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Eduardo Escobar was traded late in the 2018 season, after debuting with the Chicago White Sox in 2011 and playing for the Minnesota Twins since 2012. 

Escobar had good years with Minnesota, but the versatile infielder’s best season was 2019, his first full year with the Diamondbacks.  He would post career-highs in Hits (171), Home Runs (35), and RBIs (118), and he led the NL in Triples (10).  After the 2020 COVID-19 season, Escobar did well in 2021 and was chosen for the All-Star Game, but was traded midway through the year to the Brewers, as he was slated to become a Free Agent after the season.

Escobar had 69 Home Runs with 358 Hits as a Diamondback.

 

Nick Ahmed never played with the team that drafted him, the Atlanta Braves, as he was dealt as a prospect to the Arizona Diamondbacks, which to date is the only pro team he has ever played for.

Ahmed first made the D-Backs in 2014, appearing in 24 Games, and he would win the starting Shortstop role the following year, although injuries prevented him from showing off what he could do in a full season from 2015-17.  This changed in 2018, when he was healthy, and his defensive skills were on full display: he won his first Gold Glove and led the National League in Defensive bWAR.  Ahmed won the Gold Glove again in 2019, with a fifth-place finish in Defensive bWAR. 

Ahmed was not known for his hitting, and his career Batting Average is only .234, and he has an On Base Percentage below .300.  He had two straight years of at least 16 Home Runs (2018 & 2019), so the Shortstop did have some value with his bat, though it is his glove that kept him in the dance.   At least it did until September 9, 2023, when his diminished skills led to his release.  Sadly, this meant that the first player to log ten years with the team was not there for their playoff run.

Overall, Ahmed had 678 Hits and a Defensive bWAR of 12.4.

Whit Merrifield helped the University of South Carolina win the 2010 College World Series, and the Kansas City Royals would draft him in the Ninth Round that year.

Gil McDougald would play all ten of his seasons in the Majors with the New York Yankees, where his defensive versatility would be his calling card.