Prior to the first full-squad workout of camp last week, Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo asked his team a question: Are you ready, he said, to shock the world? First baseman Christian Walker liked the sound of it.
“I can see it sticking, for sure,” Walker said.
Walker sees the Diamondbacks’ National League West rivals in the Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Diego Padres getting all the attention. He thinks that puts the Diamondbacks in a good position.
“It’s cool because it’s no pressure, right?” he said. “The shock the world mentality is a no expectation kind of thing.