This one's on Fox Sports Arizona, so local fans can watch it live. Out of towners (without MLB TV) can catch the re-run on the MLB Network tonight at 8pm local time, though one images it might not be quite as exciting. Oh, look: I just used the word "exciting" in reference to a Spring Training game. I think I need to lie down in a darkened room or something.
- Gerardo Parra, LF
- Aaron Hill, 2B
- Justin Upton, RF
- Chris Young, CF
- Lyle Overbay, 1B
- Ryan Roberts, 3B
- Henry Blanco, C
- John McDonald, SS
- Patrick Corbin, P
Corbin gets the start, which will likely be his last of spring, as I imagine by the weekend, we'll want to be getting all our rotational ducks in a row, starting on as close to their proper rest as possible. I like at least the top half of the batting order a good deal better than some we've seen of late. Parra would certainly be a much better lead-off man than Willie Bloomquist, ahead of Hill, possessing both on-base skills and actual speed [SB:CS ratio in 2011? Bloomquist 20:10; Parra 15:1] Let's hope Parra proves us right, and gets on base every time this afternoon.
Crack open a cold beer, put your feet up on the table, lie back and enjoy an afternoon of Diamondbacks' baseball. Of course, if you're at work, I probably don't recommend most of these practices...