The D-Backs have sent 25-year old righty swinging outfielder Chris Young to AAA and he deserved it. Young played in 103 games for the D-Backs this season and he was 61 for 315 (.194 avg, .655 OPS) with 35 runs scored, 7 homers, 28 RBIs and 11 stolen bases. Young was a good player in 2007+2008 for the D-Backs as he played in 308 games those seasons in which he was 290 for 1,194 (.243 avg) with 170 runs scored, 54 homers, 153 RBIs and 41 stolen bases. The D-Backs better hope Young gets his act together as they have a lot of money invested in him.

The Diamondbacks gave Chris Young the money and now they appear stuck with him. Young has played in 73 games for the D-Backs this season and he is 46 for 233 (.197 avg, .650 OPS) with 28 runs scored, 6 homers, 18 RBIs and 11 stolen bases. The Diamondbacks better hope that Young gets his act together soon or they will be in big trouble.

Eric Byrnes has been absolutely awful so far this season for the D-Backs. He has played in 25 games for the D-Backs this season and he is 10 for 72 (.139 avg, .529 OPS) with 8 runs scored, 3 homers, 7 RBIs and 4 stolen bases. Although Byrnes is a fan favorite the D-Backs can’t afford to stick with him unless he starts showing signs of life with the bat in his hands. In Byrnes three prior seasons with the D-Backs he played in 355 games in which he was 362 for 1,394 (.260 avg) with 213 runs scored, 53 homers, 185 RBIs and 79 stolen bases. That is the player the D-Backs need to show up and soon!

Justin Upton started the 2008 season swinging a hot stick in April and May. But, in June Upton had a month that he would love to forget. In June, Upton played in 23 games for the D-Backs and he was 8 for 65 (.123 avg, .520 OPS) with 7 runs scored, 1 homer and 2 RBIs. He also whiffed 25 times in June which is pretty amazing when you think about it. Upton has now played in 78 games this season for the D-Backs and he is 61 for 258 (.236 avg, .768 OPS) with 40 runs scored, 9 homers and 29 RBIs. Upton has whiffed 91 times already this season which is downright pathetic. If he doesn’t turn things around soon the D-Backs will have to look to replace him in the starting lineup. The bad thing about it for the D-Backs is that they would likely have to trade for a hitter if they want to replace Upton because they don’t really have anyone ready in the minors plus they are already without Eric Byrnes.

It seems that the pitchers have begun to catch up to Justin Upton in May. Upton has played in 24 games this month for the D-Backs and he is 16 for 77 (.208 avg, .703 OPS) with 14 runs scored, 1 homer and 9 RBIs. But for the season, Upton still has decent numbers. He has played in 51 games for the Diamondbacks this season and he is 49 for 178 (.275 avg, .829 OPS) with 28 runs scored, 6 homers and 24 RBIs. The D-Backs need him to get his swing back soon or they might start to have problems scoring runs.