Seeing as how the Diamondbacks are bringing back largely the same group that helped them secure a wild-card spot last year, they enter spring training with relatively few spots up for grabs.
But, as always, there are questions to be answered. Here, with workouts set to begin on Wednesday morning, are five of those questions.
1. Who will pitch the ninth?
Closer Fernando Rodney is gone, having departed as a free agent to the Minnesota Twins, and for as nerve-wracking as his outings could be, the fact remains he was pretty effective. Rodney last year converted 39 of 44 save chances, falling one save short of matching his age.