Delino DeShields had the good fortune Thursday of not having to make the trek from the Surprise Recreation Campus to Tempe Diablo Stadium to play center field for the Texas Rangers.
The 6-foot-5, 250-pound Joey Gallo drew the short straw and drew his first start of the spring in center, where he played last season and where manager Chris Woodward plans to play him this season.
How often is to be determined, with Woodward publicly stating he hopes DeShields is the everyday center fielder. Numbers show that DeShields is one of the best center fielders in baseball.