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Below is a partial list of minor league baseball players of the minor league affiliates of the Arizona Diamondbacks:
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Anthony Banda
Frank Anthony Banda (born August 10, 1993) is a professional baseball player in the Arizona Diamondbacks organization.
Banda was drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 33rd Round of the 2011 Major League Baseball draft out of Sinton High School. He did not sign and attended San Jacinto College. In the 2012 Major League Baseball draft, Banda was drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 10th round.
On July 31, 2014, Banda and Mitch Haniger were traded to the Arizona Diamondbacks in exchange for Gerardo Parra. The Diamondbacks added him to their 40-man roster after the 2016 season.
Luis Alejandro Basabe
Luis Alejandro Basabe (bah-sah'vay) (born August 26, 1996) is a second baseman who plays in the Arizona Diamondbacks Minor League system. Listed at 5' 10" (1.80 m), 160 lb. (73 k), he is a switch hitter and throws right handed.
In 2012, the Boston Red Sox made a pair of international signings that were unusual or uncommon to be true. The organization signed identical twins from Venezuela, both named Luis Basabe, both switch-hitters who throw righthanded, both were around the same size and weight, and each of whom signed for a $450,000 bonus when they turned 16 on August 26. Relatively new to baseball, the Basabe twins started to play the game a short time before signing, as they spent most of their childhood playing soccer. Luis Alejandro is a middle infielder with plus speed, an advanced glove and limited power but outstanding feel to reach first base without the benefit of a base hit. He also has shown better ability to manipulate the bat head than his brother, Luis Alexander, a speedy center fielder with a strong arm who has raw power and potential to add strength. They debuted with the Dominican Summer League Red Sox in its 2013 season.
In his season debut, Luis Alejandro appeared in 58 of the team's 70 games. He hit just .192 with one home run and 14 RBI, but compiled a .332 on-base percentage with 25 runs scored and nine stolen bases in 11 attempts. He then was limited to 29 games in 2014 because of injury, and finished with a .222/.403/.273 slash line, 19 runs and nine stolen bases.
Once recovered from his injury, Basabe joined the Gulf Coast League Red Sox in 2015, where he divided his playing time between second base and shortstop in only 28 games, as he was sidelined by another injury. Even so, he improved his average to .260 and recorded a .387 OBP, while scoring 22 runs with six RBI and eight steals.
In 2016, Basabe was moved up two levels and rejoined his sibling twin at Class Low-A Greenville Drive, where he had his breakthrough season. Luis Alejandro was unstoppable out of the leadoff spot since the beginning, reaching base safely in 46 of his first 50 games, including 17 multi-hit contests, 38 runs, 18 RBI and a club-high 13 stolen bases, all while posting a .311/.414/.463 line. In recognition of his effort, he was selected as utility infielder for the Southern Division team at the South Atlantic League All-Star Game.
On July 9, 2016, the Arizona Diamonbacks acquired Luis Alejandro Basabe and starting pitcher Jose Almonte from the Boston Red Sox in exchange for relief pitcher Brad Ziegler. Basabe was assigned to Class-A Kane County Cougars. Basabe finished 2016 with a .272 batting average with 7 home runs and 38 RBI's.
Ryan Burr
Ryan Matthew Burr (born May 28, 1994) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Arizona Diamondbacks organization.
Burr was drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 33rd round of the 2012 Major League Baseball draft out of Highlands Ranch High School in Highlands Ranch, Colorado. He did not sign with the Rangers and attended Arizona State University where he played college baseball for the Arizona State Sun Devils. He finished his career with a school record 38 carer saves.
After his junior year, Burr was drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the fifth round of the 2015 MLB draft. He made his professional debut with the Hillsboro Hops and ended the year with the Kane County Cougars.
Kaleb Fleck
Kaleb Tod Fleck (born January 24, 1989) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks' organization.
Fleck graduated from Claysburg-Kimmel High School, and then attended the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown, where he played college baseball for the Pitt-Johnstown Mountain Cats. As a starting pitcher for the Mountain Cats, Fleck had a 14-7 win–loss record, a 4.18 earned run average (ERA), and 118 strikeouts to 44 walks in 127 innings pitched in his three college seasons. A few weeks before the 2010 MLB draft, he suffered a tear in the ulnar collateral ligament in his pitching elbow, which necessitated Tommy John surgery. After recovering from the surgery, he played in the Cape Cod Baseball League in the summer of 2011. Based on his performance, the Arizona Diamondbacks signed him as an undrafted free agent in September 2011.
Fleck played for the South Bend Silver Hawks of the Class A Midwest League in 2012, the Visalia Rawhide of the Class A-Advanced California League in 2013, and the Mobile BayBears of the Class AA Southern League in 2014, recording ERAs below 3.00 at each level. At the end of the 2014 season, he was promoted to the Reno Aces of the Class AAA Pacific Coast League (PCL) to take part in the PCL playoffs. After the 2014 season, the Diamondbacks assigned Fleck to the Arizona Fall League.
Wei-Chieh Huang
Wei-Chieh Huang (Chinese: 黃暐傑; pinyin: Huáng Wěijié; born September 26, 1993) is a Taiwanese professional baseball pitcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks' organization.
Huang graduated from Kao-Yuan Tech High School in Kaohsiung and attended the National Taiwan University of Physical Education and Sport. In 2014, he signed with the Diamondbacks as a free agent. The next year, Huang made his professional debut with the Kane County Cougars of the Class A Midwest League. Huang was chosen to represent the Diamondbacks at the 2015 All-Star Futures Game.
Tyler Jones
Tyler Matthew Jones (born September 5, 1989) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Arizona Diamondbacks organization.
Jones attended Marquette University High School in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and played college baseball at Madison Area Technical College and Louisiana State University (LSU). He was drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 21st round of the 2010 Major League Baseball draft out of Madison College but did not sign and transferred to LSU. After one year at LSU he was drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 11th round of the 2011 MLB draft.
Jones signed with the Atlanta Braves prior to the 2015 season and the New York Yankees prior to the 2016 season. He was selected by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 2016 Rule 5 draft.
Domingo Leyba
Domingo Junior Leyba Santana (born September 11, 1995) is a Dominican professional baseball infielder in the Arizona Diamondbacks organization.
Leyba was signed by the Detroit Tigers as an international free agent in July 2012. He made his professional debut in 2013 with the Dominican Summer League Tigers. He led the league with a .348 batting average. He spent 2014 with the Connecticut Tigers and West Michigan Whitecaps, hitting .323 with two home runs.
On December 5, 2014, the Tigers traded Leyba and Robbie Ray to the Arizona Diamondbacks as part of a three-team trade, with the Diamondbacks sending Didi Gregorius to the New York Yankees and the Yankees sending Shane Greene to the Tigers. The Diamondbacks added him to their 40-man roster after the 2016 season.
Dawel Lugo
Dawel Leoner Lugo Baez (born December 13, 1994) is a Dominican professional baseball shortstop in the Arizona Diamondbacks organization.
Lugo signed with the Toronto Blue Jays as a 16-year-old international free agent in 2011 for $1.3 million, the largest bonus paid to a Latin American infielder that year. Ben Badler of Baseball America described Lugo in a scouting report as having "a solid swing, good bat speed and makes consistent contact with natural loft, showing the potential for plus power down the road." He played his first season as a member of the Gulf Coast League Blue Jays in 2012, where he batted .224 in 47 games played. Lugo began the 2013 season playing with the Bluefield Blue Jays of the Appalachian League, where he posted a .297 batting average with 6 home runs and 36 RBI in 51 games. He was then promoted to the Low-A Vancouver Canadians, and played 16 games in which he batted .246 with 1 home run and 8 RBI. Lugo was promoted to the Class-A Lansing Lugnuts for the 2014 season. He played in a career-high 117 games, where he batted .259 with 4 home runs and 53 RBI. On August 8, 2015, Lugo was traded to the Arizona Diamondbacks for Cliff Pennington. The Diamondbacks added him to their 40-man roster after the 2016 season.
Evan Marzilli
Evan Daniel Marzilli (born March 13, 1991) is an American professional baseball center fielder for the Arizona Diamondbacks organization.
Marzilli attended Bishop Hendricken High School in Warwick, Rhode Island, graduating in 2009. He enrolled at the University of South Carolina to play college baseball for the South Carolina Gamecocks.
The Diamondbacks selected Marzilli in the eighth round of the 2012 MLB draft. He began his professional career with the Missoula Osprey of the Rookie-level Pioneer League. The Diamondbacks invited Marzilli to spring training in 2016. Marzilli spent 2016 with both the Reno Aces and the Mobile BayBears, where he hit .227 in 123 games.
Adam Miller
Adam Timothy Miller (born December 28, 1989) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Arizona Diamondbacks organization.
Miller played college baseball at Brigham Young University (BYU). After pitching for BYU his freshman year in 2009, Miller did not play in 2010 and 2011 while on his Mormon missionary in Mexico. He returned to baseball in 2012. Miller was drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 20th round of the 2013 Major League Baseball draft. He made his professional debut with the Missoula Osprey. He pitched for the Arizona League Diamondbacks and South Bend Silver Hawks in 2014 and Mobile BayBears in 2015.
Jared Miller
Jared Raymond Miller (born August 21, 1993) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Arizona Diamondbacks organization.
Miller attended Avon High School in Avon, Indiana and played college baseball at Vanderbilt University. After his junior year he was drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 11th round of the 2014 Major League Baseball Draft. Miller made his professional debut with the Hillsboro Hops. In 2015, he played for Hillsboro and the Kane County Cougars. After mostly starting his first two professional seasons, Miller was a full-time reliever in 2016. He started the season with Kane County and was promoted to the Visalia Rawhide, Mobile BayBears and Reno Aces during the year. After the season, he played in the Arizona Fall League.
Cody Reed
Cody A. Reed (born June 7, 1996) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Arizona Diamondbacks organization.
Reed attended Ardmore High School in Ardmore, Alabama. As a senior, he went 10–2 with a .046 earned run average (ERA) and 226 strikeouts over 92 innings. He was drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the second round of the 2014 Major League Baseball Draft. He made his professional debut with the Missoula Osprey and also played with the Arizona League Diamondbacks that year. He pitched 2015 with the Hillsboro Hops and started 2016 with the Kane County Cougars.
Jack Reinheimer
John Patrick Reinheimer (born July 19, 1992) is an American professional baseball shortstop in the Arizona Diamondbacks organization.
Reinheimer was drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 31st round of the 2010 Major League Baseball draft out of Ardrey Kell High School in Charlotte, North Carolina. He did not sign with the Braves and attended East Carolina University to play college baseball. He was then drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the fifth round of the 2013 MLB draft. He made his professional debut with the Everett AquaSox. In 2014, he played for the Clinton LumberKings and High Desert Mavericks. He started 2015 with the Double-A Jackson Generals. On June 3, 2015 the Mariners traded Reinheimer along with Dominic Leone, Welington Castillo and Gabby Guerrero to the Arizona Diamondbacks for Mark Trumbo and Vidal Nuño. The Diamondbacks added him to their 40-man roster after the 2016 season.
Gabe Speier
Gabriel James Speier (born April 12, 1995) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks organization.
Speier attended Dos Pueblos High School in Goleta, California. The Boston Red Sox selected Speier in the 19th round of the 2013 MLB draft, and he signed with the Red Sox.
After the 2014 season, the Red Sox traded Speier with Yoenis Céspedes and Alex Wilson to the Detroit Tigers for Rick Porcello. He spent the 2015 season with the West Michigan Whitecaps of the Class A Midwest League. After the 2015 season, the Tigers traded Speier and Ian Krol to the Atlanta Braves for Cameron Maybin. Still during the 2015-16 offseason, the Braves traded Speier and Shelby Miller to the Arizona Diamondbacks in exchange for Dansby Swanson, Ender Inciarte, and Aaron Blair.
Speier is the nephew of Chris Speier.
Ildemaro Vargas
Ildemaro José Vargas (born July 16, 1991) is a Venezuelan professional baseball infielder in the Arizona Diamondbacks organization.
Vargas signed with the St. Louis Cardinals as an international free agent in June 2008. He played in the Cardinals organization until he was released in March 2015. After his release from the Cardinals he signed with Bridgeport Bluefish of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. A month later he signed a minor league deal with the Arizona Diamondbacks. The Diamondbacks added Vargas to their 40-man roster after the 2016 season.
Jamie Westbrook
Jamie Vaughn Westbrook (born June 18, 1995) is an American professional baseball second baseman in the Arizona Diamondbacks organization.
Westbrook attended Basha High School in Chandler, Arizona. He was drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the fifth round of the 2013 Major League Baseball draft. He made his professional debut with the Arizona League Diamondbacks and also appeared in games with the Missoula Osprey. Westbrook spent 2014 with the South Bend Silver Hawks and 2015 with the Visalia Rawhide.
Alex Young
Alexander Edward Young (born September 9, 1993) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Arizona Diamondbacks organization.
Young attended Carmel High School in Mundelein, Illinois. He was drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 32nd round of the 2012 Major League Baseball draft, but did not sign and attended Texas Christian University (TCU) to play college baseball. After his junior year, he was drafted by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the second round of the 2015 MLB draft. He signed with the Diamondbacks and made his professional debut with the Arizona League Diamondbacks. After one appearance he was promoted to the Hillsboro Hops.