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An Early Look at the Fifth Starter Competition

On January 16, 2015 By

After the Wade Miley trade was completed, GM Dave Stewart indicated that Josh Collmenter, Jeremy Hellickson, Rubby De La Rosa and Allen Webster were penciled into the rotation. Let’s put problems with that aside and accept, for the moment, that that’s true — what can we expect for the fifth slot?

The leading contenders for that spot are …

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Nick Ahmed Shines for a Veteran Reno Aces Club in 2014

On October 22, 2014 By

While the Aces were largely an older ball club, they weren’t devoid of talent. Nick Ahmed, Andrew Chafin and the newly-acquired Zach Borenstein joined a group of veterans to lead Reno to the PCL Championship Series where they eventually lost to Omaha in five games. It was a fantastic season for Reno, one in which they scored a ton …

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Jake Lamb, Archie Bradley have different seasons for Double-A Mobile

On October 21, 2014 By

It was a tale of two seasons for the Mobile BayBears in 2014. They started the season with guys like Jake Lamb, David Peralta and Chase Anderson on the roster, but lost them to the majors as injuries decimated the Diamondbacks. In their wake came guys like Brandon Drury, Aaron Blair and Braden Shipley. There were plenty …

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Expanded Roster Call Up Options

On August 28, 2014 By

On Monday, September 1st, the regular rules for the Active List (the 25-man roster) are suspended in Major League Baseball. Any player on a team’s Reserve List (the 40-man) can be added to the Active List through the last game of the MLB season. In practice, it never happens that a full 40 players are on a team’s Active List …

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Minor League Update: Blair Promoted, Martinez Debuts

On May 14, 2014 By

The Diamondbacks have turned things around to a degree as of late, but it’s always worth keeping an eye on the future of the franchise. With the struggles of the team, there’s been a bit of a vacuum effect leading to a series of promotions. When Mike Bolsinger was sent down, Chase Anderson and Evan Marshall were called up. This …

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Minor League Update 4.23.14

On April 23, 2014 By

If you were with us last fall, you likely caught a few of these features and they’re back for the 2014 season. It’s never too early to look to the future, especially when you’re winning percentage is where it is for the Diamondbacks. So we’ll be checking in on the D’backs minor leagues all throughout the season, highlight the recent …

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Revisiting Arizona’s Top Prospects

On January 22, 2014 By

Last fall, we rolled out our first prospect rankings. In case you missed them at the time, you can see them here: 1-10, 11-20 and 21-30. Since that time, a number of other publications have released their rankings. While ours came out after the minor league championship games were played, the other lists have had the benefit of …

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Shutting It Down: Dbacks in the AFL

On November 19, 2013 By

Another Arizona Fall League has come and gone. The Diamondbacks sent seven eight players to the AFL this year, five pitchers and three infielders. The headliners were clearly Jake Barrett, Andrew Chafin and Jake Lamb, but there were some other upside prospects in the AFL for Arizona this year, too. Amongst them were relievers Matt Stites and Henry Garcia and …

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September Call Up Options for the Diamondbacks

On August 29, 2013 By

Major League Baseball rosters expand on September 1, enabling teams to carry up to 40 players, provided they are on the 40-man roster.  If you’re rusty on the mechanics of the 40-man and protecting players from the winter Rule V Draft, check out this mlb.com summary.  In terms of guessing at what Arizona might do this year, the main …

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The State of the ‘Pen: Options for Arizona from Inside and Outside the Organization

On July 26, 2013 By

Like many teams, Arizona is monitoring the market for potential upgrades via trade.  Given the recent performance of the rotation and the imminent return of Trevor Cahill and Brandon McCarthy, the Dbacks really do not have a need for a starting pitcher.  There are very few starters available who might represent an upgrade anyway.  Likewise, the Dbacks do not …

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Dbacks on the Farm: Prospect Update July 2013

On July 23, 2013 By

In what I intend to make a weekly series, I will take a look today at the top prospects and performers in the Dbacks organization.  Because of the All-Star breaks in AA and AAA last week and because there are no other posts to overlap with at this point, I’m going to monitor July stats and performances.

AAA:

Matt Davidson.…

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