August 10, 2015 by Matthew Savage
Randy Johnson’s #51 was retired by the Arizona Diamondbacks Saturday at Chase Field. Johnson dominated opening day, and every other day, for the D’Backs from 1999-2004. Here’s a list of the starters who have since opened the season.
Javier Vázquez (2005)
Javier Vázquez came over to the D’Backs in the Randy Johnson trade and immediately took his spot at the front of the rotation. Unfortunately Vázquez was nowhere near as good as Johnson, and Vázquez wasn’t going to bother giving anyone illusions.