SF Giants: Ranking the National League West's front offices by competence

4. The Diamondbacks are fun, but the front office is unproven so far

This is where things get significantly tougher as the Diamondbacks are one of the 2023 season's success stories. Corbin Carroll has quickly become one of the league's best young players and while the team has fallen off after their hot start to the season, they are still firmly in the wild card mix in 2023.

However, a deeper look shows a front office that has some work to do. Despite having some exciting young players on their roster, the front office failed to add much in the way of marquee talent in free agency before the season and they failed to address their biggest area of need (starting pitcher) at the trade deadline this year when they were firmly in contention.

The draft has been another area where the Diamondbacks have been hit and miss. Obviously Carroll is great and Jordan Lawlar looks like he could be a star, but Druw Jones is off to a pretty horrendous start to his pro career and their 2020 first round pick, Bryce Jarvis, has an ERA north of 5 at Triple-A this season.

If anything, this feels like an incomplete grade for the Diamondbacks. If they are aggressive this offseason to build upon their success in 2023 and hit on another prospect or two, they could easily move up the rankings. However, if they fail to take advantage of this opportunity, they will probably stick around this spot for the foreseeable future.