21-year old righty swinging 1B/3B Matt Davidson came into this season as the D-Backs’ #4 prospect according to Baseball America. He has played in 29 games in AA-ball so far this year and he is 33 for 104 (.317 avg, .985 OPS) with 18 runs scored, 5 homers, 16 RBIs and 1 stolen base. Davidson has now played in 370 games in his first four years in the minors and he is 378 for 1,395 (.271 avg, 797 OPS) with 204 runs scored, 45 homers, 240 RBIs and 1 stolen base. Davidson could get a shot at 3B with the D-Backs if he continues to hit well.

31-year old righty swinging 3B Ryan Roberts had a breakout year in 2011 for the D-Backs. He played in 143 games for the Diamondbacks last year and he was 120 for 482 (.249 avg, .768 OPS) with 86 runs scored, 19 homers, 65 RBIs and 18 stolen bases. This year though, Roberts has been pretty awful. He has played in 24 games for the D-Backs so far this year and he is 12 for 73 (.164 avg, .488 OPS) with 4 runs scored, 1 homer, 10 RBIs adn 2 stolen bases. If Roberts doesn’t turn things around soon, he’s going to lose his starting gig at 3B.

36-year old righty swinging infielder Cody Ransom is taking advantage of the opportunity that has presented itself to him so far this year at 3B. Ransom has played in 8 games for the D-Backs so far this year and he is 10 for 29 (.345 avg, 1.200 OPS) with 5 runs scored, 3 homers and 10 RBIs. He has now played in 239 games in his first 10 years in the majors and he is 84 for 366 (.230 avg, .728 OPS) with 66 runs scored, 13 homers, 53 RBIs and 6 stolen bases. Ransom is a hacker at the plate as he has walked 38 times while whiffing 112 times so far in his career in the majors. Ransom has never played in more than 100 games in any of his ten years in the majors, that could change if he keeps hitting the ball well.

24-year old lefty swinging Gerardo Parra played in 141 games for the D-Backs last year and he was 130 of 445 (.292 avg, .784 OPS) with 55 runs scored, 8 homers, 46 RBIs and 15 stolen bases. The D-Backs decided they wanted more power in LF over the winter, so they signed Jason Kubel and pushed Parra to the #4 outfielder role in 2012. But, an injury to Chris Young opened the door for playing time and Parra has taken advantage of it so far this year. Parra has played in 22 games for the D-Backs so far this year and he is 17 for 63 (.270 avg, .737 OPS) with 13 runs scored, 2 homers, 10 RBIs and 7 stolen bases. The D-Backs need Parra to keep up the good work until Chris Young is ready to return to action.

The D-Backs have designated 29-year old righty reliever Jonathan Albaladejo for assignment. He pitched in 1 game (0 starts) for the D-Backs this year and he is 0-0 with 0 saves, a 0.00 ERA and a 2.00 WHIP. Albaladejo has now pitched in 64 games (0 starts) in his first five years in the minors and he is 6-3 with 0 saves, a 4.10 ERA and a 1.42 WHIP. It will be interesting to see if Albaladejo clears waivers.

UPDATE: (4/28/2012) - Jonathan Albaladejo cleared waivers and he has accepted an outright assignment to AAA.