Justin Upton was the number one draft pick in 2005, and to nobody’s surprise, he was able to crack the Diamondbacks roster as a teenager. Upton would quickly take over as the team’s starting left fielder, and in 2009, he was named a National League All-Star, a feat he would repeat for Arizona in 2011. That was his best season for the Diamondbacks, where he smacked 31 Home Runs with a .529 Slugging Percentage while finishing fourth in MVP voting. Upton also had two 20-20 seasons with Arizona, with 739 Hits and 108 Home Runs, before he was traded to the Atlanta Braves in 2013.
Upton might not have been the supernova expected, but it was a decent run in Arizona, whose legacy is affected by the high expectations.
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