Two of the great players of our time -- Paul Goldschmidt and Nolan Arenado -- are on the same field for the key three-game set between the D-backs and Rockies that begins Tuesday night at Coors Field. But the relative anonymity afforded these two consistently underrated stalwarts is, thankfully, dissipating here in 2017.
Not only are both Goldschmidt and Arenado staging legitimate Most Valuable Player cases in the first half of this season, but they're finally playing on October-caliber clubs worthy of their talents.
That the National League West will provide three-fifths of the NL playoff picture has begun to feel like a foregone conclusion.