2:30pm : The Diamondbacks have officially announced these moves and others. Del Castillo has been selected and Moreno has been placed on the IL with a strained left adductor. They also reinstated left-hander from the 60-day IL, a move that was last week. To activate Rodriguez, the club optioned right-hander and transferred righty to the 60-day IL. It was also reported last week that Jarvis is unlikely to return this year due to his sprained right elbow. 12:40pm : The Diamondbacks are going to place catcher on the 10-day injured list with a groin injury, per John Gambadoro of Arizona Sports 98.7 FM . Fellow backstop will have his contract selected to take Morenos place on the roster. The Snakes already had a 40-man vacancy so no further moves will be required. Moreno came up limping during yesterdays game while trying to run out a ground ball. He was removed from the contest with what the team described as a strained left groin. Its still unclear how long he is expected to be out of action but its a rough blow for the Diamondbacks regardle s. Moreno is slashing .262/.344/.385 this year for a 107 wRC+ with strong defensive grades as well. FanGraphs considers him to have been worth 2.4 wins above replacement in 86 games. Its the second IL stint Bayern Munich Jersey of the year for Moreno, who also mi sed some time at the end of June due to a sprained left thumb. Prior to that, he had been sharing the catching duties with , with called up to pair with Barnhart in Morenos absence. Once Moreno was ready to return in early July, the club decided to keep Herrera around, with Barnhart designated for a signment and eventually released. That left the Diamondbacks with Moreno and Herrera as the only two backstops on the 40-man roster. Now that Moreno is heading to the IL again, they need to reach into their non-roster depth, which gets Del Castillo up to the majors for the first time. Now 24 years old, Del Castillo was selected with a competitive balance pick in 2021, going 67th overall in that years draft. ranked him #29 in Arizonas system coming into this year but he has launched himself up to #16 in their . He was #36 at earlier in the year. BA considers him subpar defensively but strong at the plate, which has shown up at times during his minor league career. Thats especially true here in 2024, which is likely why he earned such a notable bump in the BA rankings. In 100 Triple-A games this year, he has 24 home runs, an 11.5% walk rate and a 16.8% strikeout rate. His .319/.403/.608 batting line translates into a 143 wRC+ even in the hitter-friendly environs of the Pacific Coast League. If he can bring even a small portion of that production up to the big leagues with him, it will go a long way towards compensating for the lo s of Moreno. Herrera has hit just .229/.308/.286 this year for a 72 wRC+ with his glovework graded as near league average. Perhaps Del Castillo can outperform him at the plate but even top prospects can struggle when first exposed to the majors. The club will also have to consider that Herrera has a head start on Del Castillo in terms of building relationships with the pitching staff. The Snakes are currently 61-52 and e sentially in a three-way tie for the National League Wild Card spots with Atlanta and San Diego. Atlanta is 60-51 and percentage points ahead of the two other clubs, who are each 61-52. The Mets are just 1.5 games back of that group and five other clubs are just behind New York. With that crowded playoff race, the importance of every game will be magnified going forward. The catching situation will likely evolve in the coming weeks, depending on how much time Moreno needs to mi s and how Del Castillo performs in his first taste of the majors. Herrera is in his final option year and will be out of options in 2025. German Bundesliga Jersey