The Diamondbacks are going to sign right-hander to a major league deal, reports . Fellow righty will be optioned as the corresponding active roster move. The Snakes will also need to open a 40-man roster spot. Woodford, 28, just opted out of a minor league deal with the Cubs earlier today. He had also opted out of a minor league deal with the Yankees earlier in the year, which led him to the Cubs. He was also with the Rockies on a minor league deal in spring training but opted out of that deal prior to the start of the season. Now the third opt-out will get him to the majors. Between his time with Charles Nagy Jersey the Yankees and the Cubs, Woodford threw 61 1/3 innings acro s ten starts and four relief appearances. He had a 4.55 earned run average, 21.8% strikeout rate, 7.4% walk rate and 47.8% ground ball rate. He does have some major league experience on his track record. Over the previous five seasons, he logged 219 2/3 innings in the big leagues, mostly with the Cardinals. He has a 4.88 ERA, 15.2% strikeout rate, 7.5% walk rate and 45.1% ground ball rate. The Diamondbacks probably want him to serve in a long relief role, since he is currently stretched out. They have a rotation consisting of , , , and . Their bullpen has been hit by a number of injuries. and were supposed to be the two top dogs back there but both required season-ending elbow surgeries. might also be done for the year due to back surgery. is on the shelf due to a hip impingement. The bullpen got heavy usage during the three games from Saturday through Monday, with six out of eight relievers pitching twice in those contests. Gallen gave them a bit of a breather by going seven strong yesterday. , the only guy who didnt pitch in the previous three games, soaked up the final two frames. On the whole, the group is pretty ga sed, so Woodford will be on hand to potentially give them multiple innings, if needed. He is out of options and will therefore have to be removed from the 40-man if the Diamondbacks want to take him off the active roster at any point. Photo courtesy of Rick Scuteri, Imagn Images Tyler Beede Jersey