Arizona Diamondbacks Preliminary Prospect List

by John Sickels on Oct 31, 2025 4:00 PM EDT

Here is the preliminary list for Arizona Diamondbacks prospects. There are 47 names. I need to cut that back to 40, so if you suggest someone you need to suggest a cut too.

Arizona Diamondbacks

Yazy Arbelo                1B
Trevor Bauer               RHP
Justin Bianco              OF
Michael Blake       LHP
Michael Bolsinger          RHP
Bobby Borchering           1B
Archie Bradley             RHP
J.R. Bradley               RHP
Charles Brewer             RHP
Keon Broxton               OF
Andrew Chafin              LHP
Ryan Cook                  RHP
Patrick Corbin             LHP
Collin Cowgill             OF
Jesse Darrah               RHP
Eury De La Rosa            LHP
Mark DeMark                RHP
Adam Eaton                 OF
Jeremy Erben               RHP
Matt Davidson              3B-1B
Cole Gillespie             OF
Tyler Green                RHP
Jon Griffin                1B
Daniel Holmberg            LHP
Marc Krauss                OF
Tyler Linton               OF
Evan Marshall              RHP
Wagner Mateo               OF
Anthony Meo                RHP
Wade Miley                 LHP    (comes in under innings limit )
Kevin Munson               RHP
David Nick                 2B
Chris Owings               SS
Jarrod Parker              RHP
John Pedrotty              LHP
Michael Perez              C
Rossmel Perez              C
A.J. Pollock               OF
Robby Rowland              RHP
Patrick Schuster           LHP
Bryan Shaw                 RHP     (comes in under the innings limit)
Taylor Siemens             LHP
Tyler Skaggs               LHP
Garrett Weber              SS
Ryan Wheeler               3B
Kyle Winkler               RHP

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My cuts: (parenthetical comments on S.B. guys are from first-hand observation)

- Shaw (not that he doesn’t belong, but I believe he’s past the 45 days rule - disappointing, too, as I’d have him as a B-… that cutter is wicked.)
- DeMark
- Erben (saw him a couple times, pretty standard FB/SL reliever, really short, not particularly huge arm, MWL-reliant.)
- Siemens
- Weber
- Griffin
- Arbelo (power, patience, nothing else; unconvinced in hustle/makeup, saw him hit a 358-foot single and nearly behead Indians RHP Felix Sterling with a helmet after a HBP)
- Darrah
- R. Perez

Adds:
- RHP Blake Perry
- RHP Yonata Ortega

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by Dan Strittmatter on Oct 31, 2025 4:33 PM EDT reply actions

cuts

All those cuts make logical sense.

DeMark is older but seems like the type who could sneak in 2012
Erben is a guy I liked in college but agree he is marginal
Agree on Arbelo points.

by John Sickels on Oct 31, 2025 5:12 PM EDT up reply actions

arbelo

his strikeout rate is quite scary. Griffin is interesting but he also has contact issues.

by John Sickels on Oct 31, 2025 5:17 PM EDT up reply actions

Also strange thing on Griffin

Was 18 HR but 12 other XBH (all doubles). Take him out of the PL and things could get a lot less interesting in a hurry.

Having gone to several Silver Hawks games this year, I haven’t seen Arbelo hit a non-fastball with any sort of authority. Swings through most of them.

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by Dan Strittmatter on Oct 31, 2025 7:25 PM EDT up reply actions

DeMark is probably the most interesting of the group

But I figure best-case scenario is he’s a sixth-inning guy, right?

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by Dan Strittmatter on Oct 31, 2025 7:29 PM EDT up reply actions

I think there's a pretty healthy

20 list in there. maybe 12 or 13 deep in Bs I’m guessing…

by ThnkGoodnessforHowieRose on Oct 31, 2025 4:48 PM EDT reply actions

I have 15 guys at B- or above

With another (Marshall) on the fringe of B-/C+

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by Dan Strittmatter on Oct 31, 2025 7:25 PM EDT up reply actions

cut bauer, he's trash

by wily mo on Oct 31, 2025 4:48 PM EDT reply actions

+1

by Noah McKinnie Braun on Oct 31, 2025 7:13 PM EDT up reply actions

narrowed down

Trevor Bauer RHP
Justin Bianco OF
Michael Blake LHP
Michael Bolsinger RHP
Bobby Borchering 1B
Archie Bradley RHP
J.R. Bradley RHP
Charles Brewer RHP
Keon Broxton OF
Andrew Chafin LHP
Ryan Cook RHP
Patrick Corbin LHP
Collin Cowgill OF
Eury De La Rosa LHP
Adam Eaton OF
Matt Davidson 3B-1B
Cole Gillespie OF
Tyler Green RHP
Daniel Holmberg LHP
Marc Krauss OF
Tyler Linton OF
Evan Marshall RHP
Wagner Mateo OF
Anthony Meo RHP
Wade Miley LHP
Kevin Munson RHP
David Nick 2B
Yonata Ortega RHP
Chris Owings SS
Jarrod Parker RHP
John Pedrotty LHP
Michael Perez C
Blake Perry RHP
A.J. Pollock OF
Robby Rowland RHP
Patrick Schuster LHP
Tyler Skaggs LHP
Ryan Wheeler 3B
Kyle Winkler RHP

by John Sickels on Oct 31, 2025 5:21 PM EDT reply actions

I guess I don't see why Shaw should be removed when guys like

Lance Lynn and Eduardo Sanchez were included? Did they not break the 45 days rule?

by The Goat on Oct 31, 2025 6:23 PM EDT up reply actions

yeah

Yeah I have room to stick Shaw in and i think I will.

by John Sickels on Oct 31, 2025 7:18 PM EDT up reply actions

All the better

I’m a huge Shaw fan.

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by Dan Strittmatter on Oct 31, 2025 7:30 PM EDT up reply actions

Wow

This is 39 of my personal top-40, with Chase Anderson not included and Cole Gillespie included (at this point, I’d almost completely forgotten he was even a prospect… not that his so-so Reno production was helping refresh my memory)…

:-)

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by Dan Strittmatter on Oct 31, 2025 7:40 PM EDT up reply actions

i feel like Chase Anderson needs to be included, despite the injury risk

maybe this is just prospect-fatigue speaking, but i’d probably remove Cole Gillespie…same boat as you, basically forgotten he was even a prospect

i also think Jesse Darrah should still be included

by blue bulldog on Oct 31, 2025 8:27 PM EDT up reply actions

Well I know this, of course. :-)

What is your Darrah love based on, by the way?

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by Dan Strittmatter on Oct 31, 2025 8:43 PM EDT up reply actions

well

he got drafted before Pedrotty and Blake, who are both on this Top 40 list. are scouts seeing something different now, a couple months later, that Pedrotty and Blake are better than Darrah?

otherwise, he posted strong peripherals in the PIO league. looks to me like the ERA got hurt a bit by HR, no worse than the other two guys.

in addition, BA said at time of draft, that he had a fastball that sits 90-93, topping out at 95 mph. on top of that, what sounds like an above average changeup, and a curveball that has the potential to be above average.

i guess to me that warrants Top 40.

by blue bulldog on Nov 1, 2025 1:07 AM EDT up reply actions

Blake hit 96 mph

So, yeah, there’s that.

John rather likes Pedrotty IIRC, naming him his D-backs draft sleeper. Pedrotty was rather dominant at times in the NWL, and while that’s easier to do than in the PL in terms of park adjustments, the predominantly college talent in the NWL is a bit better than the high school kids in the PL. Pedrotty was better with not handing out walks, and has the benefit of being left-handed. Solid changeup is his best pitch (I figured you’d like him b/c of this, actually), work-in-progress breaking ball. Worked on repeating mechanics better with the Bears, and was dominant down the stretch (8 ER in final seven starts, spanning 40 innings, 46:9 K:BB in that span and a 1.80 ERA).

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by Dan Strittmatter on Nov 1, 2025 3:45 AM EDT up reply actions

Jesse Darrah

Prefer Jesse Darrah than Michael Bolsinger as Darrah is 2 years younger and has better stuff.

by Taipeiwalker on Nov 1, 2025 11:42 AM EDT up reply actions

Sure

But ARL doesn’t apply as directly to pitchers and Bolsinger has shown himself to be more advanced at this point. Depends on what you prefer to see in a prospect. Not quite as much of an apples-to-apples comparison as the Darrah-Pedrotty comparison above.

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by Dan Strittmatter on Nov 1, 2025 12:40 PM EDT up reply actions

Wagner Mateo

I wish the Giants signed him. Hindsight is 20/30.

by James Westfall on Oct 31, 2025 5:40 PM EDT reply actions 5 recs

Mateo

I was quite nearly about to reverse-snort soda all over myself upon reading that. Brilliant.

by Grudyfan on Oct 31, 2025 6:10 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions

Well-played, sir.

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by Dan Strittmatter on Oct 31, 2025 7:26 PM EDT up reply actions

A tip of the cap.

I’m glad a few people were with me.

by James Westfall on Oct 31, 2025 11:36 PM EDT up reply actions

my top guys

1. Tyler Skaggs
2. Trevor Bauer
3. Jarrod Parker
4. Archie Bradley
5. Matt Davidson
6. Chris Owings
7. Pat Corbin
8. Andrew Chafin
9. Ryan Wheeler
10. Bob Borchering
11. AJ Pollack
12. Mark Krauss
13. Anthony Meo
14. Keon Broxton
15. Winkler/ Holmberg/ Mateo

what a system from bottom 10 to top 10 in basically a year.

by SteveHoffmanSlowey on Oct 31, 2025 7:09 PM EDT reply actions

Wheeler seems shockingly high

As does Mateo.

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by Dan Strittmatter on Oct 31, 2025 7:28 PM EDT up reply actions

is "bottom 10 to top 10" all that big of a deal?

Besides it being arbitrary, that’s basically what, like the difference created by the addition of two or three good prospects (Bauer + Bradley, some credit for Skaggs improving)?

And then in a year or so, suddenly we’ll hear about how the DBacks’ system has fallen off a cliff due to graduations . . .because you know, it’s better for these guys to sit in AAA for the rest of their lives and prop up the organization in Life According To Baseball America.

by mrkupe on Oct 31, 2025 7:31 PM EDT up reply actions

The biggest thing, IMO

Was the lack of injuries. Probably the biggest reason for the jump, the way I see it. Very few total collapses as well, as only Krauss and Broxton seem like former top guys who have really fallen off since last year.

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by Dan Strittmatter on Oct 31, 2025 7:37 PM EDT up reply actions

Krauss

i actually don’t think he’s fallen that far from last year. it’s just that there were guys who took giant leaps forward (Skaggs, Goldschmidt, even Wheeler took a step forward, though not as big as the other two) and new additions (Bauer, Bradley) that i think Krauss’s year has been viewed as a disappointment

if you told me at the end of last year that Krauss, after making the jump from A+ to AA, would maintain about the same K%, improve his BB%, and maintain his ISO, i would have been pretty happy

the big problem for him this past year was BABIP. though that could suggest not being able to consistently square up better pitching. it’s something that will have to be taken into account moving forward.

by blue bulldog on Oct 31, 2025 8:34 PM EDT up reply actions

With positional value (i.e. none)

I think he needed to shine at the plate, a la Goldschmidt (or at least a la Wheeler). Average counts, and BABIP in the minors isn’t always as flukey as it is in the majors. Sadly, since he’ll probably start 2012 at Triple-A, it’ll be hard to tell if there will be legitimate pick-up in his BABIP and ability to make solid contact.

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by Dan Strittmatter on Oct 31, 2025 8:45 PM EDT up reply actions

+1

on the part that it’ll be difficult to tell about the BABIP drop next year, because he’s likely to be starting at AAA. even if he starts at AA, it wouldn’t be all that surprising to see the BABIP go up, as he goes through the same league for the second year.

just frustrating from an analytical perspective overall

by blue bulldog on Nov 1, 2025 1:09 AM EDT up reply actions

c'mon

the changes you stated are pretty big

that’s the addition of an A prospect (Bauer), an A-/B+ (Bradley) prospect, and a change from a B prospect to an A/A- prospect (Skaggs)

i don’t think that happens very often for a farm

by blue bulldog on Oct 31, 2025 8:30 PM EDT up reply actions

it isn't that hard

A high draft pick plus a major trade or two returns that level of talent infusion.

My point was, it’s not like this system shot up because of a huge number of breakouts. For the most part, the players treaded water and a few guys took steps back. The only major “breakout” player here was Skaggs, with a few minor breakouts (Holmberg I suppose, Pollock returning in AA, maybe Eaton). The really significant improvement in this system is almost entirely attributable to Bauer and Bradley, both top 7 draft picks this year.

by mrkupe on Oct 31, 2025 8:43 PM EDT up reply actions

Evan Marshall and David Nick

Each had minor breakouts of their own. But you’re right, it’s more of a lack of guys falling off, which is nice in itself, no?

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by Dan Strittmatter on Oct 31, 2025 8:46 PM EDT up reply actions

absolutely

I forgot to mention Nick, who I’ve actually been a fan of for a while now, occasionally to mild derision around these parts.

by mrkupe on Oct 31, 2025 9:15 PM EDT up reply actions

Were you the guy

Who preferred him to Chris Owings? I vaguely recall someone who had them in that order.

While Nick’s 2011 offensive line wasn’t particularly different from his 2010 line in terms of a league-average-adjusted figure - at right around league-average - I think that demonstrates a) he’s adjusting to more advanced competition, which is always good, particularly with his ARL bonus, b) his 2010 production was under-appreciated (I’m a culprit here), and c) he needs to stick up-the-middle, which makes reports of defensive improvement at second base all the more encouraging. I have Nick 19th on my personal list, an impressive ranking for a system that’s as deep as Arizona’s (IMO).

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by Dan Strittmatter on Oct 31, 2025 9:28 PM EDT up reply actions

yes, I was "that guy"

Owings has the defensive potential at short which is obviously big, but if his first couple of seasons gave a a trickling of pause about his plate approach, this season opened the floodgates. While he’s young, seeing further deterioration in plate discipline in the Low A-to-High A transition is pretty scary, especially when a big chunk of his production went out the door with it. Not sure what to think about him at this point, although I understand that the upside-minded among us are probably still quite high on him.

by mrkupe on Oct 31, 2025 9:57 PM EDT up reply actions

Still big on Owings

Youngest everyday player in the Cal, if my memory serves me correctly. Some pop and some contact ability, solid bat speed, and a glove that can stay at SS. Could be Yuni Betancourt, could be a star.

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by Dan Strittmatter on Oct 31, 2025 10:03 PM EDT up reply actions

I think you're right on the youth part

15/130(!) BB/K in 121 games, 521 ABs is pretty terrible though, in any context.

by mrkupe on Oct 31, 2025 10:06 PM EDT up reply actions

Agreed

I’m not totally confident in the BB% going up much, but if the K% goes to South Bend levels, he’ll be just fine. Next year he’ll spend most of the season repeating Hi-A as a 20-year-old. If he had just spent the year repeating South Bend and improved upon his 50:9 K:BB there this year, how well-regarded would he be right now? I think people would be all over him. Like Xander Bogaerts with a more comfortable projection to SS.

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by Dan Strittmatter on Oct 31, 2025 10:16 PM EDT up reply actions

lol

i have zero confidence in the plate discipline going up

but if he can be an average to (dare i hope) above average SS, then i think the bat would play enough even without the plate discipline

by blue bulldog on Nov 1, 2025 1:11 AM EDT up reply actions

or Sean Burroughs :)

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by CaptainCanuck on Oct 31, 2025 11:09 PM EDT up reply actions

Maybe it's just me

But I highly doubt he becomes exactly like Sean Burroughs…

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by Dan Strittmatter on Oct 31, 2025 11:13 PM EDT up reply actions

right

Sean Burroughs is a lefty hitter. :)

I may be taking it too far but yeah, I’m not Owings’ biggest fan.

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by CaptainCanuck on Oct 31, 2025 11:16 PM EDT up reply actions

he could also

be referring to the hamburger from trashcans thing

by blue bulldog on Nov 1, 2025 1:10 AM EDT up reply actions

Mostly this haha.

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by Dan Strittmatter on Nov 1, 2025 3:46 AM EDT up reply actions

....and I have no idea what you're talking about haha

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by CaptainCanuck on Nov 1, 2025 9:19 PM EDT up reply actions

hm

i’m probably thinking about this irrationally because i’m a dbacks fan

i agree, the system’s ginormous jump in farm rankings is going to be largely attributable to Bauer and Bradley. but if i recall correctly, i think this is the first time in history that a team has had two picks in the Top 7. moreover, all of those minor breakouts add up i guess. and of course, the major breakout of Skaggs. still don’t think it’s that often an occurrence, especially because A level prospects just don’t get traded anymore.

i guess in response to where this chain started, a single-year jump from bottom 10 to top 10 isn’t all that big of a deal. but i guess the hope is your system is deep enough, and continues to develop players, such that once you make the jump, you can consistently sit in the top 10.

for the Dbacks case, i love the pitching depth in the system. and there are some intriguing bats. even though we will certainly graduate the top 3 prospects by the end of 2012 (i don’t view Bradley as being in the top 3), i could see us still potentially being a top 10 system even in 2013 (i consider us a top 5 system right now). dunno, it’s hard to project that far and a lot could change.

by blue bulldog on Nov 1, 2025 1:22 AM EDT up reply actions

I'd slot Eaton in there somewhere

pretty solid bet to be at least a good role player

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by CaptainCanuck on Oct 31, 2025 11:13 PM EDT up reply actions

As would I.

Something to be said for hitting the ball and getting on base by hook or by crook, even if he isn’t an everyday CF’er with the glove.

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by Dan Strittmatter on Oct 31, 2025 11:33 PM EDT up reply actions

i love Eaton

i really hope he makes it to the majors as an everyday player

by blue bulldog on Nov 1, 2025 1:13 AM EDT up reply actions

Parker is #1

his combination of skill and experience, plus major league readiness puts him on top IMO. The other players (bauer, skaggs, bradley) are still really good though.

1-parker…A-
2-skaggs…B+/A-
3-bauer…B+
4-bradley…B/B+

by James Westfall on Oct 31, 2025 11:44 PM EDT up reply actions

Man... those are some harsh grades.

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by Dan Strittmatter on Nov 1, 2025 3:47 AM EDT up reply actions

For all of this system's outstanding pitching,

There still isn’t all that much in terms of position prospects. I know I’m not stating anything new. Even the jewel of the position player crop, Davidson, really isn’t all that impressive as of yet, IMO. But I’m hoping he keeps the pace up, and develops into the player he can be.

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by Stupendous Man on Oct 31, 2025 9:39 PM EDT via mobile reply actions

I'm a pretty big Davidson fan, actually

Lots of XBHs this year, and even if not all of them left the park, he’ll get stronger as he matures. Also killed the ball in the Double-A playoffs, and I think his glove will improve with full-time reps.

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by Dan Strittmatter on Oct 31, 2025 10:04 PM EDT up reply actions

I see a solid B grade for him.

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by Dan Strittmatter on Oct 31, 2025 10:04 PM EDT up reply actions

He's got obvious upside,

But I was a bit disappointed in his numbers this year, considering he was playing in the Cal League. Coming into this year, I thought he had a shot at putting up huge numbers there.

I agree that he’s probably worthy of a B grade, though, considering the upside.

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by Stupendous Man on Oct 31, 2025 10:52 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions

Can't argue with that

He underwhelmed compared to, say, Arenado.

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by Dan Strittmatter on Oct 31, 2025 11:00 PM EDT up reply actions

this

i always think of comparing him to Arenado, because both came through the Midwest and Cal leagues, and both were impressive last year. that’s where he seems underwhelming to me.

i’d still give him a solid B as well

by blue bulldog on Nov 1, 2025 1:14 AM EDT up reply actions

They're pretty different guys though, right?

Both get nicked regularly by non-believers as far as defense goes, but Nolan Arenado & Matt Davidson don’t really have skill sets that I’d deem anything near identical. I’m still pretty high on Davidson (higher than most probably although I don’t really get into the letter grade stuff) but I don’t think he’s on Arenado’s plane right now despite his likely superior power in the future.

by Matt0330 on Nov 1, 2025 10:41 AM EDT up reply actions

sure, they are definitely very different guys

in terms of skill sets

i just meant i always connect them as competitors because they are both NL West 3B prospects, both are at similar ages, both went through the Midwest and Cal leagues at the same time

by blue bulldog on Nov 1, 2025 11:14 AM EDT up reply actions

arenado actually went through the SAL

by mrkupe on Nov 1, 2025 11:20 AM EDT up reply actions

ah, wow

huge miss on my part :(

for some reason i always thought he went through the MWL…

by blue bulldog on Nov 1, 2025 2:16 PM EDT up reply actions

Come on

They just graduated a pretty decent one (to say the least) this August. Isn’t that what farm systems are for?

by Matt0330 on Nov 1, 2025 10:36 AM EDT up reply actions

As a sleeper

I like backstop Rossmel Perez…but overall, I’m not sure there’s a position prospect better than a B-/C+. Davidson has upside, certainly, but 147 K’s is a huge red flag. Can’t make him a straight B.

The pitchers, though. Wow. They alone make it a top 7 or 8 system, probably.

by Mekonsrock on Nov 1, 2025 1:04 AM EDT reply actions

Davidson and Pollock are straight B's IMO

Rest are, as you say, B-/C+/etc.

As for Perez, I find it difficult to get excited about a guy who ISO’d .060 while repeating the Cal, regardless of how young he is. OBP is one thing, but nobody will be afraid to throw him strikes as he rises through the system. Also has troubles with passed balls, IIRC.

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by Dan Strittmatter on Nov 1, 2025 3:48 AM EDT up reply actions