PT TOMORROW: NL West—Finding playing time
Feb 14 2014
A high profile trade involving Arizona's outfield brought power-hitting Mark Trumbo (OF, ARI) to the desert and sent Adam Eaton (OF, CHW) to Chicago this offseason. Trumbo will be a fixture in left field as a result. While his defense may be suspect at that position, the move to Chase Field (+7% RHB HR) from Angel Stadium (-10%) should do his power numbers a favor. The real playing time question in Arizona's OF centers around three players for the remaining two slots (2013 statistics):
Hitter AB xBA vL/vR OPS PX Spd BPV ============= === ==== ========== === === === Gerardo Parra 601 .283 .501/.820 97 100 58 A.J Pollock 443 .262 .811/.678 98 143 63 Cody Ross 317 ...
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