Diamondbacks signed INF-OF Rusty Ryal to a minor league contract. Ryal, who turns 29 in March, batted .198 (11-for-86) this season with the Yomiuri Giants of Japan's Central League. He batted .263/.318/.402 with six home runs and 20 RBI in 266 plate appearances with the Diamondbacks as a utility man from 2009-2010.