Hadn’t the Diamondbacks included Josh Rojas in the Paul Sewald trade, then there would have been a good chance that the Diamondbacks would have never traded for Jace Peterson.
After above average contributions in 2021 and 2022, Josh Rojas suffered a severe slump at the beginning of the 2023 season. At the time he was included in the Paul Sewald trade (together with Dominic Canzone), Rojas was hitting .228/.292/.296. Rojas started the season well, but encountered difficulties at the end of April and couldn’t get out of some bad hitting. Rojas was optioned to Reno during the month of June and appeared again at the end of July in what were probably a couple of exhibition games for him against Seattle.