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In a perfect world, the Diamondbacks would love to see someone step up and take hold of the No. 5 starter’s job now open with Jon Duplantier on the injured list, but General Manager Mike Hazen pointed out that the team has the option of largely avoiding that spot in the rotation over the next month.
The spot will come up next on Saturday against the San Francisco Giants at Chase Field, then again vs. the Giants on June 27, only that time on the road in San Francisco. After that, however, the Diamondbacks have so many off days leading up to and immediately following the All-Star break that they can get away with only four starters until July 20.