With their record sitting at 14-21, their playoff odds a tick below 7 percent and four veteran players subtracted from the roster – center fielder Starling Marte, closer Archie Bradley and lefties Robbie Ray and Andrew Chafin – the Diamondbacks tried to embark on the final 25 games of their season with the same attitude as before.

During a 40-minute, post-deadline session with reporters on Monday afternoon, Hazen made clear he felt the club’s subpar performance so far this season forced him to shift his focus toward the future.

“But we are well positioned to improve even further during the offseason and put a team on the field in 2021 that competes hard every day and makes you proud.”

Lovullo compared the flurry of trades to the end of a romantic relationship, saying the team’s mood was somber on Monday after parting ways with a trio of long-tenured players, plus another in Starling Marte who was the starting center fielder and No.

Lovullo said on Tuesday afternoon he already had delivered a message about his expectations for the rest of the season with the club’s position players and planned to do so individually with pitchers as he made his way around the field during batting practice.

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