Conger will serve as a coach for the Lotte Giants of the Korea Baseball Organization next season, Jee-ho Yoo of South Korea's Yonhap News Agency reports.

EDGE Analysis

Conger played during portions of seven seasons in the majors, most recently with the Rays in 2016. The 31-year-old hasn't formally announced his retirement, but his transition to coaching likely signals the end of his playing career after recording a .660 OPS with 31 home runs and 114 RBI over his major-league career with the Angels, Astros and Rays.

Conger will catch and bat eighth in the order during the Diamondbacks' Cactus League game Tuesday against the Mariners, Nick Piecoro of The Arizona Republic reports.

EDGE Analysis

Conger's presence in the lineup for the first time during Cactus League play indicates that he's no longer bothered by the oblique injury, but he's already been ruled out of consideration for an Opening Day roster spot due to the extensive action he missed. He's expected to serve as organizational catching depth at Triple-A Reno after he was formally reassigned to minor-league camp Monday.

Conger (oblique) was reassigned to the Diamondbacks' minor-league camp Monday.

EDGE Analysis

Conger will remain with the big club through the end of spring training, but with the Diamondbacks set to proceed with Chris Iannetta and Jeff Mathis as their two catchers, the 28-year-old will have to settle for duties with Triple-A Reno. The veteran backstop has been sidelined all spring with a strained right oblique and is still awaiting his Cactus League debut.

Conger is dealing with a strained right oblique and will sit out from spring training activities, Steve Gilbert of MLB.com reports.

EDGE Analysis

It's an unfortunate break for Conger, who signed a minor league deal with the Diamondbacks earlier this month. The 29-year-old catcher hit just .194 in 49 games for Tampa Bay last season and is expected to serve as organizational depth for the D-Backs out of spring training.

Conger agreed to a minor league deal with the Diamondbacks on Wednesday, Chris Cotillo of SB Nation reports.

EDGE Analysis

The 29-year-old struggled with the Rays last season, hitting just .194/.265/.306 in 137 plate appearances. He didn't fare much better in Triple-A, either, as he slashed .165/.200/.303 across 116 plate appearances. He'll likely serve as organizational depth in 2017.

Conger was designated for assignment by the Rays on Monday.

EDGE Analysis

Conger's disappointing performance with Tampa Bay has continued to regress at Triple-A Durham. After playing 30 games with Durham, he's built an awful .165/.200/.303 line, with every category being significantly worse than his MLB marks of .194/.265/.306.

The Rays have optioned Conger to Triple-A Durham, Mark Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

EDGE Analysis

The 28-year-old was hitting .194/.265/.306 for the Rays in 124 at-bats. This move leaves Curt Casali as the only catcher left on the Tampa Bay roster, so expect a subsequent move in the coming days.

Conger is out of the lineup for Sunday's game in Boston, the Tampa Bay Times' Marc Topkin reports.

EDGE Analysis

Although he's been getting most of the playing time behind the plate, Conger never figured to start Sunday's game in Boston, as Curt Casali has three home runs in 11 career at-bats against Red Sox starter David Price.

Conger is out of the lineup Wednesday, 620 WDAE's Steve Carney reports.

EDGE Analysis

Conger has been getting the slight edge in playing time at catcher for the Rays lately, but he is not starting enough to be viable in shallower formats. Curt Casali will start at catcher and hit ninth Wednesday.

Conger is out of Sunday's lineup against the Tigers, MLB.com's Bill Chastain reports.

EDGE Analysis

The Rays' distribution of starts at the catcher spot remains unpredictable from game to game, so it's not exactly surprising that Conger will sit for the second day in a row. Conger should continue to split the playing time behind the plate with Curt Casali, rendering both players fairly useless outside of very deep leagues.