February is there and spring training is almost in progress, which can only mean one thing around these parts: it is time to classify the prospects for a minor league. Each team through the majors sells hope to its fans: some sell it more immediate, in the form of active from free agent signatures and commercial acquisitions. Others, on the other hand, sell him in the character of prospects who could make the difference in the coming years.
CBS Sports continues to examine the three main prospects of each organization. Our definition of “prospect” is simple: does this player have a recruit eligibility that remains for the 2025 season? If so, they are a perspective; Otherwise, that’s probably why your favorite young player is absent from the procedure.
As always, these lists are formed as a result of conversations with scouts, analysts, players’ development specialists and other industry talent assessors. There is a good amount of first -hand evaluation, statistical analysis and also mixed historical research. In addition, a bunch of personal biases – we all have certain features and profiles that we prefer to others, there is no sense to claim the opposite.
Keep in mind that there is not a single good answer with this kind of thing. In addition, these are only our opinions, which means that they have no real impact on the future. We have already published our ranking of the 25 best prospects in all minors.
With all this away, let’s classify the first three prospects in the Arizona Diamondbacks system.
Top 25: N ° 9
The short hook: Dynamic stop a stopping just needs better health
Lawlar was limited to only 23 regular season games, all on the side of minor leagues, by a combination of hamstrings and thumb injuries. He will now enter his fourth full professional season not yet appeared in more than 119 games in a single year. Lawlar remains a convincing perspective. It offers more defense to the six as well as power and speed tools above average which should more than compensate for its Swing-And-Miss trends. If the body of Lawlar allows, it should spend most of the coming season as the daily stop of Arizona. Mlb And: Already made his debut
The short hook: Right with things, command questions
Diaz spent most of the season between double and triple-a, but along the way, he was called upon to make seven appearances in the big league. Consider it appropriate for him to divide them between starting and relief, because you have to see if it has the order to stay in a rotation for the long term. Diaz has a large league caliber arm anyway. Its arsenal includes a quick bullet of 96 mph and two swing-and-miss rupture bullets: a low 80s cursor and a higher cutting-edge curve (the two generated more than 36% of puffs in the majors .) If Diaz can reliably locate his land – and worry, he has emitted more than a walk all the other double -A -rounds – he has a chance to slip into the Grand -Teague Rotation in this season. MLB and: Already made his debut
The short hook: Can good traits overcome an awkward swing?
It may be a priority, but we were in height on Waldschmidt dating before the recovery of 2024, when the diamondbacks won a good deal in n ° 31. Although he has an unorthodox operation which sees him Paining to a Strider before swinging, he demonstrated his offensive chops in Kentucky by more than to hold on in the game of the dry. He then performed well during his professional beginnings, reaching .273 / .485 / .318 with more walks than stick withdrawals in a small sample. Waldschmidt boosters, generally those who have a more analytical fold, see power and discipline superior to the average in his game as well as more athletics than his left field post indicates (he stole 29 bases between college and pros of last year). If it can be good on these features on a larger sample, then it may not drop after all. MLB and: Spring 2027
