The prospect industry is definitely a tricky one, as MLB front offices, fans, and media pundits attempt to project how teenagers and younger adults develop into Major League Baseball players. There are plenty of high profile misses when toolsy players are unable to progress, but also players that slip under the cracks because of where they came from or something clicks later than usual. MLB organizations will have their fair share of each in a given year, the key is to minimize the amount of misses and try to see if they can get more of the latter. Two examples of the latter demographic are a pair of arms currently suiting for the Diamondbacks’ AAA affiliate, Justin Lewis and Blake Workman.
A pair of overlooked reliever prospects appear poised to join the Diamondbacks bullpen sooner rather than later
