PHOENIX — The Arizona Diamondbacks have signed right-hander Jonathan Albaladejo and added him to their 40-man roster.

Albaladejo pitched in Japan last season after appearing in 10 games for the New York Yankees in 2010.

The 29-year-old right-hander is 6-3 with a 4.15 ERA in four major league seasons with the Yankees and Washington Nationals.

PHOENIX — The Arizona Diamondbacks have signed right-hander Jonathan Albaladejo and added him to their 40-man roster.

Albaladejo pitched in Japan last season after appearing in 10 games for the New York Yankees in 2010.

The 29-year-old right-hander is 6-3 with a 4.15 ERA in four major league seasons with the Yankees and Washington Nationals.

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On Saturday, Oct. 29, the Los Angeles Angels named Arizona Diamondbacks executive Jerry DiPoto as the team’s new general manager. He replaces Tony Reagins, who remains with the team as a special assistant.

I think this is a great hire for the Angels. DiPoto has been involved with Major League Baseball as either a player or executive since 1989, and has proven himself as a solid candidate for the job. He’s one of the men responsible for the Diamondbacks’ worst-to-first turnaround from the 2010 season to this year.

DiPoto was the senior vice president for scouting and player development for Arizona, which should mean something for Angels fans. This is what DiPoto specializes in. The Angels have struggled to develop some of its recent top prospects (Brandon Wood(notes) comes to mind), and the farm system itself is no longer the well full of talent it used to be. DiPoto will be responsible for reversing this trend. The Angels have their share of aging veterans, especially in the outfield, and talent needs to be developed from within the organization to take their place.

Given his track record with the Diamondbacks, I’m excited to see what DiPoto can do with a team that will be able to give him more financial backing to do his job. I would think he’d also have a say in filling the other open front-office positions, including farm director and assistant GM. In other words, DiPoto will have an opportunity to completely reshape the Angels’ system.

Some fans may argue that there isn’t a need to re-vamp the Angels front office, but I think the team’s results on the field in the past two years show something different. The club hasn’t been awful by any means, but the Angels have played below expectations for the payroll they carry. Their system has become stale, and even though the team has youngsters Mike Trout(notes) and Mark Trumbo(notes) developed and ready to perform at the Major League-level, changes need to be made.

The truth is the Angels don’t have the income to maintain the payroll they’ve had in the past few years. They need to develop from within if the Angels are ever going to win another World Series. Signing over-priced free agents isn’t the answer. I believe the club acknowledged that when they chose DiPoto instead of someone known for wheeling and dealing for veterans.

The Angels made a good decision with DiPoto, and I can’t wait to see how well he does preparing the team for the future. I predict he’ll have an outstanding career leading the team’s front office.

Derek Ciapala has been a fan of the Angels since childhood. His favorite Angels moment is when they won the 2002 World Series in seven games over the San Francisco Giants. You can follow him on Twitter @dciapala.

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One such hit came in the second inning. After giving up a one-out double down the right-field line to Juan Rivera, Saunders (8-9) was a pitch away from escaping trouble when Rod Barajas blooped a single just over the extended glove of shortstop Willie Bloomquist to make it 1-0.

“When you execute your pitch and they find a hole, whether it’s a broken-bat 10-foot hit or a broken-bat 90-foot hit, you just have to turn the page as quick as you can,” Saunders said. “You did your job but the guy is still on base.”

Saunders couldn’t escape the sixth inning, when the Dodgers scored twice for a 4-2 lead. Andre Ethier singled and was safe when Bloomquist mishandled a grounder into the hole by Juan Rivera. Aaron Miles hit an RBI single that chased Saunders, and Barajas singled home a run off Brad Ziegler.

The Dodgers added another run off Ziegler in the seventh on an RBI groundout by Rivera.

Justin Upton hit an RBI double with two outs in the eighth off Matt Guerrier to cut the Dodgers’ lead to 5-3 before the right-hander retired Chris Young on a drive to the warning track in left.

“We are not clicking right now,” Diamondbacks bench coach Alan Trammell said. “It’s tough to always come back but give the guys credit. We had the tying run at the plate in the last inning.”

Diamondbacks manager Kirk Gibson was under the weather and watched the game from the clubhouse.

Nathan Eovaldi (1-0) pitched five solid innings in his major league debut, allowing two runs on four hits. He struck out seven and walked two for the Dodgers, who have won four of five.

Eovaldi also notched his first career hit in his first trip to the plate.

“We were hoping from our standpoint that he would be a little more nervous but it didn’t seem to be an issue,” Trammell said. “He has a good arm. We knew that. But you just hope that first go-around he’d get a little bit nervous and then put a couple of guys on base.”

Scott Elbert pitched the ninth for his second save.

Eovaldi retired the first five batters he faced before loading the bases in the bottom the second on a hit and a pair of walks. Saunders took advantage, singling to right to give Arizona a 2-1 lead.

The Dodgers tied the game in the third when Eovaldi singled and scored on a groundout by Ethier.

NOTES: Eovaldi is the sixth Dodgers player to make his major league debut this season. The 221-year-old also is one of six Los Angeles players 25 or younger. … Arizona C Miguel Montero failed to reach base for the first time in 16 games. … Dodgers SS Dee Gordon left the game in the bottom of the third after landing awkwardly on his right shoulder while tagging out Kelly Johnson in a rundown. He remained on all fours for a few minutes before walking off the field without assistance and was replaced by Jamey Carroll. Dodgers medical staff ruled out a shoulder separation and said Gordon is day-to-day. “They told me I should have (thrown to Eovaldi covering first) but I play hard, man,” Gordon said. “I felt like I could catch him.”

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One such hit came in the second inning. After giving up a one-out double down the right-field line to Juan Rivera, Saunders (8-9) was a pitch away from escaping trouble when Rod Barajas blooped a single just over the extended glove of shortstop Willie Bloomquist to make it 1-0.

“When you execute your pitch and they find a hole, whether it’s a broken-bat 10-foot hit or a broken-bat 90-foot hit, you just have to turn the page as quick as you can,” Saunders said. “You did your job but the guy is still on base.”

Saunders couldn’t escape the sixth inning, when the Dodgers scored twice for a 4-2 lead. Andre Ethier singled and was safe when Bloomquist mishandled a grounder into the hole by Juan Rivera. Aaron Miles hit an RBI single that chased Saunders, and Barajas singled home a run off Brad Ziegler.

The Dodgers added another run off Ziegler in the seventh on an RBI groundout by Rivera.

Justin Upton hit an RBI double with two outs in the eighth off Matt Guerrier to cut the Dodgers’ lead to 5-3 before the right-hander retired Chris Young on a drive to the warning track in left.

“We are not clicking right now,” Diamondbacks bench coach Alan Trammell said. “It’s tough to always come back but give the guys credit. We had the tying run at the plate in the last inning.”

Diamondbacks manager Kirk Gibson was under the weather and watched the game from the clubhouse.

Nathan Eovaldi (1-0) pitched five solid innings in his major league debut, allowing two runs on four hits. He struck out seven and walked two for the Dodgers, who have won four of five.

Eovaldi also notched his first career hit in his first trip to the plate.

“We were hoping from our standpoint that he would be a little more nervous but it didn’t seem to be an issue,” Trammell said. “He has a good arm. We knew that. But you just hope that first go-around he’d get a little bit nervous and then put a couple of guys on base.”

Scott Elbert pitched the ninth for his second save.

Eovaldi retired the first five batters he faced before loading the bases in the bottom the second on a hit and a pair of walks. Saunders took advantage, singling to right to give Arizona a 2-1 lead.

The Dodgers tied the game in the third when Eovaldi singled and scored on a groundout by Ethier.

NOTES: Eovaldi is the sixth Dodgers player to make his major league debut this season. The 221-year-old also is one of six Los Angeles players 25 or younger. … Arizona C Miguel Montero failed to reach base for the first time in 16 games. … Dodgers SS Dee Gordon left the game in the bottom of the third after landing awkwardly on his right shoulder while tagging out Kelly Johnson in a rundown. He remained on all fours for a few minutes before walking off the field without assistance and was replaced by Jamey Carroll. Dodgers medical staff ruled out a shoulder separation and said Gordon is day-to-day. “They told me I should have (thrown to Eovaldi covering first) but I play hard, man,” Gordon said. “I felt like I could catch him.”

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Never one to follow convention, right-hander Trevor Bauer didn’t do the usual slow-play out of baseball’s June draft.

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Instead, the No. 3 overall pick signed with the Diamondbacks on Monday and will report to High-A Visalia, where he will make his professional debut in a start Saturday.

Bauer signed a four-year major-league deal guaranteeing him $4.45 million with a signing bonus of $3.4 million. If he were to begin next season in the big leagues and stay there through the end of the contract he would earn about $7 million.

Historically, most top draft picks wait until just before the Aug. 15 signing deadline to sign, a way to milk a few more bucks out of the club that drafted them. Bauer, who is unique in everything from his training regimen to his pitching repertoire, didn’t take that route.

“I’ve been quoted as saying cookie cutters are good for cookies, and I don’t really like to follow that approach,” Bauer said at a Chase Field news conference to announce the signing. “I kind of like to think outside the box and do my own thing in a lot of situations. I wanted to sign as quickly as possible and get out to pitch.”

Bauer said the plan is for him to throw 30 to 35 innings the rest of the season, putting him in line potentially to pitch a full-season workload next year.

The Diamondbacks haven’t ruled out the possibility of Bauer reaching the major leagues this season and believe he could be in the mix to compete for a rotation spot in spring training next year.

“To answer the major-league-possibility question: When you’re as talented as Trevor is, anything is possible,” said Diamondbacks Vice President Jerry Dipoto. “We believe . . . that he’s very close to contributing at this level.”