Arizona Diamondbacks 60-Man Roster Prospect Analysis

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ROSTER (Editor’s Note: This pool has been updated with the latest additions and subtractions)

Name	Position
Jeremy Beasley	RHP
Archie Bradley	RHP
J.B. Bukauskas	RHP
Taylor Clarke	RHP
Stefan Crichton	RHP
Jon Duplantier	RHP
Luis Frias	RHP
Zac Gallen	RHP
Kevin Ginkel	RHP
Josh Green	RHP
Junior Guerra	RHP
Bryce Jarvis	RHP
Levi Kelly	RHP
Merrill Kelly	RHP
Artie Lewicki	RHP
Yoan Lopez	RHP
Corbin Martin	RHP
Keury Mella	RHP
Joel Payamps	RHP
Hector Rondon	RHP
Jimmie Sherfy	RHP
Riley Smith	RHP
Luke Weaver	RHP
Taylor Widener	RHP
Madison Bumgarner	LHP
Andrew Chafin	LHP
Matt Grace	LHP
Tommy Henry	LHP
Joe Mantiply	LHP
Robbie Ray	LHP
Blake Walston	LHP
Alex Young	LHP
Nick Ahmed	SS
Seth Beer	1B
Kole Calhoun	OF
Corbin Carroll	OF
Kevin Cron	1B
Eduardo Escobar	3B
Dominic Fletcher	OF
Jon Jay	OF
Jake Lamb	3B
Ketel Marte	2B/OF
Starling Marte	OF
Wyatt Mathisen	3B
David Peralta	OF
Geraldo Perdomo	SS
Juniel Querecuto	UTIL
Kristian Robinson	OF
Josh Rojas	UTIL
Pavin Smith	1B
Alek Thomas	OF
Trayce Thompson	OF
Ildemaro Vargas	UTIL
Christian Walker	1B
Andy Young	2B
Daulton Varsho	C
John Hicks	C
Carson Kelly	C
Stephen Vogt	C

NOTABLE INCLUSIONS

The D-backs weren’t shy about being aggressive with their prospects. Their player pool includes RHP Bryce Jarvis, their first-round pick this year, as well as SS Geraldo Perdomo (No. 2 prospect), OF Alek Thomas (No. 4), OF Corbin Carroll (No. 5), LHP Blake Walston (No. 6), RHP Luis Frias (No. 8) and RHP Levi Kelly (No. 9), none of whom has played above the Class A levels. Their pool also includes No. 1 prospect Daulton Varsho and all four players they acquired from Houston in last year’s Zack Greinke trade: RHPs Corbin Martin and J.B. Bukauskas, 1B Seth Beer and INF Josh Rojas.

NOTABLE EXCLUSIONS

The D-backs left off No. 3 prospect Kristian Robinson, a minor surprise given he’s reached higher levels than fellow prospect Carroll and Walston. He is the only one of the D-backs top 13 prospects not to be included. However, according to BA correspondent Nick Piecoro, the D-backs said Robinson isn’t on the list because he has not been able to return home to the Bahamas, so he’s allowed to work out at the team’s alternate training site at Salt River Fields in Arizona without being on the official player pool. Robinson was later added to the pool in August. OF Yasmany Tomas, who signed a six-year, $68.5 million contract with the D-backs in 2015 but has spent most of the last two years in the minors, was also left off.

PARTING THOUGHTS

The D-backs are a prime contender for a postseason spot and nicely balanced both potential major league contributors and promising but far away prospects on their initial roster. They’ll have the depth to compete without sacrificing valuable development time for their top young prospects.