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D’Backs Designate Ryan Roberts For Assignment

By Ben Nicholson-Smith | July 24, 2012 at 4:59pm CDT

4:58pm: Roberts has been told a trade is on the one yard line, MLB.com's Steve Gilbert reports (on Twitter).

4:39pm: The Diamondbacks announced that they designated Ryan Roberts for assignment. The move creates roster space for John McDonald, who's returning from the 15-day disabled list, and will spark trade talk involving Roberts.

The Tigers and Rays appear to have interest in Roberts, so Arizona GM Kevin Towers has at least two potential trade partners (the Tigers' interest was reported before they acquired Omar Infante; it may have faded since). Roberts, 31, has handled second and third for the Diamondbacks this year while posting a .250/.306/.357 batting line in 280 plate appearances. He earns $2.01MM in 2012 and will remain under team control through 2015.

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  1. vtadave

    10 years ago

    Guess his stock has dropped a bit this year.

    Reply
  2. rfffr

    10 years ago

    I guess they believe in Wheeler

    Reply
    • Ben Feller

      10 years ago

      they should believe in him. look at his stats with Reno this year.

      Reply
  3. Lunchbox45

    10 years ago

    He’ll be on the rays by friday

    Reply
  4. TimotheusATL

    10 years ago

    so i assume we can pretty much book roberts to the rays? seems like there’s zero chance he’d clear waivers, just a question of whether he’d fall to them in the line.

    Reply
  5. mgsports

    10 years ago

    He will be a Ray by Tomorrow in a Blockbuster including Upton or Kubel.

    Reply
    • rfffr

      10 years ago

      I don’t think the Diamondbacks have room for Bossman Junior

      Reply
      • TimotheusATL

        10 years ago

        i think he meant the other upton. either way, yeah, no.

        Reply
      • Ausome7

        10 years ago

        I think he meant Justin upton, the rays have a good enough farm system to get upton and would give them a better offense which is essential

        Reply
    • ctownboy

      10 years ago

      Roberts and Justin Upton for James Shields?

      Thinking maybe the Upton brothers would perform better if they were together?

      Reply
      • mmiller54

        10 years ago

        Shields wouldn’t net Upton by himself. I think if the Rays want Upton, Hellickson is the centerpiece, maybe Hak Ju Lee is in there (or Zobrist), and more.

        Reply
      • SFrush90

        10 years ago

        Not. Even. Close.

        Reply
  6. DerekJeterDan

    10 years ago

    The Giants won the World Series by picking up a glue guy like Cody Ross who had a track record but was struggling off of waivers. Ryan Roberts in my opinion is that type of player. A contending team would be really smart to pick him up. He’s extremely versatile, a fan favorite (well liked in Arizona for sure) and at 31 years old I think he is having his once every other season off year. If he still has something left in the tank., he could come to some interested team (Rays?) at a bargain and pay dividends. I can name a lot of teams in baseball who are carrying worse backup infielders / utility guys.
    He is currently a -0.2 0WAR player and produced a 2.8 OWAR last season.

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    • First Bleed

      10 years ago

      Ryan Roberts – ‘who had a track record’? Of what? He has a career .250 avg. and a total of 35HR… This man has no ‘track record’, unless you mean terrible. He had ONE good (not great) season. That is all.

      Reply
    • thatonephillyfan

      10 years ago

      Good call.

      Reply
  7. diesel2410

    10 years ago

    Rays for sure. Sad that he’s batting higher than half our lineup

    Reply
  8. Manfrenjensen

    10 years ago

    Have neck tattoo, will travel.

    Reply
  9. mgsports

    10 years ago

    They have Young and Parra for CF and at the moment Drew and Hill at SS and 2B so need for BJ Upton but the Rays could give up Archer/Cobb and so on for a start for Justin Upton/Roberts.

    Reply
    • rfffr

      10 years ago

      Diamondbacks don’t need pitchers.

      Reply
  10. TheReturnOfMrBlanks

    10 years ago

    Blue 32 …… Hut hut…3B sneak is on baby

    Reply
  11. Sean Martin

    10 years ago

    I have always liked Roberts and think he could offer the Reds a few things.

    Reply
  12. danistheguy

    10 years ago

    Roberts/Steve Pearce swap with O’s. Calling it.

    Reply
    • Lookouts400

      10 years ago

      It’s possible. Roch Kubatco of MASN says the Orioles are exploring trade options for Pearce. The question is, do the D-Backs need an outfielder? They have Kubel, Upton(who will not be traded) and Young, with Parra there also, why woould they need Pearce? The Orioles could use a third baseman, Betemit is there pretty much full time now, and isn’t an instant out, but seems mildly indifferent at third. Would R-Rob be better than Betemit? And just think, if R-Rob does come here, they could have R-Rob and B-Rob, if Brian ever comes back.

      Reply
      • danistheguy

        10 years ago

        True, good points. I just can’t help but think DD loves him some utility infielders, so it could make sense. But you’re right, maybe it doesn’t match up.

        Reply
        • Lookouts400

          10 years ago

          I think Double D likes UT guys but would rather have someone who can be out there full time. If Brian Roberts was playing at something approaching his former self, and Reynolds was banging HRs and Betemit was playing well, would Double D be so in search of a UT guy? The only reason he got Omar was to provide a real SS to back up Hardy, any coincidence that JJ got his day off in months less than a week after Omar comes along?

      • Marvin Marshall

        10 years ago

        The Dbacks don’t need another OF with AJ Pollock & Adam Eaton waiting in the wings. If anything, they need to move an OF(CY).

        Reply
    • danistheguy

      10 years ago

      He can hang out with Reynolds, former snake.

      Reply
  13. TimotheusATL

    10 years ago

    he’s active on his own twitter. thanking arizona fans and such. i assume we’ll know something pretty soon.

    Reply
  14. 55saveslives

    10 years ago

    Aww Crapballs!! Please NO Sabean!!

    Reply
    • Gumby65

      10 years ago

      He’s not 38. 😉

      Reply
  15. Dick Grayson

    10 years ago

    He’s definitely not going to the Yankees. I think they have a policy against tattoos covering 99% of a players body. Maybe he should retire and join a bike gang or an art museum.

    Reply
    • Michael Brown

      10 years ago

      Farnsworth played for the Yanks…

      Reply
    • TimotheusATL

      10 years ago

      guess you never really noticed aj burnett or kyle farnsworth. classy comment, though.

      Reply
      • Dick Grayson

        10 years ago

        Roberts has more tattoos than Burnett and Farnsworth COMBINED.

        Reply
  16. Jeffrey Thomas III

    10 years ago

    Wait, which one yard line? Are they about to score a touchdown? Or are they backed up in their own end in danger of taking a safety? Knowing the snakes it’s probably the latter.

    Reply
  17. 3runhomer

    10 years ago

    He is now a Tampa Bay Ray.

    Reply
  18. corey23

    10 years ago

    The Dodgers seem like a good fit to me, given Roberts’ neck tattoos. Dodgers fans will love those and feel like they are a part of the team

    Reply
  19. Michael Brown

    10 years ago

    It’s going to be Atlanta, picking up Roberts is a very Frank Wren move. Slots in Diaz’s bench slot.

    Reply
    • Tyler Jedrzejak

      10 years ago

      i was thinking this too

      Reply
  20. Leo Ramos

    10 years ago

    all right, i declare this year´s deadline moves as the rarest deadline moves in a long time

    Reply
  21. DCNATS

    10 years ago

    ok ill bite why would you get rid of Roberts to bring 37 year old career avg 239 25 HRs over 900 games McDonald how is he even on any big league team i don’t get it??????
    Roberts off bench since break 5 for 6 .429 last 7 days 275 avg in July avg up 20 points last 30 days much better UT guy than McDonald, we would love to have him here in DC over De Rosa off bench salary high but otherwise not a bad UT player

    Reply
    • GRINGOMHT

      10 years ago

      Wheeler will get his at bats but watch for Bloomquist to take over 3rd with Mcdonald coming back he’ll back up Drew.

      Reply
    • popular_mechanics_for_pitchers

      10 years ago

      His defense. KT also loves the player coach types.

      Reply
  22. 3runhomer

    10 years ago

    The deal is complete. He will be a Tampa Bay Ray after the game tonight. That is a solid pickup for Tampa. Their batting averages are pretty pathetic…so anything is an upgrade over half their lineup.

    Reply
  23. Ron Opher

    10 years ago

    I predict Tat-man will be a Nat-Man…good fit with Desmond out, Espinosa can shift to SS and then later Roberts is a good utility type. Desmond may miss more than a month if his oblique is torn as they say, rather than just strained.

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