Diamondbacks Designate Former Intriguing Pitching Prospect For Assignment

He was once an intriguing pitching prospect.

The Arizona Diamondbacks have designated pitcher Taylor Widener for assignment.

The Arizona Diamondbacks announced they acquired INF Diego Castillo from the Pittsburgh Pirates for RHP Scott Randall.

Arizona also designated RHP Taylor Widener for assignment and the 40-man roster sits at 40 players.

— Alex Weiner (@alexjweiner) December 23, 2022

Once considered one of the better prospects in the D-Backs' system, Widener has been unable to translate his former success to the major leagues.

That being said, this past season, the twenty-eight-year-old registered a very respectable 3.63 ERA, 1.56 WHIP, and 14 strikeouts over 17.1 innings of work in the majors. In the minors this past season, however, he posted an ugly 5.40 ERA, 1.42 WHIP, and 47 strikeouts across 36.2 innings of work.

Widener is a former 12th-round pick by the New York Yankees in the 2016 MLB Draft.

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