Whose farm system will be the talk of 2007?
Arizona's 'Baby 'Backs' set to make an impact this season
In 2005, the Atlanta Braves shocked the baseball world by steamrolling to a 90-72 record and the National League East division title with a roster that featured, at one time or another, 18 rookies, among them outfielder Jeff Francoeur, catcher Brian McCann, and pitchers Chuck James and Kyle Davies.
In 2006, the Los Angeles Dodgers went into the season with a veteran squad that, as veteran squads often do, had its share of bumps and bruises. But a kiddie corps of Baby Blue prospects -- such as catcher Russell Martin, first baseman James Loney, outfielders Andre Ethier and Matt Kemp, and pitcher Chad Billingsley -- came to the rescue and helped propel the team to the postseason as the NL Wild Card winner, with an 88-74 record that technically tied them with San Diego atop the NL West.
So which team can be expected to receive the most high-impact help from its farm system in 2007?
Our prediction: Arizona Diamondbacks fans will be paying royalties to Chili's as they sing, "We want our Baby 'Backs."
If you can make it past that unnatural sounding nickname, you will get to the meat of the article with the hot prospects in the Arizona system.
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