The Diamondbacks have elected to do something about their middle infield mix, although in a way you wouldn’t expect. The team has signed utility infielder Daniel Descalso to a one-year contract for $1.35M. To make room for Descalso, the Diamondbacks designated infielder Phil Gosselin for assignment.
Descalso isn’t much of an upgrade over Phil Gosselin for the utility infielder spot, but makes more sense because he bats left-handed and is a better defender overall. With the right-handed hitting Drury and Ahmed as the likely middle-infield starters, Descalso being a lefty allows for the team to give those two a breather a couple games a week.