Here are some of the latest transactions in the Diamondbacks minor-league system according to Baseball America (http://www.baseballamerica.com/blog/prospects/?cat=7):
(Note: I bolded and added in the years that each player was in South Bend.)
Arizona Diamondbacks
Released: RHP Jason Durst, RHP Matt Green, RHP Jailen Peguero, RHP Kyle Wright ('06), LHP Forrest Cory ('06)
Optioned to Triple-A: RHP Cesar Valdez ('07), RHP Esmerling Vasquez, LHP Jon Coutlangus
Optioned to Double-A: RHP Jose Marte, RHP Kyler Newby ('06), LHP Clay Zavada ('08), SS Pedro Ciriaco ('06)
Optioned to high Class A: LHP Leyson Septimo ('06)
My comments: Obviously you feel bad for the guys at the top of the list that got released. Kyle Wright was 8-12 with a 4.03 ERA in four minor league seasons, all in A-ball or below. Forrest Cory surprises me a bit. He was coming off a tough season, but he's had success in the past including an 8-1 season at Visalia in '07.
I'm not surprised to see Clay Zavada go to double-A, as he was flat out dominant in South Bend last season. There was really no need to waste a year of his development in high-A, so the D-backs decided to challenge him in Mobile.
Finally, Silver Hawks fans will remember Leyson Septimo as a rightfielder with a cannon for an arm. The problem was, he never hit like they thought he would. So the D-Backs decided to make him a pitcher. He went 0-2 last season as a pitcher in high-A, and will start there to begin this season it appears.
I know this is an older post, but you should have had Esmerling Vasquez's name in bold letter as he was with the Silver Hawks in 2005 when we won the Midwest League Championship and I always called him "Smiley" as he had a smile that would light up a warm.
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