Nolan Arenado, arguably the best third baseman in baseball, has played exactly one playoff game in his career. It was last season's National League wild-card, do-or-die play-in, and his Colorado Rockies died, 11-8, at the hands of the Arizona Diamondbacks.
This year, the Rockies may not get that far.
Entering play Wednesday, Colorado is 43-43 and mired in fourth place in the NL West. A modest winning streak could vault the club into contention, but the Rocks are looking up at the San Francisco Giants, Los Angeles Dodgers and Arizona Diamondbacks in a tough, balanced division.