The Diamondbacks have placed righty reliever Juan Cruz on the 15-day disabled list with a strained left oblique. Cruz has pitched in 37 games (0 starts) for the D-Backs this season and he is 2-0 with a 3.23 ERA and a 1.37 WHIP. Cruz seemed to be trying to strike everyone out when [...]...

Conor Jackson is making the most of his first opportunity to be a true everyday player. He had been sharing playing time with Tony Clark the last couple of seasons but he's a Padre now. Jackson has played in 76 games this season for the D-Backs and he is 83 for 270 (.307 [...]...

The D-Backs have designated backup outfielder Jeff Salazar for assignment. He played in 58 games for the D-Backs this year and he was 20 for 99 (.202 avg, .652 OPS) with 10 runs scored, 2 homers and 10 RBIs. The D-Backs also sent down righty reliever Connor Robertson so that they could call [...]...

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 [...]...

The Diamondbacks have placed starting catcher Chris Snyder on the 15-day disabled list with a left testicular fracture. He was injured on a fould tip last night. Don't expect to see him catching any time soon as I can't imagine how much that would hurt. Snyder has played in 64 games for [...]...