PHOENIX -- Right-hander Zack Greinke said if the D-backs were in the playoffs the stiff shoulder that caused him to miss his final two starts of the season would not prevent him from pitching.
That the D-backs fell out of playoff contention so early this season is a surprise to Greinke, who spurned the Dodgers and Giants -- two teams on track to make the playoffs -- to sign a six-year, $206.5 million free-agent deal with Arizona last December.
"As a whole, it didn't go as planned, for the team and myself for the most part," Greinke said.