Aces’ full house: Trades load Dbacks' minor league system
The Arizona Diamondbacks struck while the iron was hot.
The Reno Aces parent club held a lot of cards and played them Wednesday at the Major League trade deadline with three trades, bolstering an up-and-coming farm system loaded with future Triple-A Reno prospects. The Dbacks have four prospects in MLB Pipeline’s Top 100, but an organization can never have enough pitching. Eleven of their top 30 prospects toe the rubber.
“You want to see guys in the minor leagues reach their goal of being big leaguers,” Aces manager Chris Cron said. “When you have a trade deadline like the Diamondbacks had, it opens up more possibilities. We’re adding to that by getting some younger prospects that haven’t reached the MLB yet. It could be exciting as ever to help them fulfill their dream.”
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