Buster Olney has made it no secret how much he like the Diamondbacks roster heading into the 2012 season. Just a couple of days after giving high praise to Arizona’s rotation and bullpen, the ESPN baseball writer ranks the D’Backs having the best overall outfield in the game.
Here is full description of what Olney said in the ESPN insider article.
Justin Upton hovered on the edges of the National League MVP race last season, eventually finishing fourth in the voting, yet there is a sense among the Arizona talent evaluators that Upton, now 24, has barely scratched the surface of what he could be. And this is a slugger who racked up 75 extra-base hits last season and had an OPS-plus of 141, while playing in 159 games; the D-backs believe that as he reduces the emotional peaks and valleys of his at-bats, as he gains more consistency, he’ll win an MVP award.
But Upton is just part of why the Arizona outfield is so good. Chris Young ranked second among center fielders i...
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TEAMS: Arizona Diamondbacks, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees, Milwaukee Brewers
TEAMS: Arizona Diamondbacks, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees, Milwaukee Brewers
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