2000 Arizona Diamondbacks season

MLB yearly infobox
name = Arizona Diamondbacks
season = 2000
misc =

current league = National League
y1 = 1998
division = Western Division
y2 = 1998
Uniform logo =
ballpark = BankOne Ballpark
y4 = 1998
city = Phoenix, Arizona
y5 = 1998
owners = Ken Kendrick
Jeff Moorad
managers = Buck Showalter
television = FSN Arizona
KTVK (3TV)
(Thom Brennaman, Greg Schulte, Bob Brenly)
radio = KTAR (620 AM)
(Thom Brennaman, Rod Allen, Greg Schulte)
KSUN (Spanish)
(Jose Tolentino, Ivan Lara)
espntn = ari
brtn = ARI|The 2000 Arizona Diamondbacks looked to improve on their 1999 season, in which they won 100 games in just their 2nd season. They looked to contend in what was a strong National League West Division. They finished the season with a record of 85-77, good enough for third place in the division, but a big step backwards (15 fewer wins).

Offseason

*November 15, 1999: Ken Huckaby was signed as a Free Agent with the Arizona Diamondbacks. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/h/huckake01.shtml Ken Huckaby Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*December 15, 1999: Dante Powell was traded by the Arizona Diamondbacks to the St. Louis Cardinals for Luis Ordaz. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/p/powelda01.shtml Dante Powell Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*March 20, 2000: Craig Counsell was signed as a Free Agent with the Arizona Diamondbacks. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/c/counscr01.shtml Craig Counsell Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]

Regular Season

Randy Johnson tied a modern record with six victories in April 2000. [http://www.baseballlibrary.com/ballplayers/player.php?name=Randy_Johnson_1963 The Ballplayers - Randy Johnson | BaseballLibrary.com ] ] He would lead the league in strikeouts with 347 and in winning percentage. Johnson won his third Cy Young Award, and became the third National League pitcher to win the trophy in consecutive seasons. Johnson recorded his 3000th strikeout on September 10, 2000, as he whiffed Florida Marlins' third baseman Mike Lowell.

Opening Day Starters

* Jay Bell
* Erubiel Durazo
* Steve Finley
* Luis Gonzalez
* Lenny Harris
* Randy Johnson
* Travis Lee
* Damian Miller
* Tony Womack

eason Standings

Notable transactions

*June 2, 2000: Bill Pulsipher was traded by the New York Mets to the Arizona Diamondbacks for Lenny Harris. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/p/pulsibi01.shtml Bill Pulsipher Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*June 5, 2000: Brandon Webb was drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 8th round of the 2000 amateur draft. Player signed June 6, 2000. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/w/webbbr01.shtml]
* July 26, 2000: Curt Schilling was traded by the Philadelphia Phillies to the Arizona Diamondbacks for Omar Daal, Nelson Figueroa, Travis Lee, and Vicente Padilla.

Player stats

Batting

"Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In"

Other pitchers

Relief pitchers

References

External links

* [http://arizona.diamondbacks.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/ari/homepage/ari_homepage.jsp Arizona Diamondbacks official web site]
* [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=2000&t=ARI 2000 Arizona Diamondbacks team page at www.baseball-almanac.com]