The Diamondbacks Strikeout Way Too Much

As of this writing, the Arizona Diamondbacks are the first and only team to crack the triple century mark in strikeouts for the 2010 season. They have almost 40 more strikeouts than the fourth most strikeout-happy team (the Padres, who have Kyle "44% Whiff" Blanks) and 12 more strikeouts than the second most whiff-o-matic team, Travis Snyder and the Blue Jays.

Between just Mark Reynolds, Justin Upton, Chris Young, Chris Snyder, Adam LaRoche and Kelly Johnson, the Diamondbacks have 199 strikeouts this season. The Diamondbacks' 75.1% team contact rate is the worst in the major leagues. If it wasn't for David Wright, the desert snakes would have the two highest strikeout total guys in the major leagues at the moment. In fact, of the seven players who are currently striking out in at least 1/3 of their at bats, the Diamondbacks own two of them. To put this all in perspective, consider the following: the Diamondbacks are but one team of thirty in the major leagues, yet their players comprise 4.5% of major league baseball's total strikeouts to date. Only the Blue Jays even crack the 4% mark (at 4.25%).

Given the rate at which this Diamondback's team is fanning, it's going to be a cold summer in Arizona.