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A look at the success and failures from the Diamondbacks in the last five seasons and how they can learn from it to build a successful club in the future.

We take a flash back to the Diamondbacks after a strong 2011 season led to them being unlikely division winners, the team managed to slowly spiral its way back down to the laughing stock of the league. Along the way there were some successes and failures, a lot more failures than successes obviously, but there are things to take away from each.

Strong drafting led to a strong farm, bad trades can deplete a farm quickly

This is both a success and failure on the team’s part. Since 2011, the best player from the draft has been 3B Jake Lamb, who I think is one of the game’s best young players.