\u201cI\u2019m trying to fast forward this as much as possible, because the entire infield is going to play in the WBC,\u201d Lovullo said. \u201cSo I want to get them on the field. I wouldn\u2019t be playing (Alek Thomas) in the outfield tomorrow, but I\u2019m going to so he can get ready for Team Mexico. So you\u2019re going to see five or six of the regulars. (Gabriel Moreno) is going to catch, as well.\u201d<\/p>\n
Arizona will send off infielders Nolan Arenado, Geraldo Perdomo, Ketel Marte and Carlos Santana, plus outfielders Thomas, Kristian Robinson and Druw Jones along with pitchers Eduardo Rodriguez, Michael Soroka and Yu-Min Lin.<\/p>\n
Lovullo mentioned Thomas will be in center field on Friday, as Thomas has been expanding to the corners this spring with Jordan Lawlar getting reps in center.<\/p>\n
When players head out for the WBC, the D-backs will have an opportunity to evaluate younger talent early in spring training games against more major leaguers. For those vying to make the roster, this could be an opportunistic stretch.<\/p>\n
First pitch on Friday is at 1:10 p.m. with the Diamondbacks as the road team before swapping with Colorado when they play each other again on Saturday. Arizona\u2019s first three Cactus League games are at Salt River Fields<\/a>, as it hosts the Los Angeles Angels on Sunday.<\/p>\n What Torey Lovullo is watching for in Diamondbacks spring training<\/p>\n In terms of player evaluation, Lovullo expressed that results in spring training are not the be-all, end-all. Quality of at-bats and consistency of mechanics are attention-grabbers.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m looking for their feet lining up, everything being consistent, their body getting towards a baseball, the hand path being super clean, following the ball meaning where if it\u2019s thrown away, hit away. If it\u2019s thrown in, you hit in. Swinging at strikes. Ball tracking,\u201d Lovullo said.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re getting some live at-bats, but nothing like what will happen tomorrow. And once that happens, I\u2019m going to watch the same things. It\u2019s just going to be sped up a little bit more.\u201d<\/p>\n That said, if a player is hitting line drives left and right and seeing a lot pitches during these spring training games, that will be a sign they are in a good spot, in which regard results will tell a story.<\/p>\n \u201cSome things are weighted,\u201d Lovullo said. \u201cIf we\u2019re looking to see a guy make a team over a guy that\u2019s going to continue to develop, and we got to make a decision, it\u2019s got to be a slam dunk-type of decision. We\u2019re going to definitely take in the results, but more or less the projections and how they\u2019re getting there.\u201d<\/p>\n
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