The Arizona Diamondbacks didn’t have the type of year in 2013 that they had wished for, however the future looks really strong. Aided by a slugging 1st Baseman (Paul Goldschmidt), and great young Staring Pitching like Wade Miley and Patrick Corbin, added with Veterans Miguel Montero, Martin Prado and Aaron Hill, with prospects A.J. Pollock and Adam Eaton being the future core, this team should see some heavy duty improvement from year to year.

By Chuck Booth (Lead Baseball Analyst/Website Owner): Follow @mlbreports and  Jeff Kleiner (Salary, Roster and Depth Chart Expert for the MLB) – visit his website  here  Follow @prosportsroster

The Arizona Diamondbacks are one of the better run franchises in the MLB  In fact, they are in a constant battle with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, for the best record ALL – Time for an expansion team.

The club has made the playoffs in 5 of its 15 years existence.  While they won’t make the Post Season in 2013, they have been competitive for yet another campaign.

One of the best things they could have done was to lock down Paul Goldschmidt to a a lengthy (team friendly contract, that will see the big First Baseman be the pillar behind the offense for the next several seasons.

Kevin Towers and his scouting staff are always on top of the mark for player development, and it will probably result in the team having a chance every year in both the NL West Race and for a Wild Card Birth.

For a Full 3 year Salary Outlook plus last years Stats for every player in the D-Backs Organization click here.

Paul Goldschmidt  Highlights 2013

At first glance this season, it looked liked a horrible trade for the Arizona club, parting with Justin Upton and Chris Johnson, for the veteran’s services plus Randall Delgado. But Since the ALL – Star Break, Prado has a 3 Slash Line of .322/.368/.851 with 40 RBI in just 52 Games Played. He has upped his overall Slash to .279/.327/.737, with 13 HRs and 74 RBI. The 29 Year Old has these stats despite being in a 6 – 37 Slump (.162 BA) over the last 10 Games. The team signed Prado to a 4 Year $40 MIL deal (2013 – 2016) before start of play this campaign.

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All of the players in the Organization Minors and Majors:’

The Team looks brilliant for extending Goldschmidt from 2014 – 2018, to the tune of 5 YRS/$32.05 MIL right now. He may wind up the NL MVP, leading the league in HRs (33), RBI (116), OPS (.952) and TB (302). Goldschmidt has hit for an OPS of 1.152 with Runners In Scoring Position this season. The man has remarkable consistency no matter what inning it is in, as he has 11 HRs Innings 1 -3, 10 HRs  Innings 4 – 6, and 11 HRs from the 7th Inning on. (Including 6 HRs of the 9th Inning or later variety). He should be the face of the franchise for years to come.  It is only because the D-Backs are not making the playoffs that the 2013 NL MVP is even in question.

Note From Chuck Booth

You guys are all in for a treat.  Jeff Kleiner recently contacted me about a partnership merge for the website.  He has developed a site (prosportsrosters.com) that covers all organizational affiliates in the Minors for all of the Major League Baseball Clubs. 

We are going to combine efforts to bring you the best look at salaries, current 25 Man Player Rosters and Depth Charts for all 30 teams. 

Jeff is going to provide the documents in form of spreadsheets and I am going to accompany the posts with deep analysis of what the numbers tell us from my perspective. 

If you can’t wait for all of my assessments for each club, go and visit Jeff’s website over at http://www.prosportsrosters.com.

In Speaking with Jeff, he is one of the more passionate fans I have come across towards the game of baseball.  He spends enough time in updating his MLB Facts for it to be a Full-Time Job.

Jeff updates this page below on a daily basis.  After you click on it….Bookmark it.  There is a 3 year salary forecast and stats not listed here on this page.  Jeff updates these pages daily and these changes include any Roster moves!

Authors for this post:

Jeff Kleiner:  “I have been a sports fan since the first Baseball game I went to at Comisky Park in Chicago in 1959, when baseball for me turned from black and white to color.

I have attended or watched thousands of games, always paying attention to statistics, rosters and salaries of all professional sports.

Luckily I had the advantage of watching WGN TV and seeing hundreds of games in the 60’s. Collecting Baseball Cards and then later dealing them gave me an extra sense of the sport, both good and bad.”

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