The Diamondbacks came into the year expecting to have a lineup filled with tough outs, a rotation that would regularly give them a chance to win and a bullpen that would keep games close. They expected to be a playoff team — even before the postseason field was widely expanded.
Instead, they enter the season’s final stretch with one of the worst offenses in the majors, one of the worst rotations in franchise history and a bullpen that needs to be reconstructed. At 20-34, they have been eliminated from postseason contention and sit in last place in the National League West.