Diamondbacks' Tommy Henry: Will join Arizona rotation

Henry is expected to be called up from Triple-A Reno to join the Arizona rotation after the Diamondbacks designated Madison Bumgarner for assignment Thursday, Nick Piecoro of The Arizona Republic reports.

Henry looks like he'll get the first chance to fill Bumgarner's vacated rotation spot, which comes around again Monday versus the Royals. Brandon Pfaadt should soon enter consideration for a starting role with the big club, too, especially if Henry's early struggles at Reno carry over to the MLB scene. The 25-year-old holds an ugly 6.33 ERA, 1.45 WHIP and 22:8 K:BB in 21.1 innings (four starts) this season with Reno and had a 5.36 ERA in nine big-league starts in 2022.