The Diamondbacks do find themselves starting with a weak farm system in 2017. There isn’t a lot of impact talent that can change the future of the franchise available, or at least not until June when the team picks 7th in the draft. Nonetheless, there are players with MLB upside, some of whom have All-Star potential.
Top Prospects that can contribute in 2017:
LHP Anthony Banda. Banda is the consensus #1 prospect, a lefty who has MLB rotation upside. Banda had a solid Spring, pitching to a 2.81 ERA in 16 1⁄3 IP with a 1.