Slugger Eugenio Suarez was hit in the hand by a pitch in the ninth inning on July 28 in yet another loss for a Diamondbacks team that’s playing with a pocketful of white flags. Critics are going to question Torey Lovullo by asking why Suarez was in a meaningless game when he was clearly the best bait Mike Hazen has in his tackle box to search for a big fish who can rejuvenate this franchise for the long haul.

Arizona Diamondbacks third baseman and leading trade-deadline target Eugenio Suárez exited Monday night's eventual 5-1 loss to the Detroit Tigers after he was struck on the hand by a 95.6 mph pitch, b...