It was a trying year for the Arizona Diamondbacks, who certainly didn't finish the season with the same pitching staff they'd hoped they would carry.

While starting pitcher Corbin Burnes undergoing Tommy John surgery was the big story of the season, the Diamondbacks also lost both of their top relievers, righty Justin Martinez and lefty A.J. Puk, to season-ending injuries quite early in the year. That caused them to turn to some names they likely never envisioned picking up, including six-year veteran Jake Woodford.

Woodford made 22 appearances for the D-backs between early July and mid-September, and he pitched to a ghastly 6.44 ERA in 36 1/3 innings. Once a fairly promising pitching prospect for the St. Louis Cardinals, Woodford now is just trying to stay in the league.

Now, Woodford

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