As the Arizona Diamondbacks spring camp begins, the ghosts of spring’s past are haunting general manager Mike Hazen. With the recent core of homegrown stars relegated to the catalogs of memory, Hazen turns to a new crop of Arizona Diamondbacks to help him and the fanbase turn the page: players like Zack Greinke, Archie Bradley, Ketel Marte, and David Peralta. Many fans and media members, however, are having a tough time buying it.
The new core lacks a defining through-line.