Why are the D-backs playoff chances over?
Steak85: Zac Gallen is hurt. E-Rod has yet to throw a pitch. Who knows when Merrill will be back? Ginkel may be hurt, further decreasing bullpen depth. The offense, after Marte and Walker, has been inconsistent at best and putrid at worst.
Sam: Their vaunted playoff-ready top-5 rotation — Gallen, Kelly, Montgomery, Rodriguez, Pfaadt — has 3 members currently on the injured list, and the two who aren’t have ERAs of 5.48 and 4.32, having just given up a collective 12 earned runs over 10 innings to the lowly Mets.