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2022 Roster Preview: D-backs

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1B: Christian Walker

After a disappointing season at the plate in 2021, Walker spent the offseason reworking his mechanics at the plate. | Backup: Pavin Smith/Seth Beer

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2B: Ketel Marte

After shifting between second and center field the past three seasons, Marte will be kept at second this year | Backup: Sergio Alcantara

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SS: Geraldo Perdomo

Nick Ahmed’s shoulder woes opened the door for Perdomo to get the Opening Day start and the D-backs are excited by his potential | Backup: Sergio Alcantara

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3B: Drew Ellis/Sergio Alcantara

A late-Spring injury to Josh Rojas has thrown the third base position into flux. Manager Torey Lovullo said defense will be the deciding factor on who plays | Backup: Ellis/Alcantara/Jake Hager

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LF: David Peralta

The Freight Train is the longest-tenured D-backs player having joined the club during the 2014 season. | Backup: Cooper Hummel

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CF: Daulton Varsho

Varsho is the rare player who can catch one day and play center field the next. He figures to get most of his playing time in the outfield with Kelly behind the plate | Backup: Jake McCarthy

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LF: Pavin Smith/Jake McCarthy

Smith and McCarthy figure to split time in right field. Smith should get some time at first base against some right-handers | Backup: Smith/McCarthy

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DH: Seth Beer

Part of the return for Zack Grinke in 2019, Beer has had a great spring at the plate and should get the first look at DH | Backup: Cooper Hummel

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SP: Madison Bumgarner

Bumgarner will make his third straight Opening Day start for the D-backs after a spring in which his fastball velocity has ticked up at times

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SP: Merrill Kelly

Kelly was signed to a contract extension just prior to the season and once again should be counted on to pile up quality innings

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SP: Zac Gallen

Injuries limited him last year when he was some people’s sleeper NL Cy Young pick but he seems to be over a bout of bursitis and has thrown well this spring

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SP: Zach Davies

Signed with a couple of weeks to go in camp, Davies is looking to rebound from a 2021 season in which he uncharacteristically struggled with his command

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SP: Luke Weaver

For the first six weeks of 2019, Weaver was dominant but a forearm issue sidelined him and he has struggled to recapture that form

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CL: Mark Melancon

Melancon was the D-backs biggest free agent signing this winter and showed how determined the organization was to fix the closer woes they’ve had the past two seasons

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RP: Ian Kennedy

Kennedy returns to Arizona where he won 21 games as a starter in 2011 Noe Ramirez, J.B. Wendelken, Joe Mantiply, Caleb Smith, Oliver Perez, Sean Poppen, Humberto Castellanos