The Arizona Diamondbacks made the following roster moves:
- Recalled INF Josh Rojas from Triple-A Reno.
- Placed INF Evan Longoria on the 10-day injured list (strained lower back).
That’s unfortunate. Longoria had been exactly what we expected when we signed him. He’d given the team a 117 OPS+, veteran presence in the clubhouse and decent defense at third-base. Obviously, there was platooning going on, and limited playing-time, but he was worth just short of a win (0.9 bWAR) in 55 games. Not a disaster. The problem is, it now returns us to a combination of Emmanuel Rivera and Josh Rojas, who have OPS+ of 104 and 69 (nice!