Rarely has a player gone from much-heralded prospect to has-been so quickly. It was only in May that Sam Dykstra of MLB.com wrote that the brother of C.J. Cron “could be [a] powerful D-backs DH”, after it was announced the National League would adopt American League rules for the season. That made sense: in just 82 Triple-A games last season, Cron smacked a ridiculous 38 home-runs with 105 RBI, part of a triple-slash line of .331/.449/.777 for a 1.223 OPS. That was second only to PCL MVP Ty Francis in the entire 2019 minor league system, and little wonder that Arizona fans were looking forward to seeing Kevin slugging in the majors.
Arizona Diamondbacks release Kevin Cron
