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Roundup: A.J. “Action Jackson” Pollock Injured

On June 2, 2014 By

Johnny Cueto has been, arguably, the most dominant pitcher in baseball so far this season. On Saturday, he showed his stuff in Phoenix, taking a game from the D-backs with a seven plus inning performance. Unfortunately, he also took something much more valuable to the D-backs: the structural integrity of the fourth metacarpal in A.J. Pollock‘s right hand.

Pollock …

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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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Jason Parks Q&A on Diamondbacks Prospects

On February 4, 2014 By

Some baseball fans see prospects as “a bunch of guys who won’t make it to the majors.” While that’s largely true, the ones that do are the lifeblood of any baseball franchise, and no one covers those prospects like Jason Parks of Baseball Prospectus. Jason recently released his Diamondbacks Top 10 and followed it up with the Baseball Prospectus 101…

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After Bradley and Owings, what’s left for Diamondbacks prospects?

On January 30, 2014 By

Maybe you missed it or maybe you didn’t, but Baseball Prospectus’ Jason Parks revealed the BP Top 101 Prospect List on Monday. Just two days later, Keith Law of ESPN released his own Top 100 Prospects. I bring this up not because individual rankings are important in a vacuum. On the contrary, arguing that player X should have been …

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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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Arizona’s Top 30 Prospects: #1-10

On October 29, 2013 By

The top ten Diamondbacks prospects are finally here. In case you missed either of the other articles, I already broken down numbers 21-30 and 11-20 last week. Also, I discussed the thought process behind these rankings recently and I’d suggest reading them if you haven’t already.

Because I’m anticipating some questions about my final ten, I’ll leave some final thoughts …

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Minor League Review: Hillsboro Hops

On September 24, 2013 By

Hillsboro Hops

League: Northwest League (Short Season)

Record: 34-42 (t-6th of 8 teams in the Northwest League)

Runs Scored: 298 (5th of 8 teams)

Runs Allowed: 319 (5th of 8 teams)

Recap: Hillsboro struggled in it’s inaugural season as a franchise, replacing the Yakima Bears as the Diamondbacks’ short-season affiliate. The excitement for the team came via the pitching staff, …

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Diamondbacks 2013 Draft Check-In

On August 27, 2013 By

About a month ago, Nick Piecoro of AZCentral.com put together a remarkable article. I was skeptical, but Piecoro is not your average sports writer. He’s privy to the likes of advanced metrics and you can find his name popping up on FanGraphs from time to time. He’s an excellent source of Diamondbacks information and you really should read him.

This …

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