There is about 85 hours left before players have to be on a roster to be eligible for the playoffs meaning teams are looking for last minute additions. What do you do if your the GM of a team that is 51-78, 26 games back in their division and has the 4th worst record in all of baseball? If your Diamondbacks GM Jerry Dipoto, you probably don’t make anymore trades. “There’s still a chance,” Dipoto said, “but I wouldn’t qualify it as likely.”

If a trade is completed, it might involve Adam LaRoche who has already cleared waivers meaning he can be traded at any time. But the Diamondbacks in recent days have offered an extension to LaRoche, the specifics of which are not known. The Diamondbacks seem to be trying to keep LaRoche for 2011 at a price they’re comfortable with or trade him if they can’t. LaRoche has a $7.5 million mutual option for 2011 with a $1.5 million buyout.

The D-backs are also looking towards next year and view Kelly Johnson as part of their future as they are telling teams they will not trade him. It is unclear if he has cleared waivers.

If the D-backs do not make anymore trades, they will have traded away Chris Snyder, Edwin Jackson, Conor Jackson, Chad Qualls and Dan Haren.

The trade that I believe that benefited them the most was the Edwin Jackson for Daniel Hudson. They will have Hudson under control for longer and he has been pitching excellent since coming over the the National League (3-1 1.72 ERA for Hudson vs 6-10 5.16 ERA for Jackson- NL numbers).

Out of the trades the D-backs made this season, which one do you think will benefit them most in the long run?

Information from Nick Piecoro of the Arizona Republic was used in this article.