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.
The Arizona Diamondbacks have trimmed their camp roster to 32 players by optioning LHP Andrew Saalfrank and OF Pavin Smith to Triple-A Reno. In addition to these moves, Elvis Andrus has been released, and Jose Castillo has been reassigned to the minor league camp.
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.
In a postseason that contained many memorable pieces, Andrew Saalfrank’s performance down the stretch in 2023 was quite frankly overlooked. Saalfrank, who was drafted in the 6th round of the 2019 draft, made his major league debut in September of last year, positioning himself in the heat of an extremely tight Wild Card race.
This article is part of a series of player reviews for the 2023 Arizona Diamondbacks. It was a surprising and marvelous year for the team as they won 84 games to make the postseason.
Ahead of the Arizona Diamondbacks' critical Game Three against the Philadelphia Phillies, the media had a chance to speak with two of the D-backs' top relievers, one of whom is an emerging late-inning pitcher.
Just a little over a month ago, the Arizona Diamondbacks called up left-handed reliever Andrew Saalfrank to bolster their bullpen depth. Within a couple of weeks, Saalfrank found himself on the mound in the MLB postseason, facing off against some of the league’s most dangerous offenses.
Andrew Saalfrank has been nothing short of dominant since being called up earlier this month, should he be the guy Lovullo goes to? Saalfrank has allowed just two runs in six outings in the bigs.
Arizona Diamondbacks reliever Andrew Saalfrank’s first crack at the major leagues has come in the midst of a pennant chase with the club in a sprint for a National League Wild Card spot.
Andrew Saalfrank made his MLB debut with the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday, but the relief pitcher's mother may have provided the most emotional moment of the night.
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