With the MLB Draft and a busy trade deadline in the rear view mirror, much has changed regarding the Arizona Diamondbacks’ top-30 prospects list from MLB Pipeline.
No team could’ve used updated rankings more than the D-backs, as they were one of MLB’s biggest sellers at the deadline.
The D-backs dealt multiple top players and in return received an infusion of prospects to reshape the team’s farm system. MLB Pipeline ranked Arizona’s farm system 16th in the league, up from 22nd before the season.
Let’s take a look at the D-backs’ top prospects and where the new additions rank among them.
D-backs prospects in MLB top 100
The D-backs have two players in MLB Pipeline’s top 100 prospects, although neither were deadline additions — infielder Jordan Lawlar and outfielder Ryan Waldschmidt.
Lawlar, the D-backs’ top-ranked prospect, is ranked at No. 23 among the top 100 prospects. Lawlar has made two short appearances in the big leagues, first in 2023 and again in 2025.
He was most recently called up in May as he rose to No. 4 in the Pipeline rankings before being sent back down to Triple-A Reno. In 53 games played in Triple-A this year, Lawlar has hit .319 with 10 home runs and 18 stolen bases.
Waldschmidt, the D-backs’ No. 2 prospect, was selected by the Diamondbacks with the 31st pick of the 2024 MLB Draft. Waldschmidt first broke into the MLB Pipeline top 100 back in May at No. 100 but has since risen up to No. 69 in just a couple months.
Splitting 119 games between both High-A and Double-A, Waldschmidt has an average of .256 with 10 home runs and 21 stolen bases.
New D-backs prospects from trade deadline
Josh Naylor trade
The first of the D-backs’ deadline trades sent Naylor to the Seattle Mariners in exchange for left-handed pitcher Brandyn Garcia and right-hander Ashton Izzi.
Garcia is now the No. 24 prospect in the organization. He was selected in the 11th round of the 2023 MLB Draft by Seattle and played in two games for the D-backs after being acquired, allowing three runs over his two relief appearances.
He was optioned back down to Triple-A Reno.
Izzi is now the No. 20 prospect. In 14 starts in High-A, he’s pitched 55.1 innings for a 5.04 ERA with 61 strikeouts.
Randal Grichuk trade
Two days after the Naylor deal, the D-backs traded Grichuk to the Kansas City Royals for right-hander Andrew Hoffmann. Hoffmann had only pitched in three games for the Royals prior to the trade.
Since coming to Arizona, Hoffman has come in as a relief pitcher in four games for the D-backs, posting an ERA of 2.08 and allowing two hits.
He is not in the top 30.
Eugenio Suarez trade
The D-backs’ next big move was trading Suarez, who was viewed as the hottest bat at the deadline.
Arizona had suitors for Suarez but ultimately sent him back to Seattle, the team that dealt him to Arizona in 2023. Arizona received first baseman Tyler Locklear and right-handed pitchers Hunter Cranton and Juan Burgos.
Locklear has played every game at first-base for the D-backs since the trade, filling in as Naylor’s replacement. He’s hitting .220 with two home runs and and an OBP of .319 entering Wednesday. He is the team’s No. 7 prospect.
Cranton is now the D-backs’ No. 30 ranked prospect and was in excellent form in High-A, allowing only one earned run in eight appearances for an ERA of 1.13.
Burgos was called up by the Diamondbacks this past weekend and made his first appearance for the club Saturday against the Rockies. Burgos hasn’t allowed an earned run in his first two games played for the D-backs. He was not in the top 30.
Merrill Kelly trade
When they dealt away longtime starter in Kelly, the D-backs were able to add to their farm system by receiving three arms in Kohl Drake, Mitch Bratt and David Hagaman. The three acquisitions are ranked 8th, 11th and 17th, respectively, among D-backs prospects.
Drake, a lefty, impressed in Double-A this year and recently joined Triple-A Reno.
Bratt, another lefty, has been stellar in Double-A this season, pitching in 19 games and 95.1 innings for an ERA of 3.21 and 114 strikeouts.
Lastly, Hagaman has moved around a lot in the minors this season, playing for three different teams but working an ERA of 2.77.
D-backs top 30 prospects from the 2025 MLB Draft
The D-backs first four selections from the 2025 MLB Draft have all earned a spot among the top 30 prospects.
The D-backs’ top pick, shortstop Kayson Cunningham (No. 18 overall), is ranked fourth. The 19-year-old was drafted out of Lady Bird Johnson High School in Texas.
Arizona’s other first-round pick, pitcher Patrick Forbes, ranks No. 10. Forbes was selected out of the University of Louisville at No. 29, a pick the D-backs received as compensation after Christian Walker declined a qualifying offer.
In the third round, the Diamondbacks took Brian Curley, a right-handed pitcher from Georgia, who is ranked No. 19. He is followed by fourth-round pick Dean Livingston, a pitcher who is ranked at No. 18.
D-backs top 30 prospects
- Jordan Lawlar (INF)
- Ryan Waldschmidt (OF)
- Slade Caldwell (OF)
- Kayson Cunningham (SS)
- Demetrio Crisantes (INF)
- Tommy Troy (2B/SS)
- Tyler Locklear (1B)
- Kohl Drake (LHP)
- JD Dix (2B)
- Patrick Forbes (RHP)
- Mitch Bratt (LHP)
- LuJames Groover (INF)
- Cristian Mena (RHP)
- Jansel Luis (INF)
- Daniel Eagen (RHP)
- Druw Jones (OF)
- David Hagaman (RHP)
- Dean Livingston (RHP)
- Brian Curley (RHP)
- Ashton Izzi (RHP)
- Cristofer Torin (SS/2B)
- Yu-Min Lin (LHP)
- Yordin Chalas (RHP)
- Brandyn Garcia (LHP)
- Yassel Soler (3B)
- Jorge Barrosa (OF)
- Carlos Virahonda (C)
- Daury Vasquez (RHP)
- Gavin Conticello (OF)
- Hunter Cranton (RHP)
