5 MLB Teams Who Missed the Playoffs in 2015 and Could Play in October in 2016

5. Arizona Diamondbacks

There were few teams in baseball that pulled off more surprising moves than the Diamondbacks this offseason. They gave ace Zack Greinke more than $200 million to move to the desert and they sold the farm to land top-of-the-rotation pitcher Shelby Miller.

Those two pitchers give them a nice one-two punch at the top, but let’s not forget about this team’s lineup. They have A.J. Pollock and Paul Goldschmidt at the top of the lineup; those two form what could be the best offensive duo in the NL West. One thing that does hurt them offensively, though, is the loss of outfielder Ender Inciarte.

Inciarte was a great tone setter last season, but he was included in the trade for Miller. Though he’s not the same type of hitter, Yasmany Tomas will have to take a big step in his second season to fill that offensive void. The potential is still there for Arizona to put a lot of runs on the board.

This season, the NL West is going to be really tough. Making the playoffs in the National League is going to be tough, period. Right now, Arizona is on the outside looking in, but that’s better than what they could say for themselves last year.

Next: 4. Washington Nationals