2024 Diamondbacks Reviews: #41, Thyago Vieira

2024 rating: 3.21

2024 stats: 11 G, 15.2 IP, 2.87 ERA, 4.76 FIP, 1.28 WHIP, 1.56 SO/BB, 149 ERA+

Date of birth: January 7, 1993 (31 years old)

2024 earnings: $242,446 (Pre-Arb, via Spotrac)

2025 status: Designated for assignment by Diamondbacks on July 27. Placed on restricted list on August 9 by Reno Aces. Out of minor league options.

Introduction

The Venezuelan Summer League is probably not a league that will ring a bell to many of the Diamondback fans. It was a summer league, affiliated with the MLB, that ran from 1997 to 2015, when political instability caused the last MLB teams to draw away their support for a rookie team and the league. Its aim was to provide a playing ground for young…