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Arizona Diamondbacks Hopes for 2017: #6, Outfield Stability

The May 9th game last year at Coors Field was a poster-child for the issues which plagued the Diamondbacks outfield last season. For that contest saw Arizona start two converted infielders and their back-up catcher: Brandon Drury in left-field, Chris Owings in center and Chris Herrmann in right. Herrmann was the sole member of that trio with any outfield experience in the majors prior to this season, and had started there only 31 times. By the end of 2016, the D-backs had started no less than 10 different players in left-field [trivia question: how many starting LF on the 2016 Diamondbacks can you name?