D-backs award Leandro Cedeño and Brandon Pfaadt with monthly honors

The Arizona Diamondbacks (@Dbacks) named Double-A Amarillo INF Leandro Cedeño (@learcedeo) and Triple-A Reno RHP Brandon Pfaadt (@b_pfaadt) the organization’s Minor League Player- and Pitcher-of-the-Month for August.

LEANDRO CEDEÑO

• Hit .398 (37-for-93)/.453 OBP/.699 SLG with 4 doubles, 8 home runs, 23 RBI and 27 runs scored across 24 games with Double-A Amarillo.
• Led all Texas League hitters in August in slugging pct., runs scored, total bases (65) and OPS (1.152), while ranking among league leaders in home runs (T-1st), average (2nd), hits (2nd), RBI (T-3rd) and on-base percentage (5th).
• Set the Sod Poodles single-season home run record (26) on Aug. 23 @ Corpus Christi.
• Recorded 13 multi-hit games, including a career-high 5-hit game on Aug. 18 @ Midland.
• Promoted to Triple-A Reno on Sept. 6.
• Signed by Arizona as a Minor League free agent on Nov. 22, 2021.

BRANDON PFAADT

• Went 3-0 with a 2.03 ERA (7 ER in 31.0 IP), 32 strikeouts, .151 opponent average and a 0.81 WHIP in 5 games for Triple-A Reno after his promotion to the Aces on Aug. 2.
• Ranked among all Triple-A pitchers in WHIP (1st), ERA (2nd), strikeouts (2nd), opponent average (2nd) and innings pitched (5th).
• Allowed 1 hit in back-to-back starts on Aug. 14 @ Albuquerque (6.0 IP) and Aug. 20 vs. Salt Lake (7.0 IP).
• Selected by Arizona in the fifth round of the 2020 draft out of Bellarmine University.

Every month during the season, the D-backs’ Player Development staff chooses the player and pitcher most deserving of the honors based on nominations from coaches at each affiliate along with input from the Minor League coordinators.