It's trade deadline month, and the Diamondbacks will have to decide what their position will be in regard to their roster.
The standings
As good a place as any to begin is the current standings, so we can take a look and figure out what the team might need to do, if they want to secure a play-off spot. Here are the combined National League standings, going into play today. I've marked the division leaders and the two wild card teams. I've also included the average runs scored and allowed per game; their expected record based on those two; how teams have done against opponents at or above .