Diamondbacks named trade deadline loser despite Lars Nootbaar addition

The Arizona Diamondbacks are in the midst of a tight Wild Card race in the National League. Currently, they hold the tiebreaker over the Philadelphia Phillies for the NL's fifth seed. If the postseason started today, the D-Backs would travel to Wrigley Field for a best-of-three series against the Chicago Cubs. Winning the division will be borderline impossible. The Los Angeles Dodgers have that practically secured. With their playoff hopes in mind, what did the D-Backs do at the trade deadline? Their most notable move was acquiring outfielder Lars Nootbaar from the St. Louis Cardinals. Nootbaar is a veteran who offers strong defense and a little more balance to Arizona's roster. Still, The Athletic's Andy McCullough tabbed the D-Backs as trade deadline losers. "They got Lars Nootbaar, and