Player News

• Diamondbacks' Kristian Robinson: Returns from IL

  04/23/2024 • By RotoWire

  Robinson (shoulder) was reinstated from the 7-day injured list by Double-A Amarillo on Tuesday, Sam Dykstra of MiLB.com reports. The 23-year-old suffered a right shoulder sprain during spring training but is now ready to make his 2024 debut with Amarillo. Robinson had a brief stint with the affiliate to close last season but spent most of the campaign at Single-A Visalia, where he had a .945 OPS in 43 games.

  SEE FULL ARTICLE

• Diamondbacks' Kristian Robinson: Recovering from shoulder injury

  03/27/2024 • By RotoWire

  Diamondbacks farm director Shaun Larkin said Wednesday that Robinson won't be available for the start of the minor-league season after he suffered a sprained right shoulder following a collision with the outfield wall, Nick Piecoro of The Arizona Republic reports. "He's close to getting back," Larkin said. "He's getting better day by day." Larkin relayed that Robinson sustained the injury prior to the Diamondbacks' Spring Breakout game against the Rockies on March 16. Robinson doesn't sound like he's been shut down from baseball activities, so he could be available to make his season debut at some point in April. Once healthy, he'll likely to head back to Double-A Amarillo, with whom he played five games last season following lengthier stops at Single-A Visalia and High-A Hillsboro.

  SEE FULL ARTICLE

• Diamondbacks' Kristian Robinson: Assigned to minor-league camp

  03/08/2024 • By RotoWire

  Robinson was assigned to minor-league camp Thursday, Steve Gilbert of MLB.com reports. Robinson went 2-for-10 with a home run, three RBI and four walks while fanning five times. This is the first spring training since 2020 for Robinson, who dealt with legal and visa issues in between. An elevated strikeout rate after returning to action last May was the one blemish on his 2023 record. Robinson posted a .914 OPS and stole 23 bases in 65 combined games across four stops in the minors.

  SEE FULL ARTICLE

• Diamondbacks' Kristian Robinson: Goes yard Monday

  02/27/2024 • By RotoWire

  Robinson started in right field and went 1-for-3 with a three-run home run in Monday's spring game against Oakland. Robinson clocked a no-doubter for his first home run in big-league camp. A highly rated prospect prior to the pandemic, Robinson returned to affiliated ball in 2023 following legal and visa issues that put a crimp in his development. Given the layoff from 2020 to 2022, he did well for himself, including a .914 OPS and 23 steals across four stops. The issue that lingers is Robinson's hit tool. What was already an elevated strikeout rate crept above 30 percent over his stints at Single-A, High-A and Double-A last season.

  SEE FULL ARTICLE

• Diamondbacks' Kristian Robinson: Clears waivers

  08/16/2023 • By RotoWire

  Robinson will remain in the Diamondbacks organization after clearing waivers Wednesday, Jesse Friedman of PHNXSports.com reports. After signing with the Diamondbacks out of The Bahamas for $2.5 million in 2017, Robinson quickly emerged as one of the top lower-level prospects in all of baseball, but his career was put on hold for three full seasons while he dealt with legal issues related to an April 2020 arrest. He returned to affiliated ball in late May and slashed .276/.383/.460 over 45 games across stops in the rookie-level Arizona Complex League, Single-A Visalia and High-A Hillsboro, and while that level of production was impressive in light of his long layoff from baseball, it wasn't quite enough for the Diamondbacks to justify keeping him on the 40-man roster. Fortunately for the Diamondbacks, none of baseball's other 29 organizations were willing to put in a waiver claim for Robinson, so they'll retain the rights to the toolsy 22-year-old outfielder.

  SEE FULL ARTICLE