The signing of Steve Finley via free agency proved to be a fruitful one for the Arizona Diamondbacks, as the Outfielder would put forth some of his best offensive seasons playing in Arizona.
The “Third Man of the Offensive Corps” of Arizona’s World Series offense, Finley would have two 30 Home Run seasons and three more 20 Home Run years for the Diamondbacks, and provided a respectable Batting Average and On Base Percentage. Finley represented Arizona twice in the All-Star Game and also won a pair of Gold Gloves there.
Perhaps most significantly in this ranking is Finley's postseason performance in the 2001 World Series run, where he batted .421 in the Division Series, .286 in the Championship Series (with a .412 OBP), and .368 in the World Series (with a .478 OBP). Johnson, Schilling, and Gonzalez receive a lot of the credit for 2001, but Steve Finley was a major part of that championship season. After a few more good years, he was traded to the Dodgers during the 2004 Season.
Finley overall had 847 Hits, 153 Home Runs and batted .278 for Arizona.
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