Since he arrived at Salt River fields last spring, the rap against outfielder Yasmany Tomas of the Arizona Diamondbacks was his fielding.
Poor range and slow speed tend to shadow the native Cuban everywhere. First, an experiment to try Tomas at third ended in abject failure, and now placement as a corner outfielder tends to put the defense at risk.
Yet, his hitting is another story. Throughout the current campaign, Tomas has quietly up quality numbers, and seemed to save a season’s worth of accolades for one night.
In Monday’s game, Tomas banged out four hits, including a grand-slam, and that put the Arizona Diamondbacks in the lead in the sixth.