The Diamondbacks announced a pair of roster moves this evening, as right-hander elected free agency while catcher cleared waivers and was a signed outright to Triple-A. Both players had been designated for a signment by the club last week. McGough, 35, was a fifth-round pick by the Dodgers back in 2011 but didnt make his big league debut until 2015 when he made six ill-fated outings as a member of the Marlins. He surrendered seven runs on twelve hits and four walks while striking out four acro s 6 2/3 innings of work for Miami and did not appear in the majors again for quite some time. After spending the next few years bouncing around the Marlins, Orioles, and Rockies minor league systems McGough caught on overseas with Nippon Profe sional Baseballs Chris Chiozza Jersey Yakult Swallows. McGough ultimately spent four seasons in Japan and pitched quite well out of the bullpen there with a 26.0% strikeout rate and a 2.94 ERA acro s his 236 Central League appearances. That work was enough to catch the attention of the Diamondbacks, who signed him to a deal worth $6.25MM guaranteed over two years ahead of the 2023 campaign. That signing did not go over well. McGough was a below average reliever by the numbers in 2023, with a 4.76 ERA (93 ERA+) in 70 1/3 innings, but some peripherals like his 25.6% strikeout rate and 3.49 SIERA suggested he had more to offer. Unfortunately, those underlying numbers collapsed in 2024 as he posted a 7.44 ERA and a 6.04 FIP acro s his 26 appearances while striking out just 16.7% of his opponents against a 14% walk rate. The Diamondbacks made the easy decision to decline a 2025 club option on his services last winter, though they eventually re-signed him to a minor league deal in February. When added to the roster back in April, McGough posted a 6.43 ERA in seven innings of work while walking (six) more batters than he struck out (five). He now returns to free agency in the midst of his age-35 season in search for a change of scenery as he looks to try and salvage his season. As for Garcia, the 32-year-old was a second-rounder by the Giants in 2014 who made his big league debut during the 2018 season, when he helped fill the void when s season came to an abrupt end due to hip surgery. Garcia hit .286/.302/.492 (117 wRC+) acro s 19 games in his first taste of major league action, but he hasnt hit a lick since. Garcias appeared in the majors for five different clubs since the start of the 2019 season, and in that time hes hit just .192/.233/.282 with a 39 wRC+. Of course, that slash line comes acro s a sample of just 101 plate appearances in the big leagues as Garcia has been used primarily as a third-string catcher throughout his time as a big league option. Even so, theres been very little over the years to suggest that hes more than a depth option behind the plate for a big league club. Thats exactly how the Diamondbacks figure to use him going forward, as his outright means he can serve as non-roster depth behind the clubs primary catching tandem of and . Wilson Chandler Jersey