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2. Diamondbacks: The way D-backs honchos Ken Kendrick, Derrick Hall, Tony La Russa, Dave Stewart, DeJon Watson and Co. came in late to steal Zack Greinke from division foes Los Angeles and San Francisco may be the story of the winter. Arizona got the ace it absolutely had to have. Though $206.5 million is no small amount of money, the deal enabled the D-backs to stamp themselves a contender while also setting the hated Dodgers back (the pool incident is still not quite forgotten). Shelby Miller then came for three very good young players to stretch out a rotation that suddenly looks very good to go along with Arizona's excellent everyday team. Sure, the price of Ender Inciarte, Dansby Swanson and Aaron Blair was steep, but Miller's arrival gives Arizona a chance over the next three seasons, while stars Paul Goldschmidt and A.J. Pollock are into their prime years.
2. Diamondbacks: The way D-backs honchos Ken Kendrick, Derrick Hall, Tony La Russa, Dave Stewart, DeJon Watson and Co. came in late to steal Zack Greinke from division foes Los Angeles and San Francisco may be the story of the winter. Arizona got the ace it absolutely had to have. Though $206.5 million is no small amount of money, the deal enabled the D-backs to stamp themselves a contender while also setting the hated Dodgers back (the pool incident is still not quite forgotten). Shelby Miller then came for three very good young players to stretch out a rotation that suddenly looks very good to go along with Arizona's excellent everyday team. Sure, the price of Ender Inciarte, Dansby Swanson and Aaron Blair was steep, but Miller's arrival gives Arizona a chance over the next three seasons, while stars Paul Goldschmidt and A.J. Pollock are into their prime years.
