Yoan Lopez Seeks Consistency In Pitching Weapons

D-backs reliever Yoan López is seeking a change for the better in 2020.

Arizona Official Site

Future Closer? Confidence Runs High For Yoan Lopez

It was the eighth inning of a late September game against the Dodgers when D-backs right-hander Yoan Lopez showed that not only might he have the stuff to be a future closer, but also the moxie of one as well.

Arizona Official Site

Diamondbacks Purchased The Contract Of Yoan Lopez From Double-A Jackson

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Dakota Hudson, Randy Arozarena To Play In 2018 Futures Game

What the All-Star Game is to Major League standouts, the SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game is to Minor League phenoms. Thirty of MLB Pipeline's Top 100 Prospects will appear in the 20th annual showcase of the game's best young talent on July 15 at Nationals Park.
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AAA Memphis standouts Dakota Hudson and Randy Arozarena earned spots on the Futures Game rosters, the league announced Friday. The Futures Game, which will take place July 15, highlights minor league talent and is part of the MLB All-Star Game festivities.
Cardinal Beat

Yoan Lopez Is A Prospect Again

Not long after being signed out of Cuba in 2015, Yoan Lopez threw his first bullpen session at Diamondbacks camp. It was a minor event. Club executives came out to watch. Cameras followed his every move. In a scrum with reporters later that day, Lopez spoke of trying to reach the majors soon. “Pronto,” he said. “Muy pronto.”

AZ Central

Diamondbacks Hire Cesar Geronimo, Jr.

The Diamondbacks have hired Cesar Geronimo Jr., who spent the last four years with the Cardinals as an international crosschecker, as their new Latin American scouting director.

Baseball America

It's Time The Owner Takes Some Blame For The Disappointing Diamondbacks

If Diamondbacks managing general partner Ken Kendrick wants to fire everyone in his front office, that is his prerogative. He could even justify such an upheaval, considering some of the questionable decisions made by chief baseball officer Tony La Russa, general manager Dave Stewart and Co. over the past two years.

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Ildemaro Vargas & Chad Oberacker Assigned To Double-A Mobile To Start 2016

The Mobile BayBears, in partnership with the Arizona Diamondbacks, announced the BayBears 2016 Opening Day roster on Saturday night. The roster which includes 13 pitchers, three catchers, five infielders and four outfielders is highlighted by three players with previous Major League experience. RHP Zack Godley, LHP Keith Hessler and RHP Matt Stites all spent significant regular-season time with the Dbacks big league squad over the last two seasons.

Mobile Official Site

Reds Pay Costly Price For Alfredo Rodriguez

The Reds having an agreement to sign 21-year-old Cuban shortstop Alfredo Rodriguez is no surprise. In November, I wrote that the Reds were heavily considered the favorites to sign Rodriguez. While Rodriguez is not the type of player worth going over your bonus pool to sign, the expectation at that time was that the Reds were going to push well beyond their pool to sign him anyway.

Baseball America

Jim Callis Examines Luke Weaver's Stuff, Potential

The day's best changeup belonged to right-hander Luke Weaver, the Cardinals' No. 7 prospect, who used it to record five of his nine outs. He allowed just a hit and a walk, though Salt River touched him for an unearned run thanks to a muffed grounder by third baseman Patrick Wisdom.

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Edubray Ramos, Dean Kiekhefer, Alex Reyes, Robby Rowland, Luke Weaver, Michael Ohlman, Aledmys Diaz, Patrick Wisdom, & Charlie Tilson Assigned To 2015 Arizona Fall League

Baseball America

The Upside & Risk Of Yadier Alvarez

In the Dominican Republic alone, you could fill an entire team of Cuban players who have left the island in pursuit of a major league contract.

Baseball America

Tony LaRussa Happy With Progress Since His Hire With Diamondbacks

Tony La Russa's one-year anniversary with the Diamondbacks passed very quietly back on May 17. Not even La Russa marked the day of when he officially became the team's chief baseball officer, slotting in below President and CEO Derrick Hall and above then-General Manager Kevin Towers.

AZ Central

Diamondbacks Begin New Era Under Chip Hale

D-backs pitchers and catchers reported for Spring Training on Thursday and there were plenty of unfamiliar faces after the new baseball department overhauled last year's 98-loss team this winter.

Arizona Official Site

The Favorites To Land Yoan Moncada

Here is a list of teams that are interested in Yoan Moncada: All of them.

Baseball America

Seven Current & Two Former Cardinals Ranked In Fangraphs Top 200 Prospect List For 2015

76. Alex Reyes
81. Stephen Piscotty

82. Marco Gonzales

83. Rob Kaminsky

123: Jack Flaherty

Group After 142:

Tyrell Jenkins (former Palm Beach-Atlanta)

Austin Wilson (former 2012 draft selection-Seattle)

Randal Grichuk

Magneuris Sierra

Dodgers Reportedly May Land Hector Olivera

Yoan Moncada is not the only Cuban player drawing interest from the Dodgers on the international market.

Fox Sports

Playing With Yoan Moncada Money

Just the other day, an executive told me that he expected Cuban infielder Yoan Moncada to receive a signing bonus of $40 million to $50 million --€“ meaning that the total outlay, including a 100 percent tax, would be $80 million to $100 million.

Fox Sports

Five Most Likely Destinations For Yoan Moncada

Cuban prospect Yoan Moncada has been cleared to negotiate and sign with the Major League club of his choice. And there are plenty of choices.

MLB Official Site

Starling Heredia With Five Tools For July 2nd

Recently the Academy of Franklin Ferreras enrolled in the record books to get the highest bonus in the history of Major League Baseball, by signing Cuban pitcher prospect Yoan Lopez for $ 8.27 million to Arizona Diamondbacks. (Translated)

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