The Diamondbacks have traded 34-year old outfielder Trot Nixon to the Mets for either a player to be named later or cash. Nixon was stashed in AAA for the Diamondbacks and he was playing pretty well there. Nixon played in 58 games in AAA for the D-Backs and he was 56 for 181 (.309 avg, .995 OPS) with 39 runs scored, 10 homers and 31 RBIs.

The Arizona Diamondbacks have designated righty reliever Brandon Medders for assignment to make room on the roster for Doug Davis. Medders has pitched in 18 games (0 starts) for the D-Backs this season and he was 1-0 with a 4.58 ERA and a 1.42 WHIP. It’s doubtful that Medders will clear waivers based on how he’s pitched in his major league career to this point. He has pitched in 135 games (0 starts) in his career with the D-Backs and he is 11-6 with a 3.52 ERA and a 1.39 WHIP.

The Arizona Diamondbacks have acquired 27-year old lefty reliever Jon Coutlangus from the Reds for outfielder Daniel Perales. Coutlangus pitched in 64 games (0 starts) for the Reds as a rookie last season and he was 4-2 with a 4.39 ERA and a 1.59 WHIP. He will likely start in AAA-ball but he will likely get called up soon if he pitches well there because the D-Backs currently only have 1 lefty in the bullpen. Daniel Perales wasn’t one of the better prospects in the D-Backs minor league system so they won’t likely miss him too much.

The Diamondbacks have lost 26-year old lefty Bill Murphy on waivers to the Blue Jays. Murphy pitched in 10 games for the Diamondbacks last season and he was 0-0 with a 5.68 ERA and a 2.53 WHIP last season. He did pitch decent in AAA ball last season as he pitched in 54 games (9 starts) and he was 3-3 with 1 save, a 3.68 ERA and a 1.36 WHIP. It will be interesting to see how well Murphy does in Toronto if given a legit chance.

The Diamondbacks have signed 33-year old lefty swinging outfielder Trot Nixon to a minor league contract. Nixon played in 99 games for the Indians last season and he was 77 for 307 (.251 avg, .678 OPS) with 30 runs scored, 3 homers and 31 RBIs. Nixon has now played in 1,081 games in his major league career and he is 989 for 3,592 (.275 avg, .830 OPS) with 577 runs scored, 136 homers and 554 RBIs. This was a nice move by the Diamondbacks as Nixon will be good insurance in case Chad Tracy isn’t ready to go when the season starts.