We move on from one shortstop to another, this time that player being John McDonald.
Spending his past seven seasons with the Blue Jays, Johnny Mac as fans called him in Toronto, was acquired by the Diamondbacks in late August of last season as part of a deal that brought Aaron Hill to Arizona and sent Kelly Johnson to the Jays. At the time, the Snakes needed some depth behind Willie Bloomquist, who was tiring being the everyday guy at short due to a season-ending injury to starter Stephen Drew.
Despite being in Phoenix for only a little more than a month of the 2011 season, Arizona signed McDonald to a two-year, $3 million contract that will keep the long-time veteran in sedona red through the 2013 season.
In his 19 games and 63 plate appearances last season, McDonald didn’t provide much with the bat for the Diamondbacks. Mac hit well below the Mendoza line at .169 and only drove in a pair of runs. Then again, it is hard to base a guys numbers on less than 60 at-bats at the v...
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