Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo discussed today's roster moves, gave health updates and revisited the rotation decisions of this week
Blaze Alexander was sitting in a hotel room a couple of blocks from Chase Field mid day on Tuesday. He'd been asked to travel to Phoenix, pending the results ofHe asked if he could go to his home in Surprise, but considering the distance, the team wanted him close by just in case.
Such is the life of a professional baseball player. The flip side of that is outfielder Alek Thomas was optioned back to Triple-A Reno. Thomas began the year on the major league roster but suffered a hamstring injury in early April that ended up sidelining him for three months. "That's how this is, it's based on merits." said Lovullo, "and when you're doing your job at the high level such as the way Jake is, you have to make tough decisions when I'm constructing a lineup and I was targeting Jake over Alek. That is part of the game, it's been a part of the game forever."
At the same time it was important for the team to get an extra infielder on the roster. "I've been running the guys pretty thin out there as it has been, with just one extra infielder. We felt like the need to get Blaze here to give us coverage was going to help us in the long run."is continuing to get treatment and heal the best that he can.
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