On the other hand, Hummel is a left-field-only option, while Thomas is a legitimate center fielder. Second, he’s on the 40-man roster and Thomas is not. First, he’s a switch hitter, giving the Diamondbacks the ability to run out an outfield alignment against lefties that doesn’t feature two left-handed batters. If the last spot comes down to Hummel or Thomas, then Hummel has two distinct advantages. Non-roster players in camp: Alek Thomas, Braden Bishop Outfielders (5)ĭavid Peralta, Pavin Smith, Jordan Luplow, Jake McCarthy, Cooper Hummel Beer guy might be limited defensively - hello, designated hitter! - but he can hit and has been on fire this spring. We left Beer off the projection last time due to a handedness crunch, but Alcántara solves some of that. He’s a legit shortstop and, as a switch-hitter, helps balance out a very left-handed roster.
DIAMONDBACKS SHORTSTOP CRACK
But until we have a firmer grip on Ahmed’s status, we’ll project Alcántara to crack the club as a non-roster player. Even if Ahmed is playable but limited - starting two out of every three games, for instance - it might provide enough at-bats to justify keeping Perdomo from daily action in the minors, where he still could use some development time. That’s what the prospect did when Ahmed was out at the beginning and end of last season. If Ahmed starts the season on the injured list, it would seem to be a no-brainer that Perdomo will handle shortstop in his absence. And that void becomes all the more glaring given the uncertainty with Ahmed’s shoulder. That means Rojas will be starting at the hot corner, leaving a multi-positional void on the bench. At this point, it’s unlikely the Diamondbacks will acquire an everyday third baseman like they’d talked about since the GM meetings. Several factors are at play that affect the composition of this group.
Non-roster players in camp: Matt Davidson, Jeison Guzmán, Jake Hager Nick Ahmed, Josh Rojas, Ketel Marte, Christian Walker, Seth Beer, Sergio AlcántaraĪlso on the 40-man roster: Drew Ellis, Geraldo Perdomo Two guys listed in the previous projection, Grayson Greiner and Juan Centeno, are no longer in big-league camp. It also remains likely that Herrera, who has the advantage of switch hitting and already being on the 40-man roster, is the third guy. We didn’t mean the catchers! It remains likely the Diamondbacks will carry three, with Varsho seeing a fair amount of time on the outfield grass. We know, we know - you just read a sentence about how different this projection will look from its predecessor. Non-roster players in camp: Juan Graterol Catchers (3)Ĭarson Kelly, Daulton Varsho, Jose Herrera Italicized names indicate a change from the last projection. At the very least, this projection looks different from the last one. There are a lot of moving pieces to juggle for someone who is just trying not to look like a moron with his roster projections, but we’ll make the best of it. On Sunday, Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo revealed that starting shortstop Nick Ahmed, who has been held out of recent games, will have his troublesome right shoulder examined by team doctors, potentially putting his Opening Day chances in doubt. Zac Gallen is behind his rotation-mates because of an offseason bout of shoulder bursitis. (They also signed Ketel Marte to a second extension, but the guy was going to make the team anyway.)Īnd then there are injuries to take into account. Plus, we have two more roster spots to play with, as it seems likely that rosters will expand to 28 players from 26 for the first month of the season.
Sunday, they traded for shortstop Sergio Alcántara. The team also added starting pitcher Zach Davies on a one-year pact. Left-hander Caleb Baragar was claimed off waivers.
Veteran reliever Óliver Pérez is here on a minor-league deal with a shot at making the big-league roster at 40 years old. But they’ve also made additions that affect the roster math. And the Diamondbacks have indeed shipped players out of camp already.
Usually at this point of spring, the roster picture changes because cuts have been made. The Diamondbacks, they’ve been makin’ moves, baby.
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