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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: Mobile BayBears

On October 8, 2013 By

Mobile BayBears

League: Southern League (Double-A)

Record: 79-60 (1st out of 10 teams in the Southern League)

Runs Scored: 563 (4th of 10 teams)

Runs Allowed: 478 (1st of 10 teams)

Recap: it was nearly a three-peat in Alabama as the BayBears fell one win short of the Southern League crown. Down …

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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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Possible Trades: Is Toronto a Match with Arizona?

On July 28, 2013 By

Arizona’s main need right now is in the bullpen.  Before Sunday’s game, GM Kevin Towers reiterated that adding another LHP to Tony Sipp was front office’s main priority right now.  Given the continued recent struggles of David Hernandez (0.2 IP, 2 H, 2 BB, 3 runs, 2 of them earned), perhaps the search should include some RHP targets as …

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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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Archie Bradley Rises in Prospect Rankings

On July 19, 2013 By

Both ESPN and Baseball America have now published midseason prospect rankings, and the Diamondbacks’ Archie Bradley features prominently in both.  On Baseball America’s version, Bradley was the top pitching prospect at 6th overall.  ESPN’s Keith Law also had Bradley as the top pitcher, listing him 8th and noting that since ranking Bradley 29th before the season, the pitcher …

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