ˈæftɚ bɪɡˈɪnɪŋ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪt wɪððə dˈaɪəməndbˌæks, mˈɛdɚz wʌz sɚpɹˈaɪzd təbi dˈɛzɪɡnˌeɪɾᵻd fɔːɹ ɐsˈaɪnmənt ˌɔn mˈeɪ twˈɛnti tˈuː ænd aʊtɹˈaɪɾᵻd tə tˈʌksən ˌɔn mˈeɪ θˈɜːɾi.
After beginning 2008 with the Diamondbacks, Medders was surprised to be designated for assignment on May 22 and outrighted to Tucson on May 30.