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Diamondbacks line-up
- Ildemaro Vargas 2B
- Rey Fuentes CF
- Jeremy Hazelbaker RF
- Christian Walker 1B
- Cesar Puello DH
- Ramon Flores LF
- Kristopher Negron SS
- Jack Reinheimer 3B
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Josh Thole C
+ Taylor Clarke P
Any similarity to Arizona’s actual Opening Day line-up is purely coincidental... Indeed, I’ll put the over/under on the number of players above who will make the Opening Day roster at 1.0 [Hazelbaker and Walker the most likely candidates] The most interesting thing might be seeing how Clarke does on the mound. He was ranked our second-best pitching prospect by John Sickels, who called him “very solid all-around with low-90s fastball, good slider, improving changeup, usually throws strikes; stuff isn’t quite as good as [Jon] Duplantier’s but Clarke matches him for pitchability and polish, possible number four starter, maybe more.” With a cited ETA of 2018, might be a name to know...
Still, it’s baseball, with actual Diamondbacks being involved, and we’ll take it over YouTube and/or the video-games which have sustained us through the dark, cold winter [well, relatively dark and cold anyway - this is Arizona after all!]. I’m sure the ASU guys will be giving it their all, seeking to make a good impression against the pros. Let’s just hope that Sparky doesn’t mistake D. Baxter for any other bobcat mascot, otherwise it could get a bit unpleasant at Salt River Fields! No TV or radio for this one, so it’ll pretty much be Gameday and/or social media for updates, unless someone knows differently...
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