Though it is not apparent, there’s a level of frustration which swept across the face of Archie Bradley of the Arizona Diamondbacks. Bradley, who had a strong final seven weeks at the end of the 2016 and anticipated dropped back into the rotation, now finds himself on the outside looking inside.
After manager Torey Lovullo named lefty Patrick Corbin as part of the rotation at the end of spring training, the first thought was Bradley’s vulnerability. In competition for that final slot among starters, Bradley arrived in camp amid high expectation and an important reward.