Dayton Daily News

ARIZONA DIAMONDBAC­KS

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■ Manager: Torey Lovullo (second season). 2017: 93-69, second place, wild card, lost to Dodgers in NLDS.

Training Town: Scottsdale, Arizona.

Park: Salt River Fields at Talking Stick.

■ First Workout: Feb. 14/19.

■ He’s Here: C Alex Avila, RHP Brad Boxberger, RHP Yashihisa Hirano.

■ He’s Outta Here: OF J.D. Martinez, RHP Fernando Rodney, RHP J.J. Hoover, LHP Jorge De La Rosa.

■ Going campin’: The Diamondbac­ks return almost intact from last season’s 93-win team, with one big exception. Slugging outfielder J.D. Martinez had a record-breaking halfseason at the plate after being acquired from Detroit but his price may be too steep for the Diamondbac­ks. Yasmany Tomas returns from a season of injuries in a bid to take back his old job in left field. The other major question mark this spring is, who is the closer? With Rodney gone, the most intriguing possibilit­y is to move dynamic setup man Archie Bradley to the ninth inning. Other candidates are Boxberger — who had an AL-leading 40 saves in 2015 — and, maybe, Hirano, who was a closer in Japan. The rotation returns from last year: Zack Grienke, Robbie Ray, Patrick Corbin, Taijuan Walker and Zack Godley. The other big competitio­n is at shortstop, where Nick Ahmed and Chris Owings return from injuries. Ketel Marte played well in their absence.

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