the press to discuss Arizona’s struggles with injuries early in the season.

DDLS is doing all he can to stay part of the prospect discussion

Other Baseball News

Padres Acquire Luis Arraez
It is not often that blockbuster trades are made so early in the season. This trade hurts Arizona in multiple ways. San Diego is reportedly acquiring two-time batting champ Luis Arraez from Miami for four players: prospects Dillon Head, Jakob Marsee and Nathan Martorella, as well as reliever Woo-Suk Go.

Walker Buehler Working on Adrenaline
The two-time Tommy John recipient is having a hard time ramping up the adrenaline pitching in the minors.

Trout Undergoes Knee Surgery
Los Angeles Angels star Mike Trout had surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his left knee on Friday, and the three-time AL MVP is expected to return this season.

Baltimore is Running Out of Lineup Spots
Despite the aborted debut of Jackson Holliday, the prospect promotions for Baltimore have allowed them to beat the league into submission.

Where Have the Home Runs Gone
It is way too early to pull out the tinfoil hats, but if the current season’s home run trend continues, I expect we will be seeing a great deal more from astrophysicist Dr. Meredith Wills.