The Diamondbacks designated reliever Jake Barrett for assignment last week in order to make room on the 40-man roster for Greg Holland. Holland’s one year, $3.25MM deal comes with an opportunity for high-leverage innings – or even a stable closer’s role – but there’s always a domino effect, and in this case, Barrett is the casualty.
A couple of days after Barrett was DFA’ed, the Giants traded for him, saving the Dbacks some cash in the deal, per MLB.com’s Maria Guardado. Barrett’s Dbacks career had run its course after some promising innings in 2016, so even getting some cash out of the deal proves a win for the Dbacks.