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Guys with dynamic upside that others pass on for some reason.
Chiang had 5 consecutive seasons with sub-.800 OPS (diabetes/nutrition)
Robinson has the 30% K rate (but from age 20-22 he didn't)
Walker was a hoopster who'd barely pitched (but had all the tools)
Franklin was a scrawny gym-rat (that made people miss the picture-perfect LH swing)
Paxton had let his stuff get coated with too much rust (that was surprisingly easy to shake off)
Carp was just a slow singles-and-walks guy with Dave Magadan upside (but had the big-time SLG hidden down in there if you looked)
Seager was just Ackley's lightweight buddy (before he started stinging doubles all over the place)  -- Seager, by the way, is back on the MLB roster with Figgins placed on the DL.
Every one of them cherry-picked by Z & Crew in a trade or draft.  Seriously, those guys could be about half the team over the next five years.  Makes you figure there's something to love about Francisco Martinez.