2001 Record: 92-70, 1st in NL West, won World Series 2001 Results | 2002 Schedule | 2002 Roster | 2001 Statistics: Batting | Pitching Offense (NL rank) Defense (NL rank) 818 runs (3rd) Home: 423 runs (4th) Road: 395 (5th) 677 runs allowed (2nd) Home: 4.29 ERA (10th) Road: 3.43 ERA (1st) 2001 Stats Leaders   Average: Luis Gonzalez, .325 Runs: Gonzalez, 128 On-base pct: Gonzalez, .429 Stolen bases: Tony Womack, 28 Wins: Curt Schilling, 22 Saves: Byung-Hyun Kim, 19 Home runs: Gonzalez, 57 RBI: Gonzalez, 142 Slugging pct.: Gonzalez, .688 OPS: Gonzalez, 1.117 ERA: Randy Johnson, 2.49 Strikeouts: Johnson, 372

ESPN's Take Q: Can Randy Johnson and Curt Schilling replicate their success of last year? With today's modern training techniques, the short answer is yes. But there is always a chance of injury -- no matter what a player's age is. With the older players, breakdown is an inevitability; otherwise they'd all play until they were 50. With the advent of the modern training, maybe we're not too far from seeing a 50-year old productive player, but that is a few years off. As far as Johnson and Schilling go, there has been no discernable drop-off in their productivity this spring. But it's a long season -- especially if you play until October. -- Dave Campbell  Jayson Stark's Crystal Ball Byung-Hyun Kim recovers from World Series trauma, saves 37 for 37. It appears that Steve Finley is nearing the end, but don't be surprised if he can put together one more solid season in center. Finley went from back-to-back 30-homer seasons to 14, but a strong second half could mean he's not done yet. He might be hitting cleanup some as well. Scouts always talk about innings eaters, and Rick Helling fits the bill. However, will they be bad innings? Helling was Shelling in Texas last year, but now he gets to relax as a third or fourth starter and gets to face a new league. The ERA will likely be high, but he could be a 15-game winner. -- Eric Karabell Batting order Tony Womack, SS Craig Counsell, 2B Luis Gonzalez, LF Mark Grace, 1B Steve Finley, CF Danny Bautista, RF Jay Bell, 3B Damian Miller, C Bench Erubiel Durazo, Matt Williams, Junior Spivey, Rod Barajas, David Dellucci, Greg Colbrunn Rotation Randy Johnson, Curt Schilling, Brian Anderson, Rick Helling, Todd Stottlemyre Bullpen Byung-Hyung Kim, Miguel Batista, Mike Myers, Greg Swindell, Bret Prinz, Mike Morgan Luis Terrero, OF How barren is the farm system? Terrero is considered the club's top prospect even though he had four walks and 45 strikeouts in 147 at-bats at Double-A.

Catcher: Damian Miller An underrated part of Arizona's World Series triumph, Miller provides solid defense and a little pop at the plate. NL Position Ranking: 7th First Base: Mark Grace Now 37 years old and at 2,343 hits. Estimated chance at 3,000: 7 percent. Has never knocked in 100 runs, so no chance for the Hall of Fame unless he gets to 3,000. NL Position Ranking: 9th Second Base: Craig Counsell He'll be remembered as a postseason star, although he hit just .213 overall in the playoffs. Good defense, good OBP (.359) and even hit lefties for the first time (.337). Probably won't play as well again. NL Position Ranking: 13th Third Base: Jay Bell With Matt Williams out for a couple months, Bell and Junior Spivey will battle for playing time. Bell didn't look comfortable at third last year and Spivey is a second baseman. NL Position Ranking: 13th Shortstop: Tony Womack OK, he delivered some big hits in the playoffs and is adequate on defense, but he should be hitting eighth, not leadoff, due to his lackluster on-base percentage (.307 each of the past two years). NL Position Ranking: 11th Left Field: Luis Gonzalez He was a surprise his first two years in Arizona, but his 57 home runs last year matched his combined total of '99-00. Gonzalez slugged .688, Randy Johnson and Curt Schilling both had career highs in wins and the Diamondbacks still won "just" 92 games. Not that a decline is necessarily in order if the Big Three don't repeat those numbers ... NL Position Ranking: 4th Center Field: Steve Finley Finley stays in tremendous shape, which means he's still an excellent defender. He overcame an awful start (.233 before the break) to hit .330 in the second half. NL Position Ranking: 8th Right Field: Danny Bautista Bautista got a couple big hits in the World Series and parlayed that into a three-year, $9 million and a starting job in right field. David Dellucci will probably get most of the at-bats against the tough right-handers. NL Position Ranking: 15th No. 1 Starter: Randy Johnson Better than Koufax was in his prime. Now has 200 career wins, is a Hall of Fame lock even if he never pitches another game. NL Ranking among starters: 1st No. 2 Starter: Curt Schilling Served up the most HRs in the NL (37), but tremendous K/BB ratio (best in NL at 293/39), minimized the damage. We all know his great work ethic, but he did throw over 300 innings last year including the postseason, so we'll see how he holds up. NL Ranking among starters: 3rd No. 3 Starter: Brian Anderson Similar to Schilling in that he throws strikes and gives up the long ball, but obviously lacks the strikeout pitch of Schilling. Career ERA is 4.70; don't expect much better. NL Ranking among starters: 53rd No. 4 Starter: Rick Helling Topped 200 innings for fourth straight year, but led the AL in HRs allowed (38) and hits allowed. Regained his velocity after slow start, but $4.5 million contract must be considered a risky investment. NL Ranking among starters: 39th Bullpen: Miguel Batista, Mike Myers, Greg Swindell, Bret Prinz, Mike Morgan Arizona's pen was underrated last year, as it went 25-21 with a 3.88 ERA (fourth in NL). Batista will start the season there (with Todd Stottlemyre in the rotation) and Myers adds depth from the left side (although he came at the expensive price of prospect Jack Cust). Swindell and Morgan will pitch forever. NL Position Ranking: 8th Closer: Byung-Hyun Kim Unless Matt Mantei returns sooner than expected from Tommy John surgery, Kim will be the team's closer. He's a good pitcher (2.94 ERA, .173 average against) if mentally healthy. NL Position Ranking: 7th

Overall Power Index Rankings (NL rank):
Position: 9.88 (12th) | Pitching: 5.83 (5th)

-- David Schoenfield