Ok, now it's really over. The dark clouds that have been gathering since Paul Goldschmidt's season ended have finally descended on Chase Field, now nothing but reality is raining down on the Diamondbacks. Once in a close fight with Atlanta for that 5th playoff spot, the Diamondbacks are now looking up at the Braves and the Marlins are right behind. They also probably need to start worrying about the Cubs. Still the 9th best team in baseball (82-68) they are suffering from the extreme depth in the NL, with a whopping 7 teams in the Top 10 and the Cubs just about ready to kick Arizona out. Rough year in a rough division, it's all over now.
Injuries. Who doesn't like injuries? The Diamondbacks have been ravaged by injuries recently, and it doesn't look like they will be able to recover before the end of the season. David Peralta, Domonic Brown, Jake Lamb, and JJ Hardy are all missing significant time with various bumps and bruises. It's so bad that Didi Gregorious is the DH at the moment, if Diamondbacks fans weren't already avoiding home games the sight of Gregorious getting regular playing time might send them running.
The rotation is a little better off, but at this point Gibson just seems to be throwing warm bodies out there until the game is over. The staff is good, but if they had any chance of getting back into the Wild Card they would all have to be Clayton Kershaw for the rest of the month. The probability of that happening is low at best. Joakim Soria seems to be fully healthy, but it's doubtful that he will contribute all that much through the end of the season.
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