In the upcoming short season, the Diamondbacks are currently projected to be at or slightly above .500. PECOTA has them at 29.6 wins; ZIPS sees them going 31-29. Over the course of a 162-game season, an even record is going to leave you a significant way short of the playoffs, with the line typically drawn around 90 wins, nine or so higher. But in the 60-game spring we will see this year, the finish line may end up being considerably closer. Per ZIPS, the fifth-best record in the National League this year will come in at 32-28. The D-backs would just need to squeeze out just one additional win over expectation in those sixty games, to match that mark.
What needs to go right for the Diamondbacks to make the 2020 playoffs?
