The 2016 Diamondbacks are bad. Except that they aren’t. Except that they are.
The talent on the team is good. The individual pieces, even with some injuries, are still pretty good (certainly better than a borderline 100 loss team, anyway) but the product is dismal. The 2016 Diamondbacks are like a guy that bought a Mercedes, stripped all the parts, and built a Yugo out of them. Or, more accurately, the 2016 Diamondbacks are a Yugo that an insanely rich owner decided to have gold plated, with genuine calfskin seats. Sure, it looks nice, but it isn’t going anywhere.