The first significant move by the D-backs dropped this morning. Jeff Passan and Jesse Rogers were first to report that the Arizona Diamondbacks have filled one of the holes in their rotation by signing Michael Soroka to a one-year deal. It’s worth $7.5 million, but there are incentives which could potentially add another $2 million to the price. He started last year off in the Nationals rotation, before moving to the Cubs in a deal at the trade deadline: he pitched mostly out of the bullpen there. All told, he had a 4.52 ERA, but the peripherals suggest he was a little unlucky to have that, with a FIP of 4.23, xFIP of 4.21, and an xERA all the way down at 3.45.

He’ll likely slot in behind the existing members of the D-backs rotation, which currently looks like Ryne Nelson, Eduardo Rodrigu

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