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Each MLB team’s season success or failure?

By Nathaniel Reeves

Nov 1, 2015; New York City, NY, USA; Kansas City Royals center fielder Jarrod Dyson shows off the Commissioners Trophy to fans after defeating the New York Mets in game five of the World Series at Citi Field. The Royals win the World Series four games to one. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Curry-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 1, 2015; New York City, NY, USA; Kansas City Royals center fielder Jarrod Dyson shows off the Commissioners Trophy to fans after defeating the New York Mets in game five of the World Series at Citi Field. The Royals win the World Series four games to one. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Curry-USA TODAY Sports /
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Arizona Diamondbacks

Sep 12, 2015; Phoenix, AZ, USA; Arizona Diamondbacks first baseman Paul Goldschmidt (44) doubles in the first inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Chase Field. Mandatory Credit: Matt Kartozian-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 12, 2015; Phoenix, AZ, USA; Arizona Diamondbacks first baseman Paul Goldschmidt (44) doubles in the first inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Chase Field. Mandatory Credit: Matt Kartozian-USA TODAY Sports /

79-83, 3rd in NL West

This was a year of change for Arizona, as general manager Dave Stewart, manager Chip Hale and chief baseball officer Tony La Russa each had their first full season with the club. So far, the Diamondbacks have to be happy with the direction of the team, even with a losing record this year.

Coming off of a 64-98 season, there were basically no playoff aspirations for the Diamondbacks heading into 2015. Arizona expected Paul Goldschmidt to mash again and not much else.

Goldschmidt was indeed fantastic, posting a 164 wRC+ per FanGraphs.com as one of the top hitters in the Majors. However, the Diamondbacks got good performances from some other young players, helping them to a nice 15-win improvement.

A.J. Pollock looks like a star moving forward after totaling 6.6 WAR according to FanGraphs. David Peralta, Ender Inciarte, and Robbie Ray also surprised many with strong seasons. Arizona also has to like Patrick Corbin’s return from Tommy John surgery, as he posted a 3.60 ERA (3.35 FIP) over 85 innings per FanGraphs.

The Diamondbacks at least know they have a strong core heading into 2016. This offseason, the key will be getting a couple more pieces to go with it, particularly on the pitching side.

Arizona should consider 2015 a leap forward, and may not be all that far off from contending in the NL West soon enough.

Success. The Diamondbacks have to happy with the performances of a few of their young players in 2015 and appear to have a nice core moving forward.

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