The Arizona Diamondbacks have made a series of roster moves to address their bullpen on Sunday.
Those moves include selecting reliever Scott McGough, optioning top-ranked pitching prospect Yilber Diaz to Triple-A Reno and designating reliever J.P. Feyereisen for assignment.
Arizona tweaked the roster after Arizona’s bullpen blew a 6-2 lead on Saturday. The Diamondbacks went on to lose 8-7 in extra innings.
The 35-year-old McGough has made 89 appearances for the Diamondbacks over the past two seasons with a 5.59 ERA and 1.41 WHIP in 103 innings but is yet to pitch at the big-league level in 2025.
The reliever was signed to a minor league deal in the offseason after he entered free agency. His $4 million mutual option with the club for 2025 was previously declined.
Over nine games with the Reno Aces in 2025, he holds a 5.23 ERA in 10.1 innings. He has not allowed a home run and has given up three walks with 15 strikeouts.
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Feyereisen has pitched in two games for the Diamondbacks this season. In his first appearance, he came in to pitch the ninth inning in a 6-2 loss against the Chicago Cubs on Apri 19. He did not allow a run and gave up one hit.
But in his second appearance, on Thursday against the Tampa Bay Rays, the right hander surrendered three runs (two earned), including a home run in the 10th inning of a 7-4 loss. Feyereisen was optioned to Reno after Thursday’s game.
Diaz was called up on Thursday and pitched three innings in an 8-2 loss to Atlanta. He allowed three runs on four hits and three walks in his only appearance. The No. 4 prospect on the Diamondbacks’ MLB Pipeline list has also made five starts with the Aces this season, where he holds a 5.82 ERA in 21.2 innings.
The 24-year-old right-hander made his MLB debut last season, when he registered a 3.81 ERA in 28.1 innings.
The Diamondbacks and Braves conclude their three-game series at 1:10 p.m. on Sunday. Brandon Pfaadt will pitch against Atlanta’s Spencer Schwellenbach.
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