The adventures of Yasmany Tomás in the outfield aside, the Diamondbacks have two other concerns in their starting lineup. Both CF AJ Pollock and RF David Peralta missed a lot of games in 2016 due to injuries, a big reason why OF defense fell apart and also why the team struggled to win 69 games. For the team’s long term future, they need their 2nd and 4th best position players to be healthy in 2017 in order to figure out the course of action moving forward.
AJ Pollock: When healthy, Pollock is one of the best CF in baseball, but the issue has been health as he’s only played in 244 games the last 3 seasons.