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Last year it was High-A Visalia where the bulk of the exciting minor league talent began the season, this year it’s Double-A Mobile. This wave of good young prospects has moved along, somewhat in unison, as the BayBears are loaded with interesting guys. But if you know anything about the strengths of the Diamondbacks’ minor league system, you’re well aware …
Continue Reading →Over the All-Star Break, while Braden Shipley was representing the Diamondbacks in the Futures Game, the team announced that right-hander Aaron Blair has been promoted to AA Mobile. Blair began his 2014 campaign in Single-A South Bend with the Silverhawks where he made six starts. His ERA was ugly due some shoddy work by the bullpen, but he was effective …
Continue Reading →Opening Day is always exciting at Chase Field, but the Diamondbacks aren’t the only team we care about that’s getting their season underway. Minor league affiliates across America are kicking off their seasons and since their rosters are comprised of the big leaguers of the future, they deserve some attention. As you’ve likely noticed, we like to keep track …
Continue Reading →There’s a lot to consider when ranking prospects. To do it properly, it takes an ability to analyze the present, take into account the past and project the future. It’s the last of these three things that is the finest art and is easily the most difficult to nail down. It’s not impossible to get a feeling for the future, …
Continue Reading →League: Pacific Coast League (Triple-A)
Record: 60-84 (15th out of 16 teams in the Pacific Coast League)
Runs Scored: 757 (5th of 16 teams)
Runs Allowed: 793 (14th of 16 teams)
Recap: in case you missed my earlier write-up of the Visalia Rawhide and the park effects of playing in …
Continue Reading →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 …
Continue Reading →League: Midwest League (Single-A)
Record: 81-58 (4th out of 16 teams in the Pioneer League)
Runs Scored: 624 (7th of 16 teams)
Runs Allowed: 577 (4th of 16 teams)
Recap: the Silver Hawks made the postseason in the Eastern Division of the Midwest League, then put together a nice run, reaching the Eastern Division Championship. …
Continue Reading →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, …
Continue Reading →League: Dominican Summer League (Rookie)
Record: 29-39 (26th of 35 teams in the Dominican Summer League)
Runs Scored: 333 (9th of 35 teams)
Runs Allowed: 327 (13th of 35 teams)
Recap: this is a tough one to figure out as the Diamondbacks were in the top ten in runs scored and top fifteen in runs allowed, yet finished …
Continue Reading →League: Arizona League (Rookie)
Record: 29-27 (5th of 13 teams in the Arizona League)
Runs Scored: 262 (11th of 13 teams)
Runs Allowed: 280 (5th of 13 teams)
Recap: despite some nice individual seasons, the Diamondbacks struggled to score runs with any semblance of consistency. The team clearly lacked any sense of serious power, with the highest …
Continue Reading →League: Pioneer League (Rookie)
Record: 31-42 (7th of 8 teams in the Pioneer League)
Runs Scored: 409 (7th of 8 teams)
Runs Allowed: 452 (t-4th of 8 teams)
Recap: the Osprey were plagued by poor staring pitching all season long. Of the team’s five regular starters, no one had an ERA under 4.50, showcasing the problems of the …
Continue Reading →The 2013 minor league season is somewhat over for your Arizona Diamondbacks. I guess it’s 3/7 over, technically. If you’re not a fractions person (and frankly, who calls one’s self a “fractions person?”), that’s 42.8% complete, thanks to the South Bend Silver Hawks (A), Visalia Rawhide (A+) and Mobile BayBears (AA) who all have made the playoff and are still …
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