The news of Carlos Quentin's retirement last week draws to a close the sad saga of the 'Three Amigos', the selections made by the Diamondbacks in the first rounds of the 2003 draft. So much was hoped for, but none reached their potential with Arizona.
On the heels of the 2002 NL West championship, the Diamondbacks only had the 29th pick in the draft the following June. However, they picked up the Mariners' slot at #19, after Seattle signed free-agent Greg Colbrunn, and when the draft took place, they took a trio of position players with those two choices and their second-round pick at #65.