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By Jackson Roberts
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It's often said that you can never have too many pitchers in your organization, but sometimes, you can't keep them all on the depth chart.
The New York Yankees acquired right-handed pitcher Indigo Diaz in a trade three offseasons ago, which brought current Milwaukee Brewers starting third baseman Caleb Durbin to New York while shipping veteran left-handed reliever to the Atlanta Braves.
Diaz was generally quite good, though often injured, during his three years in the Yankees organization. But after he was eligible to elect free agency at the end of this past season, he decided there was a better fit out there for him.
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According to the transactions log on his official roster page, Diaz signed with the Arizona Diamondbacks on Dec. 24. That transaction was not reflected on the log until at least two weeks after it occurred.
Diaz, 27, was the Braves' 27th-round pick out of Michigan State in the 2019 draft. He's progressed relatively slowly through the minors, due in part to Tommy John surgery and some other injury setbacks, but in 204 minor-league innings, he's posted an impressive 2.65 ERA and racked up 269 strikeouts.
Diaz also set a new personal best in innings pitched since he was drafted this past season, throwing 52 1/3 innings for the Double-A Somerset Patriots. The 6-foot-5 righty should bring an intimidating mound presence across the country with him to the Diamondbacks, whose Double-A and Triple-A teams play in Texas and Nevada, respectively.
Out on the West Coast for the first time in his professional career, Diaz's sole focus will be to progress to Triple-A this year and eventually to the majors. If he does, the Yankees can say they were a part of his journey, but they might also regret not signing him back to the organization this winter.
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