Arizona Diamondbacks All Time 25 Man Roster
By David Hill
Although the Arizona Diamondbacks are going to enter their 20th season next year, the team has already established a proud history. Their all time 25 man roster, housing some of the best players to play the game, would be quite formidable as well.
The Arizona Diamondbacks may have been an expansion team in 1998, but those typical expansion struggles did not last long. The very next season, the Diamondbacks won 100 games, winning the National League West and making the playoffs. Just two years later, in their fourth year of existence, the Diamondbacks won the World Series, toppling the dynastic New York Yankees in seven games.
While Arizona has not been able to reach those heights again, they remained competitive throughout much of the 2000’s. They remained in contention for most of the decade, making the postseason twice more during that decade, and adding another playoff berth in 2011. Five trips to the postseason in under two decades as a franchise, along with a World Series title, is certainly commendable. After all, that is more postseason success than a few teams could lay claim to.
Even though the past couple of years have been a struggle, the past cannot be taken away. Those titles, both in division and in the World Series, will fly forever. Likewise, the memories of those stellar players who wore a Diamondbacks uniform will remain in our memories.
Who are the best players ever to play for the Arizona Diamondbacks? Let us take a trip down memory lane, and look at the past and present as we create the Diamondbacks all time 25 man roster.