Baseball America has released their preseason prospect rankings, and only one Diamondbacks prospect made it into the Top 100. That distinction belongs to LHP Anthony Banda, who is the consensus #1 prospect in the organization. Banda was initially acquired on July 30, 2014 in a trade with the Milwaukee Brewers that involved shipping off OF Gerardo Parra. Two seasons later, that trade is turning out very favorably for the Diamondbacks as Banda has developed into a legitimate rotation prospect. I currently have him projected as a #4 starter, with the ceiling of a #3.
LHP Anthony Banda makes Baseball America’s preseason Top 100 Prospect list
