On Monday MLB revealed the rosters for the 2025 All-Star Futures Game. Two top Arizona Diamondbacks prospects were selected — third baseman LuJames Groover, alongside outfield prospect Slade Caldwell.
In the first two months of his professional career, Diamondbacks top prospect Slade Caldwell has put himself in rare territory. In 48 games, Caldwell posted a .294/.460/.454 slash with Class A Visalia.
The Arizona Diamondbacks have promoted Slade Caldwell from Class-A Visalia to High-A Hillsboro of the Northwest league. Caldwell recently took over the number one spot in our prospect rankings here at Arizona Diamondbacks On SI.
Each month, the Diamondbacks' Player Development staff chooses a player and a pitcher from a list of nominees sent in by the coaches at each level. For May 2025, the organization's Minor League Player and Pitcher of the Month are outfielder Slade Caldwell and right-hander Dylan Ray.
The Arizona Diamondbacks' affiliate clubs combined to go 2-2 on Friday night. Here's how each member of the D-backs' minor leagues fared: The Aces jumped out to a quick lead in the second inning on a pair of doubles by Cristian Pache and Jesus Valdez, but left-handed starter Tommy Henry stumbled his way out of the game in the fourth.
The starting lineups for the 2025 MLB All-Star Game are set to be revealed on July 6. While the fans have their say for the starting lineups, the most deserving All-Star starters could be very different than the actual starters.
Three of the four Diamondbacks minor league affiliates won on Wednesday night. Top prospects up and down the pipeline provided multiple highlights in all the action.
AAA: Reno Aces 3, Salt Lake Bees 6 Reno started off strong, with a couple of early home runs to take a 3-0 lead in the second inning. Jordan Lawlar kicked off the scoring with a two-run home run in the first.
The minor league season is in full swing, with Amarillo, Hillsboro, and Visalia beginning their seasons. 2024 draftees Slade Caldwell and Daniel Eagen made their professional debuts.
Arizona Diamondbacks' 2024 first-round Draft pick Slade Caldwell is getting his first taste of an MLB-caliber environment this Spring Training, and he's ready to get started in affiliated ball this season.
The Ides of March are nearly upon us, and so too are the eyes of amateur scouts across the country, with both college and high school baseball now in full swing.
This article is part of a series reviewing the seasons of the top 40 prospects still in the Arizona Diamondbacks system as of the end of 2024. Acquired: First round, 29th overall pick of the 2024 amateur draft Slade Caldwell was drafted out of Valley View High School in Arkansas.