(And it might be the most predictive organizational signature we’ve ever seen)

Over Thanksgiving break, I went down a rabbit hole looking at the young Diamondbacks arms I’m most excited about for 2026. What started as casual curiosity turned into one of the wildest statistical coincidences I’ve ever stumbled across. We all remember the Merrill Kelly trade at the deadline. It brought back three intriguing pitchers. Kohl Drake immediately grabbed the top-prospect label, and David Hageman stole the headlines with his electric AFL stuff and sky-high upside projections. The third arm? Mitch Bratt. Quietly added to the 40-man roster a couple weeks ago ahead of the Rule 5 draft. No fanfare. No buzz. Just a 22-year-old (he turned 22 in July) who will enter 2026 as the youngest player on Arizona’s

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