There’s been a cavalcade from the upper Minors to downtown Phoenix during 2026 with Ryan Waldschmidt, Tommy Troy, LuJames Groover, Mitch Bratt, Kohl Drake and others all making their Major League debuts in the past few months. But that upward mobility has also opened the door behind them for fast-rising

PHOENIX – The win may have been erased from his final ledger, but Kohl Drake's Major League debut will live on in his memory forever. The lessons he learned on Tuesday will almost assuredly pay dividends for seasons to come.

PHOENIX -- Ryder Helfrick is already learning from the best. The 21-year-old catcher took batting practice at Chase Field on Tuesday, not even two weeks after the Diamondbacks selected him at No. 15 in the 2026 MLB Draft. Added bonus: He was hitting along with third baseman Nolan Arenado, who

PHOENIX -- It will be some time before the Diamondbacks know just how good their 2026 MLB Draft class will turn out to be, but as for the process they went through to make them, that was a success. A year of flights and long car rides by their scouts,

SAN DIEGO -- There's no mistaking what the MLB Draft means to the Arizona Diamondbacks each year as a mid-market club. "The Draft is essential for us," GM Mike Hazen said. "For us to be successful, we need to have that consistent pipeline of talent." The good news for the

Recently, I did a Reddit AMA. You can read the entirety of the AMA here. Below is an excerpt of it. Some of the questions have been lightly edited for clarity and brevity. Hi Steve, love your work. What is your opinion on Druw Jones? Do the Diamondbacks still believe

The hot June that Demetrio Crisantes has been having at Double-A just turned into something of a more historic nature. The Diamondbacks' No. 5 prospect hit for the milestone during Amarillo's 18-4 rout of the Frisco RoughRiders at HODGETOWN. It was the first home cycle for the Sod Poodles since

Time will tell how long the tentacles fan out from last July’s trade that saw the D-backs send veteran right-hander Merrill Kelly to the Rangers in exchange for three promising pitching prospects -- David Hagaman, Mitch Bratt and Kohl Drake. But Wednesday night was a crystal clear snapshot of the

ST. LOUIS – “We are struggling offensively,” manager Torey Lovullo said prior to Wednesday night’s matchup at Busch Stadium. “We’re working hard to change that, and we’ve created an awareness as to what our identity is. When we get guys on base and the right people are up, we’re gonna

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A home run eluded Ryan Waldschmidt in his first taste of the big leagues over the past month or so. But in his first game back at Triple-A, the D-backs’ No. 1 prospect hammered a roundtripper off rehabbing big leaguer Germán Márquez. Since early May, Waldschmidt had spent most of

When Demetrio Crisantes’ 2025 season came to an abrupt halt on a check swing last May 14, ultimately ending his year, it was a rare blip dulling his prospect star. But that glow is raging bright once again, as the D-backs’ No. 5 prospect ripped his first Double-A homer on

Almost exactly five months after the 2026 international signing period opened, the D-backs have landed another major signing. Jun-Sang Eom, a two-way player from South Korea, officially joined the organization in a ceremony at Chase Field on Tuesday afternoon, which he celebrated by taking batting practice on the field with

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A little less than three months ago, Patrick Forbes toed the rubber as the starting pitcher for the D-backs' Spring Breakout game in what amounted to his unofficial pro debut. Things quickly went haywire (four hits, four walks, two runs in 1 2/3 innings), and he was placed on the

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PHOENIX -- Sometimes a player is called up from the Minor Leagues because the big league team has an injury or a hole to fill.

PHOENIX -- Before his 2026 season could ever really get out of the starting blocks, Cristian Mena has seen it likely come to a close. The D-backs’ No. 11 prospect is set to undergo shoulder surgery in the coming days, a procedure that manager Torey Lovullo admitted is likely to

Entering this season, Manuel Pena had homered just 31 times across 456 career Minor League games. In his 48th contest of the year for Double-A Amarillo on Saturday night, the 22-year-old popped his 20th roundtripper in two months, making him the first Minor Leaguer to hit that plateau in 2026.

When Slade Caldwell strode into the batter’s box in the bottom of the 10th inning on Thursday night, a boisterous member of the crowd at Hillsboro Ballpark yelled within shot of the TV microphones: “Walk it off, man, walk it off! Get that runner in.” Caldwell was too zoned in

PHOENIX -- Tommy Troy collected 288 hits in the Minor Leagues. He racked up 197 in college. He totaled countless others on summer and fall circuits, during travel ball and on Little League fields in his native California. But he’ll remember this one. The D-backs’ No. 4 prospect laced his

PHOENIX -- Tommy Troy suspected something was up. Late Friday night, the 24-year-old Diamondbacks prospect was in his hotel room winding down following Triple-A Reno’s 7-6 win at Oklahoma City. He had a heck of a game, going 2-for-5 with two RBIs, so it came as a bit of a