Arizona Diamondbacks Top 11 Prospects List

1) Jarrod Parker (RHP)

First on the list is Jarrod Parker, the 2007 1st-rounder. The once booming Arizona farm system has had its’ talent either graduated or traded away in packaged deals (Dan Haren). The soon to be 20-year old RHP Parker had his first minor league season and began with South Bend (Low-A). He spent the entire season there and recorded a 3.44 ERA with a 1.24 WHIP and 117 Ks in 117.2 IP, almost an exact 1 K/IP. Things are looking up for Parker and he should be able to test AA by mid-season 2009.
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Over at Baseball Prospectus, Kevin Goldstein has begun releasing his Top 11 Prospects by Organization lists. So far he has released the lists for Arizona, Atlanta, Chicago (Cubs), and Cincinnati. In this 30-part series, we will go over the list of prospects and give our take on the selections, as well as provide links to the articles. You must be a subscriber of Baseball Prospectus to get in-depth information on the prospects (well worth it), but the list of 11 is completely free.

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