The Diamondbacks acquired right-hander Carlos Vargas from the Guardians on Tuesday, giving them a potential late-inning weapon out of the bullpen.
Hazen admitted the deal was unusual for him in that the Diamondbacks have not tended to trade starting pitchers for relievers, but he said the amount of upper-level rotation depth the organization has built gave him some willingness to part with Carver.
Vargas was available in part because of a 40-man roster crunch. The deal freed up a spot for the Guardians to add another player. In a year spent mostly at Double-A, Alexander showed an improved offensive approach and turned in the best season of his career, hitting a combined .301/.389/.540 with 20 homers. He also was said to have played well at shortstop.
“We really pushed him,” Hazen said. “We pushed him for this reason. We pushed him to see what he was going to be able to do against better competition and exposing him, knowing that if he pitched well, we were definitely going to have to add him.”To open up space on the roster, the Diamondbacks designated left-hander Caleb Smith, outfielders Jordan Luplow and Stone Garrett and infielder Sergio Alcantara.
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