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Troy

Troy homered to give the D-backs a 2-1 lead in the seventh. In the ninth, he opted to try to bunt for a hit with none on and two outs. He succeeded, and Ketel Marte followed with a two-run homer. The start tonight was Troy’s seventh in nine games since being called up (he actually arrived too late to start the first game). He has a .945 OPS, compared to .724 for Ryan Waldschmidt, and that could prove big with Jordan Lawlar and Lourdes Gurriel Jr. due back during the middle of the month.

Waldschmidt went 2-for-11 with five strikeouts in three games against the Mariners over the weekend. It’ll be fellow rookie Tommy Troy in left field on Monday night against the Dodgers to face starter Emmet Sheehan.

Good news. Gurriel was placed on the IL today because a hamstring strain. Tommy Troy figures to get most of the starts in left field for now, though he didn’t start tonight because of the late decision to have him travel to join the team.

Troy gets the nod with Lourdes Gurriel Jr. placed on the injured list with a hamstring strain. The 24-year-old was the Diamondbacks’ first-round pick back in 2023, and while his development has been up-and-down at best, he’s hit well in Triple-A this year with a .307 average and .846 OPS for the Aces. The 24-year-old will likely see time in the outfield with Gurriel unavailable, but fantasy managers should take a wait-and-see approach rather than rushing to the waiver wire.

The most interesting name among this batch of cuts for the Diamondbacks is Ryan Waldschmidt. He had started to gain some steam in fantasy circles as a sleeper candidate, but he was always facing an uphill battle at earning a spot on the Diamondbacks’ Opening Day roster. The 23-year-old hit .240 (6-for-25) with one homer, five RBI and one stolen base during Cactus League play. He should get an opportunity with the Snakes at some point in 2026.

Before busting out, Troy entered Thursday just 1-for-25 in six AFL games. Troy, a Stanford product, has battled injuries since being drafted, and he hit .234/.319/.363 in 72 games, most of them coming in high-A ball, in his first full season in the Diamondbacks system. He’s mostly played second base here in the AFL, even though Arizona used him primarily as a shortstop in the minors this season. He could be pretty well blocked at both positions if Jordan Lawlar comes along as hoped, but that’s not something the Diamondbacks are going to have to worry about until 2026 at the earliest.

The 22-year-old was the 12th overall selection from the 2023 draft class. Before suffering the injury, Troy was hitting just .184/.231/.286 with a homer, three RBI, five stolen bases and a 10/3 K/BB ratio over 52 plate appearances in 12 games at High-A Hillsboro.

Troy receives a $4.4 million signing bonus, which is roughly $600,000 below slow value for the 12th overall pick. The 21-year-old shortstop put together an impressive final collegiate season for Stanford, crushing 27 homers and swiping 17 bases across 58 games. He’s likely to wind up somewhere else besides shortstop, but offers a relatively high-floor for fantasy purposes.

Troy packs some serious punch, despite his smaller 5-foot-10 frame. He wrapped up his junior season at Stanford with a sparkling .394/.478/.699 triple-slash line with 27 homers and 17 stolen bases in 58 games. He played mostly third base in his final year at Stanford, but his ideal position is most likely second base due to his arm strength. He is an above-average hitter that does not strike out often, but there are still questions about how much thump he will produce against more advanced hitters. He has a chance to move extremely quickly through Arizona’s system and could join their electrifying young nucleus at the highest level next year.