The Arizona Diamondbacks found out their playoff type after the very last game of the regular season, and they’re not happy with what happened.
The Mets and Braves doubleheader Monday eliminated the defending National League champions from the playoffs.
All three teams finished 89-73, but the D-Backs lost their season series to both NL East teams, putting them on the outside looking in.
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Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Jordan Montgomery leaves the mound in the fifth inning against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Discipline. (Ron Chenoy/Imagn Pictures)
Arizona was in a difficult situation. He didn’t control his own destiny and the winner of the first game of the doubleheader had nothing to play for after clinching a playoff spot.
So, the Mets used several bench players in their lineup, and Joey Lucchesi made only his second start of the season. Unsurprisingly, the Braves won 3-0.
Arizona owner Ken Kendrick called the ordeal a “debacle.”
“I predicted a week ago when this debacle – on many levels – was happening that the season would end with two games left on a Monday before the start of the playoffs. It was not wise,” Kendrick told Arizona Sports on Monday.
The doubleheader was scheduled when last week’s games were postponed due to Hurricane Helene. Both teams had a day off that Monday, before the storm hit.
The Atlanta Braves pose for a team photo after clinching a wild-card spot in the playoffs following a victory over the New York Mets at Truist Park. (Brett Davis/Imagn Pictures)
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“I am disappointed that MLB has not taken a more aggressive posture in insisting that these games be played sooner. … They played a game Tuesday; they could have played two games last Monday or two games last Tuesday and then not been involved in the middle of the cancellation and scheduling of games to be played after the season.
The Diamondbacks can’t put all the blame on MLB. They blew an 8-0 lead on September 22. They also admitted they made a mistake in signing left-handed starter Jordan Montgomery to a one-year deal.
Montgomery was coming off a superb postseason run with the Texas Rangers, but did not participate in spring training. Arizona took a gamble and lost. He had a 6.23 ERA in 25 appearances, including 21 starts.
Kendrick said the “horrible” signing was his fault.
Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Jordan Montgomery throws the first inning against the Milwaukee Brewers at American Household Discipline. (Benny Sieu/Imagn Pictures)
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“If someone wants to blame someone for Jordan Montgomery being a Diamondback, you talk to the person who should be blamed,” Kendrick told Arizona Sports. “Because I brought him to [the front office’s] consideration. I pushed for this. They accepted. It wasn’t in our game plan.
“You know when he was signed – right at the end of spring training. And, looking back, in hindsight, a horrible decision to invest that money in a guy who performed as poorly as he did. This is our biggest mistake this season from a technical perspective. And I am the author.
Montgomery is a free agent again and the Diamondbacks are cleaning out their lockers instead of restocking them for October baseball.
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