The Diamondbacks have actually obtained very first baseman Josh Bell from the Marlins, according to Craig Mish of the Miami Herald (links to X).  Miami positioned Bell on waivers 2 days earlier, and Mish reports that Arizona will send out money to the Marlins to a few of the approximately $5.9MM still owed to Bell for the rest of the 2024 season.

The relocation looks like an immediate response to the oblique injury that required Christian Walker out of last night’s video game.  Deemed as left oblique tightness at the time, the reality that the D’Backs have actually rapidly rotated to including a brand-new very first baseman shows that Walker has some kind of a stress that will need a journey to the hurt list.  The Diamondbacks figure to offer an upgrade on Walker’s condition later on today, and provided how oblique concerns can tend to stick around, it wouldn’t be a shock if the rest of Walker’s season might be in jeopardy.

More to come…