The Diamondbacks' minor league system had taken a big hit over the last few years. The Dan Haren trade sent 6 top prospects to Oakland, including Brett Anderson, Carlos Gonzalez, Chris Carter, and Aaron Cunningham.  Since 2007, the D'backs had graduated Justin Upton, Chris Young, Mark Reynolds, Miguel Montero, Max Scherzer, and Gerardo Parra to the Major League club, and had also traded away Alberto Callaspo, Micah Owings, Dustin Nippert, Tony Pena, and Emilio Bonifacio.  That left the farm system in 2009 ranked near the bottom in the majors, and almost completely devoid of elite hitting prospects.

In just a few months, however, the Diamondbacks have really turned things around, thanks primarily to 7 picks within the