It's mid-August, the dog days of summer. But players are acting like the season just began, still motivated and energized. On Sunday, the best performances from across the Minor Leagues came from familiar faces excelling at higher levels, both at the plate and on the mound. Here is a sampling

Minor League teams love to play night games on Saturdays so that fans can watch the sky be lit up with fireworks afterwards, weather permitting. But there were plenty of proverbial fireworks during game action as well on this Saturday. Nine members of the Top 100 Prospects list combined for

A busy August weekend in the Minors got off to an electric start, highlighted by Leo De Vries, who came through with his best performance since he was dealt at the Trade Deadline. JJ Wetherholt's penchant for leadoff jacks continued, while a new addition to the professional ranks and the

A few Top 100 prospects reached the fences, but there were just as many notable pitching performances across the Minor Leagues on Thursday night. Max Clark (Tigers), Ryan Waldschmidt (D-backs) and Jhostynxon Garcia (Red Sox) all went deep while Tyson Lewis (Reds) walloped the first salami of his pro career.

Look around the field for the Diamondbacks and you see a lot of the organization’s former Top 30 prospects scattered about. There’s of course outfielders Corbin Carroll, Alek Thomas and Jake McCarthy, as well as shortstop Geraldo Perdomo and infielder Blaze Alexander. On the mound, right-handers Brandon Pfaadt and Ryne

If you looked up in the sky Friday night somewhere in America, chances are you saw the Sturgeon Moon during varying levels of illumination. The lunar oddity created quite the backdrop at Minor League ballparks across the country, but top prospects were making an impression in their own right. Check

Aug. 6 is National Root Beer Float Day. It’s also National Fresh Breath Day and National Wiggle Your Toes Day. Something sweet, something comforting and something … quirky. There was a fair share of each of these elements across the Minors as new faces continued to star in new places

Being sellers at the Trade Deadline wasn’t a place the Diamondbacks wanted to be in, but they made the most of what they could, replenishing their farm system, particularly on the pitching side of things. Arizona isn’t looking to rebuild with GM Mike Hazen saying the goal is to be

The dust has barely settled following the frenzy of activity during the 2025 Trade Deadline after prospects had just barely gotten settled on new Top 30 lists. But you know us at MLB Pipeline ... we just love to rank things! A total of 97 prospects headed to new organizations,

PHOENIX -- In a wild 24-hour stretch just prior to Thursday's Trade Deadline, the Diamondbacks traded away a pair of veterans to continue their selloff while attempting to rebuild their pitching staff on the fly. First it was third baseman Eugenio Suárez, who was dealt late Wednesday night to the

The Diamondbacks trading continued as they dealt third baseman Eugenio Suárez to the Mariners in exchange for first baseman Tyler Locklear and right-handed pitching prospects Hunter Cranton and Juan Burgos on Thursday. Locklear is Seattle’s ninth-ranked prospect per MLB Pipeline, while relievers Cranton (16) and Burgos (17) also rank among

From leadoff homers to walk-off homers, the stars were out across the Minors on Wednesday. On the same night MLB Pipeline provided updates to our club Top 30 lists, many of the game’s biggest names put their best foot forward. It’s a hectic time down on the farm with the

PHOENIX -- The Diamondbacks continued to stockpile pitching Monday in the 2025 MLB Draft. In Sunday’s first three rounds, Arizona college right-handers Patrick Forbes and Brian Curley were Drafted. Overall, 14 of their 21 selections were pitchers, with 12 of the 14 coming from the college ranks.

In sticking with their recent trend, the Diamondbacks selected an athletic, up-the-middle player who is a bit undersized with their first pick in the 2025 MLB Draft, picking high school shortstop Kayson Cunningham out of Texas at No. 18. The Diamondbacks made three picks on the first day of the

For the second straight year, the Diamondbacks will be busy early in the 2025 MLB Draft, as they have their own selection at No. 18, as well as the No. 29 pick as compensation for first baseman Christian Walker signing a free agent deal with the Astros last offseason. Last

There was no shortage of notable performances around the Minors, especially on the mound. Top 5 prospect Bubba Chandler continued to look like an ace-in-training, while Mick Abel and Brandon Sproat matched each other zero for zero. Offensively, the red-hot Owen Caissie reached the seats yet again, as did Kaelen

The Diamondbacks will have a pair of representatives in this year’s All-Star Futures Game with outfielder Slade Caldwell (No. 2/MLB No. 84) and third baseman LuJames Groover (No. 10) representing the organization.

We hope you like homers because Friday’s Minor League action had a whole lot of ‘em. From coast to coast, some of the game’s premier prospect sluggers brought out the big bats -- but none more than Lazaro Montes, who walloped a 475-foot tater at Double-A. Not to be outdone,