The D-Backs traded Conor Jackson to give 23-year old lefty swinging outfielder Gerardo Parra the starting LF job.  He has not done much at all with it though.  Parra has played in 102 games for the D-Backs so far this year and he is 66 of 272 (.243 avg, .642 OPS) with 24 runs scored, 3 homers and 24 RBIs.  He needs to have a strong finish to the season or he will be back to coming off the bench in 2011.

The Diamondbacks have released 30-year old righty swinging infielder Bobby Crosby. Crosby played in 9 games for the D-Backs this year and he was 2 of 12 (.167 avg, .548 OPS) with 2 RBI. He has played in 70 games overall for the Pirates & D-Backs this year and he was 37 of 168 (.220 avg, .592 OPS) with 9 runs scored, 1 homer and 13 RBIs. The D-Backs have recalled 29-year old righty swinging infielder Ryan Roberts to replace Crosby on the active roster. Roberts played in 12 games earlier this year for the D-Backs and he was 3 of 17 (.176 avg, .412 OPS) with 1 run scored and 3 RBIs. Roberts played well for the D-Backs last season (his first with the team) appearing in 110 games in which he was 85 of 305 (.279 avg, .783 OPS) with 41 runs scored, 7 homers, 25 RBIs and 7 stolen bases. I have a feeling that Roberts will be a nice improvement over Crosby the rest of the way for the D-Backs.

The Arizona Diamondbacks have signed 37-year old lefty Mike Hampton with the idea of converting him to relief. Hampton pitched in 21 games (all starts) for the Astros last year and he was 7-10 with a 5.30 ERA and a 1.55 WHIP. He has now pitched in 409 games (355 starts) in his 15 years in the majors and he is 148-115 with 1 save, a 4.07 ERA and a 1.44 WHIP. The D-Backs will have Hampton pitch in AAA and give him a promotion in September if he looks good.

31-year old lefty swinging outfielder Ryan Church and 30-year old righty swinging infielder Bobby Crosby both came over in a deal with the Pirates. Church has played in 13 games for the D-Backs so far and he is 3 of 17 (.176 avg, .498 OPS) with 1 run scored and 1 RBI. Crosby has played in 8 games for the D-Backs and he is only 2 of 11 (.182 avg, .594 OPS) with 2 RBIs. Lefty starting pitcher Joe Saunders has had four pretty good starts and one awful one. He has started 5 games for the D-Backs this year and he is 1-3 with a 4.24 ERA and a 1.38 WHIP. Daniel Hudson has been outstanding for the D-Backs so far. He has started 4 games for the D-Backs and he is 3-1 with a 2.12 ERA and a 0.88 WHIP. 33-year old righty reliever D.J. Carrasco has not been very effective yet for the D-Backs. He has pitched in 8 games (0 starts) for the D-Backs this year and he is 0-0 with a 5.19 ERA and a 1.96 WHIP. 25-year old righty reliever Rafael Rodriguez has pitched in 2 games for the Diamondbacks so far and he is 0-0 with a 6.75 ERA and a 1.88 WHIP. For the future the only guys of this six pack that the D-Backs are depending on are Joe Saunders and Daniel Hudson.

26-year old righty swinging CF Chris Young is having a career year for the D-Backs in 2010. Young has played in 119 games this year and he is 125 of 455 (.275 avg, .831 OPS) with 69 runs scored, 22 homers, 74 RBIs and 25 stolen bases. Young looks like he could set new career highs in a lot of categories in 2010. Young has career highs in runs (85), homers (32), RBIs (85) SB (27), batting average (.248) and OPS (.763) coming into this year. He finally looks like someone the D-Backs can build around in the future.