As has been well recorded, Chris Owings started in center on Opening Day last year for the D-backs - a position he had literally never played until a couple of days earlier. He was the regular starter there, until the team picked up Michael Bourn in early June, and then returned to his more regular territory on the middle-infield. With A.J. Pollock expected to be healthy for Opening Day this season, that was generally expected to be the end of the “Owings in the outfield” experiment.
But, wait! Mike Hazen told Nick Piecoro today, the team is still thinking about giving Owings starts there.