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Team #2: Arizona Diamondbacks
General Managers(since 1998)
Joe Garagiola Jr (1998-2005): 652-644
Josh Byrnes (2006-2010): 318-330
Jerry DiPoto (Current)
Team Performance
| Playoffs | Division Finish | ||||||
| WC | League | Playoff App | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Last |
| 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
All information is drawn from Baseball Reference.
| Position | Name | Acquired | Years with Org. |
Stats with Organization |
Left? |
| C | Miguel Montero | Int’l FA – 2001 | 9 | 364 gm, .270/.335/.446, 40 HR, 160 RBI | Currently with Org. |
| 1B | Lyle Overbay | 1999 – 18th Rd | 5 | 98 gm, .271/.357/.391, 4 HR, 29 RBI | Traded to MIL – 12/1/03 |
| 2B | Dan Uggla |
2001 – 11th Rd | 4 | No Major League Appearances with Org. | Rule 5 Draft – FLA – 12/8/05 |
| 3B | Mark Reynolds | 2004 – 16th Rd | 6 | 554 gm, .244/.335/.489, 121 HR, 345 RBI, 42 SB | Currently with Org. |
| SS | Stephen Drew |
2004 – 1st Rd (15) | 6 | 634 gm, .272/.331/.446, 62 HR, 269 RBI, 25 SB | Currently with Org. |
| LF | Carlos Quentin | 2003 – 1st Rd (29) | 4 | 138 gm, .230/.316/.425, 14 HR, 63 RBI, 3 SB | Traded to CHW – 12/3/07 |
| CF | Carlos Gonzalez | Int’l FA – 2002 | 5 | No Major League Appearances with Org. | Traded to OAK – 12/14/07 |
| RF | Justin Upton |
2005 – 1st Rd (1) | 5 | 1 All Star Appearance 421 gm, .272/.352/.471, 70 HR, 208 RBI, 40 SB |
Currently with Org. |
| DH | Conor Jackson | 2003 – 1st Rd (19) | 7 | 526 gm, .277/.358/.423, 46 HR, 247 RBI, 22 SB | Traded to OAK – 6/15/10 |
| SP | Brandon Webb | 2000 – 8th Rd | 10 | 2006 NL Cy Young, 3 All Star Appearances 87-62, 3.27 ERA, 1319.2 IP, 1065 K, 435 BB |
Currently with Org. |
| SP | Brett Anderson |
2006 – 2nd Rd | 1 | No Major League Appearances with Org. | Traded to OAK – 12/14/07 |
| SP | Max Scherzer | 2006 – 1st Rd (11) | 3 | 9-15, 3.86 ERA, 226.1 IP, 240 K, 84 BB | Traded to DET – 12/8/09 |
| SP | Jorge de la Rosa |
Int’l FA – 1998 | 2 | No Major League Appearances with Org. | Purchased by Mexican League – 4/2/00 |
| SP | Brad Penny |
1996 – 5th Rd | 3 | No Major League Appearances with Org. | Traded to FLA – 7/8/99 |
| RP | Micah Owings |
2005 – 3rd Rd | 3 | 14-17, 4.97 ERA, 257.1 IP, 193 K, 91 BB | Traded to CIN – 9/12/08 |
| RP | Javier Lopez | 1998 – 4th Rd | 4+1 | 1-1,9.42 ERA, 14.1 IP, 11 K, 11 BB | Rule 5 Draft – BOS – 12/16/02 |
| RP | Lance Cormier | 2002 – 4th Rd | 3 | 8-7, 6.21 ERA, 124.2 IP,87 K, 68 BB | Traded to ATL – 12/7/05 |
| RP | Brian Bruney | 2000 – 12th Rd | 5 | 4-7, 6.17 ERA, 12 SV, 77.1 IP, 85 K, 62 BB | Released – 5/20/06 |
| RP | Tony Pena | Int’l FA – 2002 | 7 | 16-13, 4.08 ERA, 7 SV, 222.2 IP, 162 K, 67 BB | Traded to CHW – 7/7/09 |
| CL | Jose Valverde | Int’l FA – 1997 | 10 | 9-14, 3.29 ERA, 98 SV, 260 IP, 331 K, 111 BB | Traded to HOU – 12/14/07 |
| BN | Jack Cust |
1997 – 1st Rd (30) | 4 | 3 gm, 1-2 | Traded to COL – 1/7/02 |
| BN | Scott Hairston | 2001 – 3rd Rd | 6 | 201 gm, .238/.293/.407, 16 HR, 47 RBI, 5 SB | Traded to SD – 7/27/07 |
| BN | Rod Barajas | Int’l FA – 1996 | 7 | 211 gm, .212/.257/.334, 11 HR, 66 RBI | Left via Free Agency – 12/21/03 |
| BN | Chad Tracy | 2001 – 7th Rd | 8 | 704 gm, .280/.339/.453, 78 HR, 318 RBI, 11 SB | Left via Free Agency – 11/5/09 |
| BN | Rusty Ryal |
2005 – 14th Rd | 5 | 129 gm, .265/.322/.407, 6 HR, 20 RBI | Currently with Org. |
June Amateur Draft
For a team who has only been drafting for less than 15 years, they have done very well in the draft, especially in the first round. Justin Upton, Stephen Drew, and Conor Jackson have all been cornerstones of the team at one point during the career, and they have clearly gotten solid Major League talent out of other picks, with Scherzer used to acquire Edwin Jackson and Ian Kennedy. There are a lot of players that were drafted by the organization who were turned into other players, with Brett Anderson probably providing the highest value (used to acquire Dan Haren). But they have also had some late round values as well, with Brandon Webb and Mark Reynolds being the best examples from that group. Overall, they have drafted very well.
International Free Agency
The Diamondbacks have also done very well int the international free agent market, signing future closer Jose Valverde and MVP candidate Carlos Gonzalez. But they have also had solid players, especially in catchers Rod Barajas and Miguel Montero. There were also a lot of other middling relievers that were originally signed by the Diamondbacks, but I felt weren’t as high of a quality as the ones I chose above.
Overall Grade
A. The Diamondbacks had one of the largest amounts of Major Leaguers who started in their system in all of baseball, and I was able to put together a very good roster of players who could compete with nearly anyone. There were at least another 15 players who I could have included on their roster that made the Majors and were productive for at least some length of time. They have also done well with trading a lot of these players (not all of them, clearly), as they were able to acquire the players they needed to make productive playoff pushes. I will be interested to see whether or not they retain interim GM Jerry DiPoto, or if they go get a more recognized GM to run their organization going forward.
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