Instead of looking at each season’s batting, let’s look at 13 position players who are likely to account for the majority of Diamondbacks’ at-bats in 2021. These 13 position players were the same as Roster Resource projected on 1 March, except for my addition of Daulton Varsho. Including Varsho was bold, although his assumed pitches seen as a batter are less than 8 position players. An additional assumption is that outfielders Kole Calhoun and Tim Locastro will be back at 100% by the end of April. The position players are:
- Christian Walker
- Kole Calhoun
- Ketel Marte
- David Peralta
- Eduardo Escobar
- Carson Kelly
- Nick Ahmed
- Tim Locastro
- Daulton Varsho
- Stephen Vogt
- Asdrubal Cabrera
- Josh VanMeter
- Andrew Young
For these 13 position players, let’s look at three questions:
- Over the last 7 seasons, did they see changes in the types of pitches (fastballs, breaking pitches, offspeed pitches) they received in the Majors?