Last Season's Record: 90-72108 Red Stitches Projected Finish: 2st NL West
Major Offseason Acquisitions:
- Dan Haren: RHP
- Connor Roberston: RHP
- Chris Burke: 2B
- Chad Qualls: RHP
Major Offseason Losses:
- Carlos Quentin: RF
- Dana Eveland: LHP
- Jose Valverde: RHP
This team had a -20 run scoring differential last season, and still made the playoffs. Their pitching staff received a major upgrade thanks to the Oakland Rebuilding Project. The Diamondbacks are a young and extremely talented team. If Chad Tracey becomes healthy and produces numbers that he's capable of putting up, the Diamondbacks won't have to rely on their pitching staff as much as they did last year.
The Diamondbacks biggest weakness going into the 2008 season is obviously their offense. The Front Office did little to improve their lineup, and will have to look to their younger players to adapt to big league pitching and have better years.
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