After their regular second-round selection at 56, the Diamondbacks have two picks in the competitive-balance round (in which teams from smaller markets or with lower revenue receive extra draft slots): their own at No. 74, and the St. Louis Cardinals’ at No. 75. Teams cannot trade their regular picks but can trade competitive-balance picks, which the Cardinals did in their deal for first baseman Paul Goldschmidt last December.

Goldschmidt was Arizona’s eighth-round pick in 2009, at No. 246 over all, and became a six-time All-Star. More than half of the major league All-Stars in 2018 who entered the pros through the draft were taken outside the top 50, including Nolan Arenado (59th overall), Freddie Freeman (78th), Yadier Molina (113th), Jacob deGrom (272nd), Lorenzo Cain (496th) and J.D. Martinez (611th). Their stories give the Diamondbacks hope of finding high-impact talent wherever they choose.

“Even though we’re not picking in the top 15, there’s an opportunity, if we do a good job, to get quite a few big leaguers,” Hazen said. “We took Mookie Betts in the fifth round in Boston, and you can go down the list. How long did Mike Trout last? Even though it wasn’t beyond the first round, it was still deep.

“And, look, we were part of passing on some of these players, too, when we were in Boston and in Arizona. But there is opportunity here to reshape your franchise, and we need to do that.”

The Diamondbacks entered last September in first place in the National League West, but slumped to 82-80 by the end of the season and missed the playoffs. They started well this season but struggled for most of May, and seem headed for another finish around .500.

But for part of Monday, at least, their focus will be on their long-term future. Hazen, a former all-Ivy League outfielder at Princeton who played in the San Diego Padres’ farm system, has modernized the Diamondbacks’ approach in the draft.