The Diamondbacks have had a below-average relief group through the season’s first month. They entered play Thursday ranked 20th in ERA (4.34) and 28th in strikeout rate (18.7 percent).
Prior to Wednesday night's game against the Dodgers, an excited and happy Blake Walston addressed the media. As is often the custom when players are first called up to the major leagues, they are asked a string of questions about how they found out, and what kind of reaction their family had.
Returning after a full bullpen game against the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Arizona Diamondbacks have made a roster alteration before the series finale. The Diamondbacks announced that LHP Blake Walston was recalled from Triple-A Reno while Andrew Saalfrank was optioned down.
The Diamondbacks announced that they have optioned left-hander Andrew Saalfrank, with fellow lefty Blake Walston recalled in a corresponding move. The latter will be making his major league debut as soon as he gets into a game.
In their third round of player assignments, the Arizona Diamondbacks have opted to send Slade Cecconi, Corbin Martin, and Blake Walston to Triple-A Reno.
In their third round of player assignments, the Arizona Diamondbacks have opted to send Slade Cecconi, Corbin Martin, and Blake Walston to Triple-A Reno.
The Diamondbacks defeated the Seattle Mariners 5-4 in Peoria, following a 9th-inning rally from Arizona's minor leaguers. Young left-hander Blake Walston was given the start.
Wrapping up Sunday with a 2-0 record, the Arizona Diamondbacks’ “B team” staged a 9th inning comeback to defeat the Seattle Mariners with a final score of 5-4.
Some of the Diamondbacks' young starters have been tasked with throwing a harder slider over the offseason. These sliders typically will have more velocity and less overall but sharper and later break.
MESA — The Arizona Diamondbacks gave run to three of their youngest pitching prospects in big league camp Monday against the Oakland Athletics at Hohokam Stadium to mixed results, starting with Blake Walston.
The Diamondbacks play the A's today at Hohokam Stadium in Mesa, game time is 1:05 P.M. There is no D-backs television or radio available for this game.
Left-hander Blake Walston is going through his second camp with the Diamondbacks. The former first round pick was added to the 40-man roster in the offseason,
This article is part of a series taking a look into individual Diamondbacks player projections as we head into 2024 Spring Training. The projections presented are a composite of the rate (percentage) stats from Steamer and ZiPS as published on FanGraphs.
As continued coverage of the Diamondbacks farm system, here at Inside the Diamondbacks we are going to do a tool-by-tool analysis and pick out the best prospects for each tool.
This article is part of a series counting down the Diamondbacks Top 30 prospects entering the 2024 season. These rankings are determined by Michael McDermott, in conjunction with the Inside the Diamondbacks staff.
The D-Backs announced they’ve added left-hander Blake Walston to the 40-man roster. That ensures he won’t be selected in next month’s Rule 5 draft. To clear a spot, the Snakes outrighted righty Chris Rodriguez off the roster.
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