Where D-backs top prospects are starting '21

With the 2021 season getting started, here's a look at where the D-backs' Top 30 prospects are projected to start the season:

1) Corbin Carroll (MLB No. 39), OF -- Hillsboro (High-A)
2) Kristian Robinson (MLB No. 46), OF -- Restricted list
3) Geraldo Perdomo (MLB No. 68), SS -- Amarillo (Double-A)
4) Alek Thomas (MLB No. 70), OF -- Amarillo (Double-A)
5) Blake Walston, LHP -- Visalia (Low-A)
6) Slade Cecconi, RHP -- Extended spring training
7) Corbin Martin, RHP -- Reno (Triple-A)
8) Bryce Jarvis, RHP -- Hillsboro (High-A)
9) Luis Frias, RHP -- Hillsboro (High-A)
10) Levi Kelly, RHP -- Extended spring training
11) Wilderd Patiño, OF -- Visalia (Low-A)
12) Tommy Henry, LHP -- Amarillo (Double-A)
13) Seth Beer, 1B -- Reno (Triple-A)
14) Stuart Fairchild, OF -- Reno (Triple-A)
15) Dominic Fletcher, OF -- Amarillo (Double-A)
16) J.B. Bukauskas, RHP -- Arizona (MLB)
17) Blaze Alexander, SS -- Hillsboro (High-A)
18) A.J. Vukovich, 3B -- Visalia (Low-A)
19) Ryne Nelson, RHP -- Hillsboro (High-A)
20) Josh Green, RHP -- Extended spring training
21) Drey Jameson, RHP -- Hillsboro (High-A)
22) Jon Duplantier, RHP -- Reno (Triple-A)
23) Matt Tabor, RHP -- Hillsboro (High-A)
24) Justin Martinez, RHP -- Visalia (Low-A)
25) Jeferson Espinal, OF -- Extended spring training
26) Conor Grammes, RHP -- Extended spring training
27) Liam Norris, LHP -- Visalia (Low-A)
28) Tristin English, 3B -- Extended spring training
29) Humberto Mejia, RHP -- Amarillo (Double-A)
30) Jake McCarthy, OF -- Amarillo (Double-A)

Team to watch
The Hillsboro Hops (High-A) are set to feature seven of the D-backs’ Top 30 prospects, including top prospect Corbin Carroll and three of Arizona’s Top 10. Carroll is the headliner of the group, but there are several other intriguing names. Bryce Jarvis, the 18th overall pick from the 2020 Draft, will be making his professional debut, and Blaze Jordan (No. 17) drew rave reviews for his performance in Minor League Spring Training.

Teams on MiLB.TV
Triple-A Reno
Double-A Amarillo
High-A Hillsboro

New faces
Jarvis, Arizona’s No. 8 prospect, will make his professional debut with High-A Hillsboro after being selected 18th overall in the 2020 Draft. The 23-year-old right-hander spent some time at the alternate training site last season and impressed club officials in Minor League camp over the past couple weeks. Jarvis throws four pitches -- fastball, curveball, slider and changeup -- that all grade out as average or better offerings and sits in the mid-90s with his fastball.

On the shelf
Kristian Robinson, the D-backs’ No. 2 prospect, wont be available at the start of the season. Robinson is still in his native Bahamas, sorting through a visa issue, which has been complicated by a pending legal issue. Slade Cecconi is being held back with a minor wrist issue on his non-throwing hand.