Manager Torey Lovullo of the Arizona Diamondbacks promised he would have his roster pretty much settled just before the end of spring training. Avoiding what Lovullo told Venom Strikes as “a fire drill,” the expectations was to provide players with a comfort level and sense of ease.
With several personnel moves made before Tuesday’s game with the Seattle Mariners, Lovullo and Arizona decision-makers still must reduce their opening day roster by five players. While the roster now sits at 30 players, Lovullo indicated to Venom Strikes that further decisions would be difficult.
Beginning with the bullpen, the Diamondbacks elevated right-hander Tom Wilhelmsen and left-hander Jorge De La Rosa to the 40-man roster and indicated that both made the opening day roster.