This D-backs prospect's dominating stretch earned him a Triple-A call
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Lawlar makes a bid for the cycle in return to Triple-A
Jordan Lawlar came up Aces in his return to Triple-A. With his rehab assignment complete following a seven-game stint in the Rookie-level Arizona Complex League, MLB's No. 8 prospect picked up where he left off with Reno last year prior to his Major League debut. Lawlar homered, doubled and drove
How are D-backs' 2023 draftees faring?
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An inside look at D-backs' top-performing prospects
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Freaky accident sidelines D-backs' No. 4 prospect for six weeks
This story was excerpted from Steve Gilbert’s D-backs Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. PHOENIX -- The bad luck with injuries is not just limited to the D-backs' players in the big leagues. It has also spread to
Here are the top 10 closer prospects in the Minors
The role of the reliever continues to evolve in baseball, but there’s still something to be said about closers. They’re the ones who get the entrance music and the light show just for coming out of the bullpen in the biggest of spots. (Think of what Edwin Díaz has done
D-backs prospect equals MiLB record with 5 K's in one inning
In a sport full of statistical oddities and eye-opening achievements, Jhosmer Alvarez found a unique path to etch his name in the annals of the game. Entering the game for Single-A Visalia in the seventh inning of an eventual 4-3 win, the right-handed Arizona prospect unleashed one of the quirkier
These D-backs prospects have started 2024 strong
This story was excerpted from Steve Gilbert’s D-backs Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. PHOENIX -- With the Minor League season in full swing, we checked in with D-backs farm director Shaun Larkin to see who is off
Here's where the D-backs' Top 30 prospects are starting the season
With the Minor League season opening this week, here's where the D-backs’ Top 30 prospects are projected to start: 1. Jordan Lawlar (MLB No. 11), SS – Triple-A Reno injured list (right thumb surgery) 2. Tommy Troy (MLB No. 70), SS -- Hillsboro (High-A) 3. Druw Jones (MLB No. 74),
Keep an eye on these prospects at each level of D-backs' system
The D-backs dropped in MLB Pipeline’s farm system rankings this spring thanks to the graduations of players like NL Rookie of the Year Award winner Corbin Carroll and right-hander Brandon Pfaadt, who came up big for Arizona during last year’s run to the World Series. That doesn’t mean the cupboard
After sleepless night, Barrosa’s call finally comes
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How Blaze became an instant D-backs fan favorite
This story was excerpted from Steve Gilbert's D-backs Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. PHOENIX -- It’s hard to catch Blaze Alexander without a smile on his face. The D-backs infielder is perpetually happy, someone who can find
Top D-backs prospect Lawlar to miss months after thumb surgery
D-backs top prospect Jordan Lawlar, MLB Pipeline's No. 11 overall prospect, will undergo right thumb surgery that will sideline him for a couple of months. Lawlar had been reassigned to Minor League camp on March 10 after a 3-for-17 showing in Major League Spring Training. He was set to start
More young talent on the way for D-backs after NL title
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- The D-backs made it to the World Series in 2023 with one of the younger rosters in Major League Baseball, so there’s optimism in Arizona that the good times can keep on rolling.
Jones shows off arm strength at Spring Breakout
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- The D-backs' top prospects beat their Rockies counterparts, 3-1, in the first Spring Breakout game between the two teams on Saturday night at Salt River Fields. Here are a few moments that stood out from the game: Big-time throw by Jones Center fielder Druw Jones, the No.
LIVE: D-backs-Rockies Spring Breakout
On Saturday, March 16, the Diamondbacks and Rockies will meet at the facility the teams share in Scottsdale, Ariz., in Spring Breakout, a first-of-its-kind exhibition featuring the top prospects in each farm system. The D-backs rode a wave of young talent last year to a surprising berth in the World
Spring Breakout gives Robinson long-awaited opportunity
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- In limited action this spring, outfielder Kristian Robinson gave Arizona Diamondbacks fans a peek at his potential. The 23-year-old showed why the D-backs were so high on him after signing him out of the Bahamas in 2017, flashing power to all fields at the plate and displaying
D-backs prospects amped for Spring Breakout
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Here's the D-backs' Spring Breakout roster
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- One of the things D-backs manager Torey Lovullo likes best about Spring Training is when he gets a chance to see some of the organization’s prospects who might not be in big league camp get the chance to play. When he was asked at the beginning of
D-backs prospect aims to Blaze path to MLB
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Here are the D-backs’ 2024 top 30 prospects
Congratulations, you’ve made the World Series for just the second time in franchise history. So what’s next? The Diamondbacks relied on young talent like Gabriel Moreno, Alek Thomas and Brandon Pfaadt during their run to the Fall Classic, and of course, no youngster was more famous or important to the