Of Prospects and Rosters, Part III: Pitching (upper minors)
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In this part, the examination shifts to Arizona’s pitching prospects. Pitching is this farm system’s strength. That shouldn’t come as a surprise for anyone. Other than 2017, when Mike Hazen first came on board, and during a time he openly admits he was not as prepared for the draft as he would have liked, Arizona’s drafts have been pitcher heavy at the top. 2018 saw the Diamondbacks make six of their first nine signed picks (six of ten overall thanks to the Matt McLain affair) come from the pitching ranks. In 2019, it was six of 10 picks, including selections 2-6. In 2020, it was four out of five total picks in the draft. Three of those four are already making waves. When looking at the few position players which were selected above or among the pitchers in those three years, the players that one sees are Jake McCarthy and Corbin Carroll. Both of those players were
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June 27, 2021 7:15 PM Alex Crescenti
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COEUR d’ALENE, Idaho After more than two years, IRONMAN Coeur d’Alene returned.
The last time the area hosted the full triathlon was in 2017. More than 2,000 athletes from all over the world lined up, ready to conquer the 140-mile course.
As you can imagine, the conditions proved to a challenge pretty early on.
The competition kicked off at 5 a.m. this morning, and that earlier start time probably saved a lot of racers along the course due to sweltering conditions that cropped up early in the race.
The athletes got started with a feverish pace for the 2.4-mile swim into lake Coeur d’Alene, with the fastest times being well under an hour, and others taking more than 90 minutes to complete to journey back to land.
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