Taylor Widener

Married to Paige...Traded to D-backs in 3-team trade with Rays and Yankees…LHP Anthony Banda, INF Nick Sloak and 2 players to be named later (RHP Sam McWilliams and LHP Colin Poche) to the Rays; INF Brandon Drury to the Yankees; OF Steven Souza Jr. to the D-backs (Feb. 20, 2018).

2018

Named organizational Minor League Pitcher of the Year, Southern League Pitcher of the Year and Baseball America's Double-A Pitcher of the Year after leading the SL with 176 strikeouts (second in MiLB), a .197 opponent average and a 1.03 WHIP and ranked second with a 2.75 ERA (42 ER in 137.1 IP)...Won the SL championship with Double-A Jackson...Earned SL midseason All-Star honors and named SL Pitcher of the Week for May 14-20...Was a non-roster invitee to Spring Training…traded to the D-backs in a 3-team trade (also: Rays and Yankees) on Feb. 20...Entered the season ranked as the D-backs' No. 4 prospect by MLB.com.

2017

Made 27 starts with Single-A Tampa, going 7-8 with a 3.39 ERA and a .206 opponent average...Ranked among Florida State League leaders in starts (1st), opponent average (1st), WHIP (1st, 1.15) and strikeouts-per-9.0 innings (1st, 9.73), strikeouts (3rd, 129) and ERA (4th)...Promoted to Double-A Trenton for the Eastern League playoffs and went 1-0 with a 3.00 ERA over 2 relief appearances (6.0 IP).