Sherman: Dbacks Loaded for Bear and Set to Dominate the NL

FoxSports column, originally printed in the NY Post, about the way Byrnes has built the team into a contender. Focuses especially on the threat to the Mets' attempt to take control of the National League.

Even stretching the prospect base to the 25-and-under set to include Jose Reyes and David Wright, the Mets just do not have the breadth of young talent Arizona does. That is an issue moving forward. Because while the Mets' first order of business is taking care of the Phillies, Braves and the NL East, Arizona is beginning to look like the team to beat in the entire National League in 2008 ... and beyond.

Arizona has five players 25 or younger in its everyday lineup: first baseman Conor Jackson, shortstop Stephen Drew, third baseman Mark Reynolds, center fielder Chris Young and right fielder Justin Upton. At 20, Upton is the youngest player in the majors and projected as the best of the group.

You know your team has arrived when the New York media finally takes notice.

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about the way Byrnes has built the team into a contender.

Byrnes built this team into a contender? Hmm…let’s see. Out of our current 25 man let’s see just how many of those guys came in under Jerry and his squad.

EdGon
Lyon
Medders
Alias
Slaten
Webby
Hammock
Snyder
Drew
Jackson

DL:
Miggy
Tracey

And some of the trade peices that JB has used to get the other guys. I feel that JB has done a great job but shouldn’t Jerry and Co. get some credit for this current team too?

by foulpole on Apr 22, 2008 8:39 PM EDT reply actions

Jerry shouldn’t get any credit… now Mike Rizzo should get a lot of credit for some great drafts.

"There are only two seasons: winter and baseball"
-- Bill Veeck

by njjohn on Apr 22, 2008 9:26 PM EDT up reply actions

...Jerry and his squad.
...shouldn’t Jerry and Co. get some credit…

So, would you include Rizzo in these two quotes? And I doubt that they entire management team wasn’t a part of the draft selection process. BTW, who hired Rizzo?

And, IIRC, the drafting of Drew was a major problem with the “new” ownership group.

by foulpole on Apr 23, 2008 1:21 AM EDT up reply actions

You didn't read the article,

did you?

"I was tied to a chair and he had a baseball bat. Pissing him off was the smart thing to do."

by DbacksSkins on Apr 22, 2008 9:51 PM EDT up reply actions

I'm not a Colangelo fan

but I’m not really seeing that foulpole\ completely missed the point. It may not have been my take on it, but I don’t see that it’s a “not reading the article” type of comment. Why do you think so?

by azshadowwalker on Apr 22, 2008 11:19 PM EDT up reply actions

Yeah, I read it. And as I recall, I didn’t see

...the way Byrnes has built the team…

anywhere in it. Did I miss something?

by foulpole on Apr 23, 2008 1:24 AM EDT up reply actions

Maybe I'm wrong

but the article’s about how the D’backs could trade significant parts of their farm system this offseason and still be okay, while the Mets essentially tapped themselves out.

The boys in Sedona Red slugged it out with a pretty pesky poltergeist, then stayed on to dance the night away with some of the lovely ladies who witnessed the disturbance.

by soco on Apr 23, 2008 1:27 AM EDT reply actions