Diamondbacks blasted by ex-MLB GM for 'clunker' trade deadline amid lousy grade

The Arizona Diamondbacks are fighting to stay in the NL Wild Card this season, and had every reason to be trade deadline buyers.That's exactly what this team was, adding Lars Nootbaar in a trade with the St. Louis Cardinals at the deadline amid an outfield need. But that was it. The D-Backs didn't make another trade at the deadline.After such a deadline, the D-Backs were put on blast by former MLB general manager Jim Bowden of The Athletic, for their "clunker" of a trade deadline. He gave them a lousy D+ grade as well, the worst graded buyer for this year's deadline.Diamondbacks earn D+ as lowest-graded buyer of MLB trade deadline"Arizona Diamondbacks. Grade: D+," Bowden writes. "The trade deadline was a clinker for Arizona, who has been fighting all year with the Padres for second place i