With spring training approaching at a rate of arriving snowbirds, it’s time to learn a bit about the new and/or unknown players who’ll be part of the pre-season at Salt River Fields for the Diamondbacks. We’ll be covering all the players who did not appear for Arizona in 2017: they may have played for other teams, been in the minors or (in one case) not been on this continent, it doesn’t matter. Parts two and three will cover the pitchers and position players respectively among the non-roster invitees, but we start with those on the 40-man roster who qualify.